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Dell Solution Center Network Expands in Australia and U.S.

17 May 2012

Dell’s focus on helping our customers “Do More..” was reinforced over the last two weeks as we opened new “Solution Centers” in Sydney and New York City. Interest in these two centers has been huge since we first announced these locations and we already have numerous engagement requests from customers and partners who want to see and test how Dell solutions can meet their unique requirements. Each center was launched with an event attended by customers, alliance partners, channel partners and media. In New York, we were also delighted to meet with several industry analysts. Our guests were invited to tour the centers and experience a diverse range of industry...

Dell Channel Partner Steve Hipskind Talks About the Impact of Acquisitions

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16 May 2012
Innovations that deliver results faster: Extending the benefits of 12th generation servers

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14 May 2012
Dell’s Customers Speak, Dell Listens: Green Packaging Program with Mushrooms Grows

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11 May 2012

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Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - December 30 edition

Posted 4 months ago

by Chris Byrd, Corp Comm Social Media Team
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week DISA gets a spoonful of Froyo, approves Dell Venue for military use Engadget – Dec. 28, 2011 Well the DISA's latest list of approved gear now includes Dell's Venue and the custom version of Froyo that it runs. Other Dell News Yes, Virginia, consumers will buy big-ticket items via mobile Internet Retailer – Dec. 27, 2011 Dell Inc. couldn’t...
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Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from Direct2Dell

Posted 4 months ago

by Susan Beebe, Global Communications / PR
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Wishing you and yours a wonderful Holiday Season full of happiness, light, peace and joy!! Happy Holidays to all of our Direct2Dell friends!
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Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - December 23 edition

Posted 4 months ago

by Chris Byrd, Corp Comm Social Media Team
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week Baidu Answers the Call Fast Company – MSNBC – Dec. 20, 2011 Dell and Baidu have been working on a Chinese smartphone for months. Today, the unlikely partners unveiled the first of the devices based on the Baidu Yi mobile operating system. Other Dell News Dell Selects London as First Stop for 2012 Storage Forums The VAR Guy – Dec. 22, 2011...
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A Conversation with Dell on Cloud

Posted 5 months ago

by Stephen Spector
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“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak” - Epictetus Dell’s leading edge commitment to community via support forums, blogs and IdeaStorm is intended to “empower countries, communities, customers, and people everywhere to use technology to realize their dreams.” I am pleased to join the Dell effort in a conversation with you, our customers, partners and champions on the subject of cloud computing. My focus at Dell is on our global...
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Ideas in Action Holiday Update

Posted 5 months ago

by Dell - Cy J
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I’ve been holding back on an update in order to have more information to share with everyone about the IdeaStorm 2.0 project. We have recently completed preliminary meetings on the project which includes, but is not limited to: a refreshed user interface, revamping the idea process, adding functionality and creating a program for our most active members . Since I started as a regular site user before taking over the running of the site, I’m especially excited that to have the opportunity...
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Idea Storm Session 2: How Do We Support Employee-led Sustainability Initiatives?

Posted 5 months ago

by John Pflueger
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Every day, employees working in their businesses in their communities, supporting their families, have opportunities to affect the environmental sustainability of their organizations. Dell and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) are working together to gather ideas for how the internet and social media can support their work. Initiatives to make a company’s operations, products and services more environmentally sustainable come in all shapes and sizes. Some are broad initiatives covering...
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Dell launches Streak Pro smartphone for customers in China

Posted 5 months ago

by Hangean Luo
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If you have been following Dell in the mobile space, you know that China is a key part of our mobile strategy. China has grown to become the world’s largest smartphone market. Earlier this summer, we introduced the Streak 10 tablet , and today we’re building on that by introducing the Streak Pro smartphone to customers in China. We unveiled Dell’s latest smartphone at a press conference earlier today in Beijing. Soon, the Streak Pro smartphone will be available for customers...
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End-to-end solutions recognition for Dell: vStart, Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) and Energy Smart Rack

Posted 5 months ago

by Lani Dame
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Dell’s transformation into an end-to-end solution provider is gaining momentum with the recent recognition of three of our enterprise hardware and software products. SearchDataCenter.com released its list of finalists and top picks for the annual Products of the Year competition, including three Dell products: vStart, Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) and Energy Smart Containment Rack. Our products/solutions are represented in each of their judging categories -- Computing Hardware...
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Showing Dell’s support for diversity in Washington, D.C.

Posted 5 months ago

by Karen Quintos, CMO
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Dell is absolutely committed to having a culture that embraces diversity and values the different perspectives of our customers and team members. We also believe that our technology can help customers, communities and people everywhere achieve whatever goals matter the most to them. In this spirit, I’d like to share a recent experience with you. I was in Washington, D.C. on December 15 to show Dell’s support for The Women in Public Service Project , which is an initiative sponsored...
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The Power (and Cooling) to do More

Posted 5 months ago

by Milly Pellizzari
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I’m sure many of you have seen Dell’s recent ads showing our ability to deliver “The power to do more.” I have recently been involved in a couple of customer surveys around energy efficiency, both in the US and the UK, and the results and feedback tell me that our advertising slogan is completely relevant for my area of focus – power and cooling. With each new generation of servers, Dell is in a constant race to meet expectations for lightning-fast performance, consistent...
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Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - December 16 edition

Posted 5 months ago

by Chris Byrd, Corp Comm Social Media Team
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week If I Sell You My Company, Will You Respect Me In The Morning? Fast Company – Dec. 11, 2011 In getting to know some of the executives of companies acquired over the past year or so by Dell, I have observed something quite different from what I see with other similar acquisitions: The executives are energized and enthusiastic about their futures and their employees’...
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Dell Holiday Shopping – It’s Not Too Late!

Posted 5 months ago

by Rene Huynh
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If you’re a holiday slacker like me who prefers shopping for friends and family in your PJ’s from home to stay warm and avoid long lines—it’s not too late to order laptops, desktops, and other electronics and accessories from Dell.com and receive them in time for merry gifting. Certain products and configurations on our site are tagged with the “ Ships Fast ” logo, indicating free 3 to 5 day shipping . Clicking on the screenshot below will take you to a page with...
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PowerEdge and Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter recognized in CRN ‘15 Best Products of 2011’

Posted 5 months ago

by Lani Dame
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One of the most respected product test centers in the industry, CRN Test Center , recently recognized two of our products – the PowerEdge C6145 and the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter – on their list of “The 15 Best Products of 2011.” First, the Dell PowerEdge C6145 was described as follows : “Consider what’s inside this box: support for up to 96 AMD Opteron processor cores, one TB of 1.333MHz DDR3 memory, 24 hot-swappable 2.5-inch (or 12 3...
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I see a mixed data center environment in your future

Posted 5 months ago

by Praveen Asthana
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At last week’s Gartner Data Center conference in Las Vegas, the usual suspects in the race for the data center of the future were present: the ever glamorous Ms. Virtualized Infrastructure; the enigmatic Cloud brothers (Private and Public) who were often bickering with each other; a hip-looking Mr. Converged Infrastructure; an ever-smiling Mr. Proprietary Stack, looking very much like a used-car salesman; the super-athletic Mr. Hyperscale Computing dressed in black spandex to show off his 1...
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Digital Camera Basics: F-stop to ISO, How To Take Great Digital Photos

Posted 5 months ago

by David Whitworth
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Have you ever wanted to take better photos or try different styles? Many of us, like myself, just use the automatic settings on our digital slr cameras and limit our range of possibilities. That is probably because the words F-stop, ISO, shutter speed, aperture size and compositio n are foreign words to us. Well, to help you out, check out our “How To” guide below on taking great digital photos. Share this infographic using the embed code below: <a href=" http://accessories...
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Dell Awarded for Top CSR Program in China

Posted 5 months ago

by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger
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Note from Lionel: Below is a post that recently appeared on the Direct2Dell Chinese blog . Moving forward, I hope to share post from other regions of the world. Dell was recently recognized as one of a handful of companies to be called out as one of China’s Best CSR programs from over 300 submissions. Here’s the translated post (followed by the original one) from Victor Gao, Director of Corporate Communications, Dell Greater China. Congratulations to the CSR team for the recognition...
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OEM Case Study: Do you want to improve the delivery times of your appliance solution? Are you looking at targeting new markets in 2012?

Posted 5 months ago

by Piia Lawlor
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WhiteBearSolutions (WBSgo) wanted to improve customer services by reducing delivery times for its IT appliances by 50%. They also looked to provide responsive support to clients worldwide. WhiteBearSolutions is a Spanish IT company that develops appliance and open source solutions for a wide range of companies. Launched in 2003, the company has two main products − Wiam, a security solution for identity and access management, and WBSAirback, a unified system for managing and protecting data...
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Washington Wrap Up

Posted 5 months ago

by Steve Felice
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During my visit to Washington, D.C. last week, I met with policymakers and experts about public issues at the heart of Dell’s Small and Medium Business segment. As mentioned in my earlier blog post , my goal was to share perspectives from entrepreneurs outside the beltway – your perspectives – and foster a dialogue based on what we hear from you. I’d like to continue that dialogue by telling you a little about what was discussed in DC. The importance of strengthening trade...
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Dell Reconnect, Now Over 2,600 Locations and Counting

Posted 5 months ago

by Beth Johnson, Dell Reconnect Program Manager
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Today, we are making it even easier for our customers to be green as we announced a significant expansion of Dell Reconnect , the free electronic recycling program we offer in partnership with Goodwill Industries International . We are adding 319 additional donation sites across four states – Alabama, Kansas, Florida and Ohio – bringing the total number of participating Dell Reconnect locations in the United States and Canada to 2,600. Our team is thrilled to be expanding the Dell Reconnect...
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Join the Dell Alienware Hangout on Google+ tonight Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm CT #DellHangout

Posted 5 months ago

by Susan Beebe, Global Communications / PR
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# DellHangout Alert! Join @Alienware tonight Dec 13 at 6:00 pm CT to see the best # Gamer present for the Holidays! bit.ly/subnMg
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BuildmyBezel.com Now Live!

Posted 5 months ago

by Samantha Needham
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Last month, Dell OEM Solutions launched the "Build My Bezel" site http://www.buildmybezel.com where companies can build custom bezels and play with the different OEM customization levels. OEMs have custom branding requests ranging from simply removing the Dell logo and adding their own company logo to completely changing the face with addition badges, colors, grid holes, and more. The first version of the site focuses on the OEM Express and OEM Plus customization levels using an R710...
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Ellen DeGeneres Gives Dell Inspiron 15R Laptops in 12 Days of Giveaways

Posted 5 months ago

by David Whitworth
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Apparently we wanted to keep it under wraps because I didn’t hear about this until my wife called me the other day and said Ellen DeGeneres just gave away a bunch of Dell computers. So I did a little research and it turns out she gave away our 2nd Gen Intel® powered Inspiron 15R laptops during one of her 12 Days of Giveaways. For those who aren’t in the know, The Ellen DeGeneres Show is a 32 Emmy Award winning production and is the number one daytime talk show in the US and is syndicated...
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Dell Expands Mobile Broadband Options for Latitude Customers

Posted 5 months ago

by Kirk Schell
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Dell understands its customers desire the flexibility to work when and where they want with fast connection speeds. To help customers be productive and connect anytime, anywhere, to the information that matters most, Dell is expanding its mobile broadband partners and options for its Latitude portfolio. Starting today, customers now can order embedded mobile broadband from T-Mobile for the first time on the Latitude E6220 , E6320 , and E6420 . Previously, Dell offered mobile broadband options...
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The New Alienware Aurora – A Serenade to Raw Gaming Power

Posted 5 months ago

by John Blain
- 5 Comments
Last year’s technology may be adequate for some people, but for gamers, it just won’t do. I can tell you as a gamer that a big part of the gaming experience is immersion and that just isn’t possible when your gaming rig gets in the way. Dropped frames, low res textures and poor performance can pull you right out of the game. With games becoming more advanced and demanding by the minute, a rig that’s falling down on the job means that brand new AAA title just isn’t as...
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Digital Camera Buying Guide: what to look for in a digital camera [infographic]

Posted 5 months ago

by David Whitworth
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What are megapixels? How is optical zoom different from digital zoom? Do I need an SLR camera or just a compact point and shoot camera? Find out the answers to these questions about digital cameras with this helpful digital camera buying guide. Share this infographic using the embed code below: <a href="http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&category_id=4005"> Digital Cameras<img src="http://en.community.dell.com/cfs...