Dell Insight

October 2002

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Continuing its focus on customer convenience, Dell gives companies a single online source for all of their computing needs—from printers, projectors, and cameras to business-critical software applications. Enterprises can easily browse through the vast selection of products; buy systems, software, and peripherals with a single purchase order; and receive solutions in a matter of days.

Here are some samples of the competitively priced hardware and software now available from Dell.

The light and bright Dell 3100MP has a durable magnesium casing and, at 2.2 inches tall, portability is a breeze. The projector also features built-in keystone correction with an integrated zoom lens and a wireless remote with laser pointer. It includes an Advanced Exchange Warranty² and is backed by industry-leading Dell service and support.

Downtime, interrupted

Your business depends on the continual operation of critical systems. That is why Dell offers a selection of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units to minimize the impact of power failures and avoid disastrous server crashes.

These units enable servers to complete transactions and back up data before shutting down. Each model features hot-swappable batteries for fast and easy replacement; self- and manual-testing functionality to measure battery life; and automatic voltage regulation to intelligently correct brownout and over-voltage conditions without unnecessary battery drain. All are available via www.dell.com and backed by Dell support when used with a Dell system.

Dell 700 VA UPS for Dell PowerEdge^TM  Servers

Four outlets 450-watt capacity Six-minute average runtime at full capacity

Dell 1500 VA UPS (SKU 310-1320)

Eight outlets 980-watt capacity Seven-minute average runtime at full capacity

Dell 2200 VA Rack Mount UPS for PowerEdge Servers (SKU 310-0358)

Eight outlets 1600-watt capacity Seven-minute average runtime at full capacity 3U rack height

Dell 3000 VA Rack Mount UPS for PowerEdge Servers

Eight outlets 2250-watt capacity 5.6-minute average runtime at full capacity 3U rack height

Dell offers factory installation of popular standards-based software for a low per-system cost. Each application is validated for Dell systems and ready to run right out of the box. The Dell Contract Management Team can also help you leverage the most convenient and cost-effective software licensing solutions.

Back it up

Data is your most critical business asset, and automated data backup helps ensure data integrity while increasing the productivity of your IT department. Dell offers a variety of enterprise backup software to help companies meet escalating requirements for automation, speed, scalability, and availability.

Computer Associates^® BrightStor^TM  Enterprise Backup automates traditional data protection tasks for large enterprises with Microsoft Windows NT^® /Windows 2000 and UNIX^®  environments. Its centralized management console allows administrators to monitor and manage heterogeneous environments from a single location. In addition, Enterprise Backup provides integrated disaster recovery, which reduces the time needed for backup and restore processes and frees IT staff to focus on more strategic projects. Built on a standards-based architecture, Enterprise Backup is able to integrate with a wide range of storage, network, and systems management products from Computer Associates and leading third parties.

VERITAS^®  NetBackup BusinesServer^TM  is a flexible backup and recovery solution for smaller UNIX, Windows, and Linux^®  workgroups, as well as remote departments within large operations. It automates and integrates backup and recovery for most popular applications and databases, including Oracle^® , Lotus Notes^® , IBM^® Informix^®  data management tools, Sybase^®  integration software, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server. The software helps companies reduce backup costs by enabling administrators to manage complex environments from a single graphical user interface. Easily upgraded, it allows a smooth transition from server-based backup to company-wide network storage management.

NSI Software^® Double-Take^®  is a backup and recovery solution for Windows 2000/Windows NT and UNIX environments. It provides real-time, byte-level data replication over any shared or private IP network and helps ensure that the most recent backup data is instantly available. Double-Take augments your existing data protection strategy by reducing downtime and data loss, and provides these services with minimal impact on network resources.

Visual aid

XML (Extensible Markup Language) enables companies to create a standard format for describing and sharing data over the Internet when developing new online applications. Microsoft Visual Studio^®  .NET is a tool for rapidly building and integrating these kinds of XML applications. For example, if developers want to create an online service to help passengers get to the airport on time, they can use Visual Studio .NET to aggregate XML-tagged information, such as local travel conditions, maps, and flight status updates, from different online sources. Then, Visual Studio .NET pushes the information to a user's cell phone, pager, or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

The open architecture of Visual Studio enables developers to use language that targets the Microsoft .NET framework and to carry forward current development skill without costly retraining. Visual Studio .NET is built on the latest Microsoft Windows server platform, so scalability, reliability, and security are built in. Visual Studio helps simplify the management and deployment of applications in a production environment, thereby decreasing total application life cycle costs.

Call your Dell representative for product availability outside of the U.S.