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New Dell Precision Workstations Shatter Performance Metrics

Dell, the world’s No. 1 workstation supplier for the last nine years, today unveiled Dell Precision T7500, T5500 and T3500 tower workstations. One of the first workstation lines to ship with Intel Xeon 5500 “Nehalem,” the Dell Precision T5500 and T7500 deliver up to 90 percent better multi-threaded digital content creation application performance versus previous generation systems. The new systems are purpose-engineered for professionals in engineering, media, entertainment, biosciences, exploration, economic modeling and risk analysis.

The News:

Designed for performance, reliability and scalability, the three new Dell Precision tower systems are available for order tomorrow:

• Dell Precision T7500 –The most powerful Dell workstation offers with outstanding performance and scalability, up to two quad-core processors, up to 192GB of three-channel DDR3 ECC memory up to 1066 or 1333MHz, dual native Gen 2 PCIe x16 graphics slots with up to 450 watts (two 225W or single 300W) and supports NVIDIA SLI technology without a riser. With more than 1 billion configuration options, the system starts at $1,800 (USD).
• Dell Precision T5500 –The T5500 offers dual socket Intel Xeon performance in a small footprint system with memory capacity of up to 72GB and graphics slots that scale up to 300 watts (two 150W or single 225W), starts at $1,620 (USD).
• Dell Precision T3500 – Offering a balance of performance, scalability and affordability, the T3500 features up to 24GB of DDR3 ECC memory and an integrated memory controller, resulting in low latency and excellent application performance. It starts at $999 (USD).

Dell partners with at least 35 leading independent software vendors (ISVs) to test and certify compatibility for 90 applications in areas such as mechanical computer aided design, architecture, engineering, construction, digital content creation, biosciences, financial services, and oil and gas. Broad-based ISV certification helps customers create a complete, customized solution for the specific single- or multi-threaded application they use. Application-based performance gains over previous generation workstations include:

• Up to 82 percent better Catia application performance with Intel Nehalem-powered Dell Precision workstations
• Up to 350 percent more memory bandwidth on the Dell Precision T7500 and the T5500 with dual processors using the SiSoft Sandra 2009 Bandwidth benchmark test.

Available product features of the Dell Precision T3500, T5500 and T7500 (some features available on select systems only):

• Intel QuickPath, Direct Cache Access help significantly improve performance;
• Intel Turbo Mode is designed to adapt processor speed based on application needs;
• E-SATA port for fast external storage;
• Up to 1.5TB SATA hard drives for generous local storage;
• Dual and quad monitor support, DisplayPort connectors;
• Support for NVIDIA Tesla GPU compute solutions (T5500 and T7500 only);
• NVIDIA NVS 295, NVIDIA QUADRO FX 580, FX 1800, FX 3800, FX 4800, and FX 5800 (T5500 and T7500 only) graphics card; and ATI FIREPRO V3750, V5700, and V8700 graphics cards.

Configurations of the Dell Precision workstations are Energy Star 5.0 compliant, featuring 85 percent efficient power supplies to help reduce energy consumption.

Dell ProManage and Dell ProSupport Services help automate deployment, management and support for workstations so that IT teams focus on more strategic work.

ImageDirect- Images and applications are factory-installed to help cut IT staff time for deployment, eliminate desk-side visits and prevent configuration issues.

• Distributed Device Management - Automate asset tracking and monitoring, software inventory and utilization, backup, patch management and email management to help resolve routine management through the cloud, and may reduce ownership costs.
• Dell ProSupport for IT - Configurable support services for IT and end-users to help reduce downtime with expert tech-to-tech support, Fast-Track PartsDispatch and support for third party software.

Quotes:

“With the new Dell Precision workstations, we’re taking a revolutionary step forward in performance, enabling professionals to do more than ever with the ISV applications they need for business-critical tasks,” said Brett McAnally, director, Dell Product Group. “By combining industry-leading ISV certifications, energy efficiency, configurability and services we can better help workstation customers lower ownership costs and maximize uptime.”

“We are really excited about the new Dell Precision workstation solutions,” said Ken Pimentel, director of visual communication solutions at Autodesk, publisher of such applications as 3ds Max. Dell understands what is really important to 3D professionals – groundbreaking performance in a dependable system that allows them to get more done faster. The new Dell Precision workstations really shows off our new render-quality viewports and multi-threading enhancements in 3ds Max 2010.”

The Dell Precision T7500, T5500, T3500 tower workstations will be available through all Dell channels, including the company’s PartnerDirect program.

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Fashion Meets Function with New Inspiron Family, Dell Makes It Easy to Customize Lifestyle and Decor

Style-minded families, students and teens want to personalize their PCs to meet their performance and lifestyle needs – blogging, chatting, sending photos or running a media center. Highly-stylized products, like Dell’s new Inspiron slim and mini-tower desktops, deliver on design and customization, transforming the brand from the “built- for-me” model, into “made-for-me.”

• People control power, color and size
• Fresh ID and vibrant colors express personal style and complement any environment
• Custom configurations to meet performance and budget

Dell’s new Inspiron slim and mini-towers expand the design and personalization possibilities for consumers. Available in eight vibrant colors, Dell is the only major consumer desktop manufacturer to offer such extensive personalization options to reflect individuals’ personal style or to complement their bedroom or study.

Inspiron slim and mini-tower desktops debut today in China and are available for purchase through Dell, distributor Digital China or retailers Suning and Gome. Starting at $299 US, the systems will be available worldwide later this spring.

The News:

• Dell’s new Inspiron desktop lets people express themselves through choices of color (eight options), size (slim or mini-tower) and configuration.
• Vivid color palette to express your personal style: Piano Black, Pure White, True Blue, Formula Red, Tangerine Orange, Spring Green, Plum Purple and Flamingo Pink.
• Dell becomes the only major consumer desktop manufacturer to offer color options for the entire front of the machine.
• Customizable options to meet individual’s budget, lifestyle and usage needs.
• Ideal for common tasks including email, Internet, blogging, entertainment (movies, music and casual gaming) and productivity.

Features available on the new Inspiron desktops include:

• Intel Celeron, Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad options or AMD Sempron, Athlon X2 and Phenom X4 processor options
• Integrated Intel or ATI Radeon graphics on select systems with discrete graphics options available
• Up to 8GB memory on select systems
• Up to 750GB storage (slim tower) or up to 1TB storage (mini-tower)
• Optional 19-in-1 media card reader and optional HDMI connectivity
• 6 USB ports (2 front, 4 back)
• Dual optical options (mini-tower only) including Blu-ray Disc drive
• Small form factor with its versatile horizontal or vertical placement is designed to easily fit into your home media center (slim tower only)

Quote:

“Customers are given complete control in choosing processors, form factors and colors to build an Inspiron desktop that’s high in function and style. There’s versatility to customize a system that fits into everyone’s lifestyle and budget.” -- John Terwilliger, director, consumer desktops

Palm Pre VIP Launch Event Benefiting the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Palm, Inc.:

WHAT: VIP Event celebrating the launch of the all new Palm Pre.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 3
7 p.m. PT

WHERE: Raleigh Studios Hollywood
5300 Melrose
Hollywood, CA 90038

WHO: Hosted by Palm, Inc. and Sprint
Emceed by Jason Alexander
Special guest performance by one of world's most famous and successful comedians of all time.

About Palm, Inc.

Palm, Inc. is a leading mobile products company, creating instinctive yet powerful mobile products that enable people to better manage their lives on the go. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm Treo, Pre and Centro phones, as well as software, services and accessories.

Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm online stores.