May 2007 - Posts

• Solution Providers: Part of Dell's Fresh Approach

  Wed. May. 16, 2007
  by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger

  At the end of April, there was some buzz in the media and the blogosphere about Dell potentially moving beyond the direct model. Earlier this week, CRN's Ed Moltzen visited Dell, and during that time here, he sat down with Michael to find out what that means to Dell's business. Ed posted the Q&A with Michael on CRN.com.

  That interview covers a lot of ground. Michael mentions that Dell's business with solution providers is currently about $4 billion in North America. He provides perspective on how we will grow that business, discusses how our indirect efforts will augment our existing direct business, hints at some "aggressive" plans to pursue retail in the United States and other major countries around the world, and more.

  We're going to have a lot more details focused around our efforts to work with solution providers moving forward. Because of that, I've created a new category called Solution Providers so you can find all the posts in one place.

  Enough from me, take a look at Ed's article for more insight.

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• New Latitude Notebooks Coming

  Wed. May. 09, 2007
  by Lionel Menchaca, Chief Blogger

  Today we launched three notebooks in our Latitude corporate notebook line. The Latitude D630 and D830 are based on Intel’s new Santa Rosa (Centrino Pro) chipset. Beyond improved performance and battery life, these notebooks feature other enhancements like:

  • Hardware-level data encryption
  • Optional Solid State Disks offer improved reliability and reduced boot times vs. traditional mechanical hard drives.
  • Optional Turbo Memory cache card = A flash-based cache solution that helps improve application load and system wake times
  • Enhanced mobile broadband capabilities through integrated mini-card options like HSDPA and EV-DO Rev. A
  • Integrated 802.11n wireless connectivity which offers improved throughput and range over previous Wi-Fi options.

  We also launched the Latitude D531, which is Dell’s first corporate notebook that supports AMD processors. Customers can order the D531 with a Turion 64 dual core processor. The D531 is also the first Latitude notebook that can be purchased with a brighter TrueLife LCD panel that we’ve offered on some Inspiron and XPS notebooks.

  In this video, product manager Alison Gardner walks through features of these notebooks and discusses some of the new technologies they offer.

  Format: flv Duration: 5:13

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