Can’t work out why would anyone want a pink laptop. Dell listen to their customers so I guess there is a demand but I wouldn’t be seen dead with one. Those XPS laptops are nice but I’d chose a normal Vostro or Inspiron over a pink XPS any day. I’d get beat up carrying a pink laptop.
Just in time for Spring, Dell XPSTM M1530 and M1330 laptops are now available in pink! The performance-driven laptop line has now softened its image and sharpened its fashion sense with the addition of the bright and stylish color pink. Read the rest of this entry »
Its going to have to go a long way to beat Google Apps.
Dell today announced the completion of its $155 million acquisition of MessageOne, Inc., an industry leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) enabled enterprise-class e-mail business continuity, compliance, archiving and disaster recovery services. The acquisition is a part of the company’s strategy to use SaaS applications and remote management tools to deliver configure-to-order IT infrastructure services to commercial customers over the Internet. Read the rest of this entry »
Guess if its OK if you can pay for it. Personally, I like the Indian Call Centres. Computers are cheap as chips and when I do have problems the support staff are overly friendly.
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To further enhance a great customer experience, Dell today announced forthcoming expansion of its consumer services offerings aimed at delighting customers and helping them get more out of their digital lifestyle.
Dell’s new premium support service is to provide a dedicated team of technical professionals which customers can contact directly for support of any Dell-branded product. This new fee-based offering is designed specifically for those customers who want to engage with the same dedicated team each time they have an issue with any of their in-warranty Dell-branded products. Read the rest of this entry »
Just bought myself a Vostro because they are the best value laptops by a mile. Hopefully this new range won’t be too much better.
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Dell today announced its redesigned VostroTM laptop line for small businesses, including the new 13.3-inch Vostro 1310 starting at $749 and 15.4-inch Vostro 1510 starting at $599. Products are available today in Europe, Middle East and Africa, followed by North and South America May 1, and Asia Pacific and Japan May 5. The company will also offer a redesigned 17-inch Vostro 1710 laptop in mid May. For more information, visit dell.com/newvostro and Dell’s new small-business blog direct2dell.com/smallbusiness to join the conversation. Read the rest of this entry » |
These new servers look like the dogs bollocks. I still think Core 2 Duos rock though
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Dubai, UAE – Speaking during his first official visit to the Middle East, Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell, told reporters at a conference held at the Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, “The world is witnessing the most exciting and promising period for technology ever seen. We call it the “Connected Era.” The second billion people coming online, many from the world’s fast growing and emerging economies expect a different technology experience to the first. The Internet has unleashed billions of new conversations and made it possible for people to connect in new ways. The emergence of this Connected Era is arguably the most influential single trend remodeling the world today.”
Mr. Dell said the Connected Era is transforming the way technology is used to drive conversations and communities online. It is also creating an urgent need to simplify IT infrastructures and address concerns about how this escalating demand might impact the planet.
At the same press conference, Mr. Abdulatif Almulla, CEO of TECOM Investments said, “I would like to extend a warm welcome to Michael Dell on his first visit to the Middle East. This visit clearly reflects Dell’s focus on the needs of the Middle Eastern market and its commitment to supporting this key region during the next phase of its growth.”
He continued, “With the overall IT spend in the Middle East and Africa expected to exceed $40 billion in 2008 and with the Gulf Cooperation Council accounting for nearly 23 percent of the total (according to IDC figures), the region’s IT sector has significantly evolved into one of the key players in the global IT industry. We will be working closely with Dell to find ways to bring the benefits of its best practice approaches to this region.”
In his remarks, Mr. Dell outlined what he described as the four key drivers of the Connected Era:
Simplify IT
While IT has made our lives simpler and more efficient, Mr. Dell said, “Somewhere along the way, all this efficiency got complicated. For many businesses, governments and consumers technology is too expensive, too complex and uses far too much power. We have made it our mission to simplify IT for customers.”
Reaching the Next Billion
More than one billion people are online today. By 2011, another billion are expected to join. Reaching these new users will require tailoring products to their needs and paying attention to how they prefer to learn about and purchase computers systems. “In the Middle East, for example, we’re bringing strengths from the direct model to our channel business by creating closer and deeper relationships through our partners to help us better understand customer needs.” Mr. Dell said. “Also we’re continuing to invest in local logistics and services capabilities to ensure we serve customers quickly.”
Technology has also lowered the barrier to entry for starting a small business, making it easier than ever for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and other fast-growing economies to successfully compete with businesses of all sizes, all over the world.
Listening
Mr. Dell said the Connected Era has forever redefined what it means to listen to customers. “Listening used to mean commissioning a customer survey. Now it means engaging directly with customers and critics and using those relationships to create a smarter business. Tapping into the ideas of our customers is like having an open source R&D lab. It’s incredibly exciting, both for Dell and for our customers.”
Since February 2007, Dell has invited its customers to share their ideas for improving its products and services on IdeaStorm.com. The site has attracted more than 8,900 ideas and features 45 Ideas in Action.
Environment and the ReGeneration
On World Environment Day 2007, Michael Dell committed to partnering with customers to become the “greenest” technology company on the planet. “The last 20 years has seen computers and servers getting faster, more powerful and more energy hungry. Our industry needs to design and build machines that combine the first two characteristics while reversing the third. And we are doing it at Dell.”
In doing so, he introduced the idea that we can all be part of the ReGeneration – a global community of people of all ages and backgrounds who care about the environment. “This is not just a matter of good environmental stewardship – though that concern is paramount,” Mr. Dell said. “Our customers want to identify with our commitment to the issues they care about – especially those issues that directly relate to our products.” To join with Dell and thousands of others in lending a voice and saving the planet, visit www.ReGeneration.org.
A step in the right direction I suppose. Still not convinced about gobal warming. More concerned about scarity of resources.
Green Power Supplied by Waste Management’s Landfill Gas-to-Energy Plant and TXU Energy Wind Power
Company Ahead of Schedule to Meet Carbon-Neutrality Commitment
Dell is now powering 100 percent of its 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus, home to more than 10,000 employees, with 100 percent green power, the latest step in meeting the company’s 2008 carbon neutral commitment.
“It’s time for our industry to take a lead role in creating a clean energy future,” said Paul Bell, president, Dell Americas. “Today, we are challenging every technology company to work with their suppliers and partners in integrating green power and energy-efficient strategies into their operations.”
“Powering an entire campus with green power, in partnership with these two leading companies, is an important step in becoming the greenest technology company on the planet and the right thing to do for our shared earth,” said Mr. Bell. “At the same time we’re using green technology to drive operating expense down.”
Dell is using all of the power generated from Waste Management’s Austin Community Landfill gas-to-energy plant, meeting 40 percent of Dell headquarters’ campus power needs. The remaining 60 percent comes from existing wind farms and is provided by TXU Energy.
Dell also announced today it is increasing green power use for its Austin Parmer Campus, provided by Austin Energy, from eight to 17 percent. The company is a leading participant in Austin Energy’s GreenChoice® power program. Dell also is powering its Twin Falls, Idaho, facility with 100 percent green power, 97 percent of which is wind power and three percent solar.
In September 2007, Dell announced it would make company owned and leased facilities “carbon neutral” in 2008 through a strategy of improving energy-efficiency in its operations and maximizing the purchase of renewable power. This commitment is part of the company’s climate strategy which also seeks to minimize carbon impact of supplier operations and customer product use.
Operational initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce electricity use already implemented on Dell’s central Texas campuses are expected to save the company nearly $2 million annually in operating costs and cutting CO2 equivalent emissions by nearly 12,000 tons per year. The purchase of green power gives Dell price certainty on its operational costs for power, and the company expects it may see cost benefits to using green power in the future.
Dell’s green technology solutions include the OptiPlex 755 and Inspiron 531 desktops, Latitude D630 laptop, PowerEdge M-Series blades and PowerEdge Energy Smart servers. The company’s desktop systems alone have helped customers save more than $2.2 billion and avoid approximately 22.4 million tons of CO2.
“We’re very pleased that our Austin Community Landfill’s gas to energy project will play a key role in Dell’s commitment to using renewable energy. This project is part of our company’s environmental initiative to increase the production of waste based energy. Today, we create enough energy for the equivalent of 1 million homes each year and by 2020 we expect to double that output, producing enough energy for the equivalent of more than 2 million homes,” said David Steiner, chief executive officer of Waste Management, Inc.
“This is yet another example of TXU Energy’s commitment to offering renewable power choices that are good for business and the environment,” said Jim Burke, chief executive officer for TXU Energy “TXU Energy is dedicated to improving our use of renewable power and encouraging greater energy efficiency, both of which help preserve our environment.”
“For Dell to partner with Waste Management and TXU to source renewable energy on this scale is great news,” said Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group. “Greening the company’s Texas operations not only underpins Dell’s bold carbon neutral commitment but helps drive clean energy investment and tackles climate change.”
Pretty cool for people who travel a lot on business.
World travelers can stay connected globally with Dell’s next-generation laptops that will support mobile broadband on multiple cellular networks.
U.S.-based travelers who connect their laptops via EV-DO carrier networks (like Verizon Wireless or Sprint), will be able to connect via HSPA carrier networks (like Vodafone), a wireless standard commonly found in Europe. Today customers who wish to connect to both types of networks must use two different mobile broadband cards.
Dell’s next-generation laptops, available later this year, will support a single-card 3G network connection through Qualcomm’s Gobi™ solution. The software-configurable technology enables high-speed data connectivity on both UMTS and CDMA networks, and allows users to switch between network carriers. The built-in Gobi solution will be offered across Latitude, Dell Precision, and consumer laptops.
“Dell will continue to deliver on the promise of global computing with the addition of Qualcomm’s Gobi technology,” said Ken Bond, director of wireless product management at Dell. “Customers are demanding more freedom to compute the way they want, where they want, which is why Dell today offers such a wide selection of mobile-broadband ready laptops.”
“The Gobi solution enables enterprise users and consumers with the freedom of being untethered from Wi-Fi hotspots and connecting to the Internet using ‘almost anywhere’ cellular broadband connectivity,” said Greg Raleigh, vice president of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “We are pleased that Dell will be leveraging the flexibility and efficiency Gobi provides to meet the growing needs of mobile data users.”