Have not seen this posted yet. DELL keeps getting contracts from industry leaders.
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CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL CHOOSES DELL OPTIPLEX PCs
AS DESKTOP STANDARD FOR FRANCHISEES
System Reliability And Support Offerings Drive New Relationship With Dell
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Aug. 26, 1999 -- Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, today announced that Carlson Wagonlit Travel's Associate Division has chosen Dell® OptiPlex® PCs as the desktop standard for its franchise network. Carlson Wagonlit, a world leader in leisure travel and travel agency franchising, has 700 associates at more than 1,300 locations.
"Dell's reputation for quality equipment and its excellent support offerings were the driving factors in our decision to go with Dell," said Roger Block, executive vice president of Carlson Wagonlit Travel's Associate Division. "We were very impressed with the Premier PageSM Web site that Dell set up for us. The tool empowers our franchisees to order and maintain hardware at their locations, as well as get questions answered, without having to deal with unnecessary information."
Dell's Premier PagesSM service provides customized, password-protected Web sites that Dell creates for institutional and business customers such as Carlson Wagonlit Travel. More than 27,000 customer-specific Premier Pages are currently hosted through Dell's Web site.
"Carlson Wagonlit Travel, like Dell, understands that technology provides a competitive advantage," said Brian Wood, vice president and general manager of Dell's Enterprise segment. "The direct relationship with Dell makes the prospect of that technology less intimidating to the end- users, so that they can adapt quickly and begin to see the benefits of technology soon after the installation."
The Dell computer systems are a key component in Carlson Wagonlit's initiative to move to a paperless environment. Carlson Wagonlit associates will use the systems to run Mercavia, Carlson Wagonlit's secure Intranet, which allows Calrson Wagonlit associates to share company information and computing resources through a private network. The systems will all be shipped "Mercavia-ready," with links to Mercavia plug-ins.
Dell will preinstall Adobe® Acrobat® Reader on the computer systems through its DellPlus custom factory integration service. DellPlus provides factory-installed solutions ranging from hardware and software integration to asset data and support services.
Leasing options will also be available on the Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associate Dvision's Premier PagesSM Web site through Dell's integrated lessor, Dell Financial Services L.P.1 Carlson Wagonlit Travel associates benefit from the ease of having a single point of accountability for both technology and financing needs.
About Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associate division is part of Carlson Leisure Group, a wholly-owned division of Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies, Inc., manages leisure and franchise travel operations worldwide. Carlson Leisure Group companies and brands include: Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates and Travel Agents International, Neiman Marcus Travel Services; and Carlson Destination Marketing Services. Carlson Leisure Group also owns a 22 percent share of London-based Thomas Cook. In 1999, for the third consecutive year, the Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associate program was named the top travel business franchise by Entrepreneur magazine and the sixth best franchiser by Franchise Times.
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