January 2005
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FROM THE EDITOR
By Tom Kolnowski
RECENT CITINGS
EXECUTIVE VISION
In the highly competitive, multibillion-dollar electronic gaming industry, one contender stands above the rest. Electronic Arts uses the latest Dell server technology to outshine the competition by creating, producing, and delivering some of the world's most popular games
By Tara Swords
CUTTING EDGE
Thousands of new electronic records laws are forcing companies to rethink how they archive and protect data—or risk stiff penalties. In this second part of our series on regulatory compliance, learn why you may need to rethink your organization's storage practices.
By Courtney Macavinta
It's quite possibly the mother of all buzzwords—but does anyone know what scalability really means? More important, do they know how to achieve it? Here's a quick roadmap to the what, why, and how of becoming a scalable enterprise in today's economy.
By Sarah C. Close
SERVICES SHOWCASE
Dell services run the gamut from installation and IT optimisation through on-going maintenance and support
By Sarah C. Close
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
With the release of four next-generation servers, Dell is taking performance and manageability to a new level
The DellTM PowerEdgeTM 1855 lets organizations reduce their physical space requirements for servers without compromising performance and price
The powerful 1U DellTM PowerEdgeTM SC1425 rack server is tailor made for high-performance computing clusters and distributed Web farms where optimal performance and low cost are top priorities
Now featuring Ultrium 2 LTO® (LTO-2) tape backup technology, the DellTM PowerVaultTM 122T tape autoloader offers enterprise-class performance and capacity in a space-conscious package
Rest easy because the DellTM PowerConnectTM 5324 can help make network downtime, proprietary technology, and system vulnerability a thing of the past
"The re-architected family of Dell PrecisionTM workstations flexes its performance muscle"
Next-generation DellTM OptiPlexTM GX280 and SX280 desktops help maximize productivity while minimizing total cost of ownership
Dell introduces colour laser printers with savings that are black and white
Dell AximTM X50v and X50 handhelds deliver state-of-the-art wireless connectivity, enhanced application performance; and large, bright VGA displays to let you work smart and play hard
INSIDE TRACK
"With a population of more than 500 million in 45 different countries, Latin America is a highly diverse region. The citizens of Latin America reside in three separate time zones and speak no fewer than four different languages. It is perhaps unsurprising to see this extreme diversity reflected in all aspects of Latin American culture—including IT adoption."
By Peter Wiegandt
Providing a superior customer experience is paramount at Dell. As part of an ongoing dedication to customer satisfaction, Dell has introduced its first APJ Enterprise Command Center (ECC) in China, to be followed by centers in Japan and Penang, Malaysia. The ECC provides server and storage customers in the Asia Pacific/Japan (AP/J) region with high-level, around the clock support. In essence, it establishes a single center of activity with real-time tracking of customer issues, crisis management, technicians, and service parts across the entire region.
By Chris Askew
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT
Dell checks into Wyndham hotels, lowering costs and speeding hardware deployment while maintaining high system uptime
Input/Output, Inc., selects Dell servers, storage systems, desktops, and notebooks to streamline operations, protect data, and minimize total cost of ownership
Ford Motor Company of Canada rolls out a new IT model to enable turnkey business applications for dealerships
A cost-effective Dell cluster exceeds the 1-teraflop mark to maximize data center's computing power
NEWS BRIEFS
June 2004
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FROM THE EDITOR
By Tom Kolnowski
RECENT CITINGS
EXECUTIVE VISION
EMC® President and CEO Joe Tucci talks about his company's partnership with Dell and keeping sight of the two companies' number-one goal: helping customers affordably tame the growing beast that is enterprise data
By Tara Swords
CUTTING EDGE
Safeguarding an organization's IT infrastructure used to be the charge of only the IT department. But a growing matrix of laws and guidelines wants someone else to take responsibility for data security: the top brass
By Courtney Macavinta
After much anticipation, this short-range radio technology is finally ready to pull the plug for electronic devices and give new meaning to the word wireless
By Courtney Macavinta
Achieving infrastructure flexibility—already made easy with standards-based hardware—is an even more attainable goal with virtualized production infrastructures
By Sarah C. Close
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Looking for a networked storage solution? The DellTM PowerVaultTM 745N NAS server provides storage consolidation and backup capabilities fast—at a feel-good price
The new Dell/EMC® AX 100 SAN puts scalable, reliable shared storage within reach for small and medium-sized businesses
The latest handheld from Dell comes packed with advanced mobility features including dual wireless capability and a revved-up processor
With new printers from Dell, budget-conscious businesses can still enjoy innovation, even when it comes to everyday tasks like printing
Why sacrifice when you can simplify? The new 64-bit Dell PowerEdgeTM 7250 server helps businesses build simple but scalable IT infrastructures without slowing down performance
INSIDE TRACK
At Dell, we understand that business success depends on delivering service that consistently meets customer expectations and leads the industry
By Renaud Collery
China's participation in the world economy has increased greatly in recent years, and one artifact of this transformation has been a rapid rise in Chinese demand for high-technology hardware
By Piau Phang Foo
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT
In the competitive movie theater business, Goodrich Quality Theaters relies on the star power of the Dell point-of-sale (POS) system to keep business booming and customers applauding
West Coast Bank spends less time managing servers and checking backup jobs in a centralized IT environment running on Dell servers, desktops, and storage
A leading provider of online payment services leverages its collaborative relationship with Dell to deploy a scalable, reliable infrastructure
Manufacturer Paxar Corporation deployed a Microsoft® ERP solution on an all-Dell infrastructure to trim time to market and streamline critical processes
News and entertainment content provider RTL Group uses a Dell infrastructure to offer site visitors a richer news experience around the clock
PARTNER PROFILE
McData enables storage networking and consolidation across the enterprise, helping organizations cost-effectively meet data availability and business protection goals while preparing for future needs
NEWS BRIEFS
March 2004
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FROM THE EDITOR
By Tom Kolnowski
RECENT CITINGS
EXECUTIVE VISION
A company in motion tends to stay in motion. And if that company is an SAP® enterprise customer, CEO Henning Kagermann is about to prove his theory that it also can accelerate while lowering costs
By Tara Swords
CUTTING EDGE
With hardware and pricing now on an enterprise-friendly track, Gigabit Ethernet makes a powerful comeback in the race for high-performance network connectivity
By Sarah C. Close
We're printing more documents than ever. But when it comes to the cost of all this printing, sometimes it's hard to see the potential savings that are right in front of our eyes
By Vicki Van Ausdall
SERVICES SHOWCASE
Dell Enterprise Command Center offers stellar support for mission-critical Dell technologies
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
New DellTM servers offer scalable computing power at a low cost
New Dell/EMC® storage arrays help enterprises reach new levels of cost-efficiency
Dell PowerVaultTM 136T library and Ultrium 2® LTO® (LTO-2) tape drives maximize performance and storage density
Dell PowerConnectTM 6000 Series routing switches deliver high-availability Layer 3 connectivity
Dell AximTM X3i Pocket PC slips integrated Wi-Fi capability into your pocket—without emptying your wallet
INSIDE TRACK
Dell has proved that the direct model—and its servers—work in environments traditionally reserved for more expensive and entrenched players
By Jon Weisblatt
A lot of businesses need guidance to select the best possible IT solutions to fit their needs—which means that we, at Dell, need to be more in tune with customer needs than ever
By Muneaki Nishimura
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT
A Dell and SAP architecture is the ticket to lowering IT costs and improving manageability for SuperClubs Corporation
The Detroit Free Press turned to Dell for reliable PCs, cost-effective servers, and a storage solution that provides increased capacity and faster backup
A cluster of low-cost Dell servers running Red Hat® Linux on Oracle® delivers high performance at a great value to truly change the way the City of Cairns does business
Buckinghamshire County Council uses Dell hardware to maximize operational efficiency while improving community services
Dell servers and storage solutions help Lord Corporation achieve high performance of SAP ERP at a great price
PARTNER PROFILE
SAP and Dell integrate hardware, software, and award-winning service to help enterprises optimise mission-critical business processes
NEWS BRIEFS
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