Dell Names Jim Breyer to Board of Directors

Round Rock, TexasDell announced today that Jim Breyer, a partner with Accel Partners, has been appointed to the Dell board of directors. Mr. Breyer joins the board immediately and will stand for election by shareholders at Dell’s annual meeting on July 17.

“Jim has extensive experience in strategic planning and finance, as well as capital markets and emerging companies,” said Michael Dell, chairman and CEO. “That insight will be extremely valuable as we enhance our capabilities on behalf of customers and drive to long-term growth.”

Mr. Breyer, 47, has been an investor in more than 30 Internet, media and technology companies that have completed public offerings or successful mergers. He is on the board of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., where he is the Lead/Presiding Independent Director and chairman of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee, and is an investor/board member of several private Internet companies, including Facebook. Mr. Breyer is also a director of Marvel Entertainment, serving as founding chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee.

Prior to his role at Accel Partners in Palo Alto, Calif., Mr. Breyer was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in New York.

Dell Offers Broad Server Lineup to Meet Small and Medium Business Needs

Dell announced worldwide availability today of the latest edition to its growing small-and-medium-business server portfolio – the Dell PowerEdge T100. Starting at $449 and available from Dell and its more than 40,000 channel partners, the T100 is an ideal first server for businesses looking to build a networked server environment to enhance productivity, flexibility and security – a top-of-mind issue among SMBs globally.

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"Customers want systems that are easy-to-use, affordable and help protect their most precious asset – information," said Sally Stevens, director, Dell PowerEdge Server Product Group. "With products like the PowerEdge T100, we are investing heavily in our server and storage solutions specifically geared toward the issues our customers tell us are most important."

PowerEdge T100 Addresses Top Small Business Pain Points – Data Backup and Security

According to a nine-country survey of small-business owners and decision makers recently conducted by Dell and the International Council for Small Business(ICSB), adequate data back-up and ensuring safety of company data are two of the three top pain points and among the most important issues driving IT investments among small businesses worldwide.

An ideal first server for growing small businesses, the new PowerEdge T100 helps tackle these issues:

• Enhanced Productivity – Latest Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor for fast application performance to handle day-to-day computing and file storage demands.
• Security and Data Protection – Internal, locked-down USB 2.0 port, chassis intrusion switch, Trusted Platform Module chip, and RAID architecture that can prevent data loss by transparently performing data backups.
• Flexibility – Works in a variety of business environments from a desktop to storage closet, thanks to its slim chassis and quiet system acoustics.
• Scalability – Up to 8GB of memory1, I/O technology and internal storage capacity of up to 2TB enables the T100 to scale as small businesses grow.
• Simplicity – Easy access chassis and color-coded internal components make the T100 easy to use - the No. 1 issue driving IT investments among small businesses, according to the global Dell/ICSB survey.

Small and Medium Business Product and Services Leadership

Additional one and two-socket servers, direct attach storage and iSCSI storage area network solutions launched earlier this year that underscore Dell’s commitment to delivering customer-driven SMB technologies include the PowerEdge R300 and T300 servers, PowerEdge T605 server, Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series and PowerVault MD1120. Also recently introduced, Dell ProSupport breaks the mold of traditional support by providing tailored IT support services including direct access to certified technicians 24/7, popular small business software application assistance and configuration help.




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