Re: "Wrt Dell, gonna be real tough for INTC to keep 'em captive after Monday June 4, methinks!!! "
Dell seems to be keeping pretty busy with Intel's CPUs.
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Tuesday May 29, 10:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Dell Launches 64-Bit Workstation
Workstation Market Leader To Drive Market Transition
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2001--Dell (Nasdaq:DELL - news), the world's leading workstation provider, today announced availability of the Dell Precision(tm) Workstation 730 -- based on the Intel® Itanium(tm) processor -- for U.S. customers who plan on transitioning to an industry-standard 64-bit computing architecture.
Dell plans to make the product available worldwide later this year.
The Dell Precision Workstation 730 marks a key development in creating an open market for 64-bit workstations. New 64-bit systems can accomplish roughly double the amount of work as 32-bit systems in a given amount of time. Previously, customers had to purchase expensive UNIX workstations based on proprietary hardware and operating systems -- often making them dependent on a single vendor -- to get the high-end capabilities of 64-bit computing.
``This is good news for customers. It is an economic fact that open markets create competition, and competition means customers get better products at lower prices,'' said Jeff Clarke, vice president, Client Product Group. ``This is our first step in bringing the efficiency, simplicity, and low cost structure of Dell's direct business model to the 64-bit market. We will compete aggressively to provide the best possible service and value to workstation customers.''
Dell designed the Dell Precision Workstation 730 for large business customers, software developers and scientific users to take advantage of the new Intel Itanium 64-bit processor.
The Dell Precision Workstation 730 provides an ideal development and testing platform for customers who intend to migrate applications to the new architecture. Customers running technical scientific applications with large data sets should see an immediate benefit from the large amount of system memory and impressive floating point performance -- a measure of how many mathematical computations per second the processor can handle. These features are also critical to digital content creation, computer-aided engineering and design, fluid simulation and dynamics, and other compute-intensive applications.
Dell is working with numerous independent software vendors including SolidWorks, Unigraphics Solutions, Newtek, SDRC, MSC Software, Monis Software, and Cakewalk as they develop 64-bit versions of their applications.
For more details on the Dell's Itanium-based systems, visit www.dell.com/itanium.
Pricing and Availability
Starting at $7,999(a), the Dell Precision Workstation 730 comes with a single Intel Itanium processor at 733 MHz, 1 GB SDRAM, Matrox Millenium G450 graphics card, 18 GB(b) SCSI hard disk drive, and a one-year next-business day onsite service(c). The Dell Precision Workstation 730 is available for order today from Dell's direct sales teams.
Dell Precision Workstations
Dell Precision Workstations are intended for professional users who demand exceptional performance in the digital content creation (DCC), computer-aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS), computer animation, software development and financial analysis markets. For more information about Dell Precision Workstations visit www.dell.com/precision.
Dell holds the No. 1 market share position for unit shipments in the worldwide total branded workstation market, according to estimates by IDC.(d)
Dell Services
Dell Precision Workstations are supported by Dell Services, which can help lower customers' cost of computing with a full suite of award-winning computing services including pre-sales consulting, deployment and after-sale support. Dell's direct model affords customers a single point of contact and customized access to electronic, remote and onsite support. Complete information is available at www.dell.com/services.
About Dell
Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL - news) is the world's No. 1 computer systems company and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $32.6 billion. Dell ranks No. 48 on the Fortune 500, No. 154 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 10 on the Fortune ``most admired'' lists of companies. Dell, through its direct business model, designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements, and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com.
(a) All pricing, specifications and availability may change without
notice. Taxes and shipping charges extra, and vary. Cannot be
combined with other offers or discounts. U.S. only. Monitor not
included.
(b) For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; accessible capacity
varies with operating environment.
(c) Service may be provided by a third party. Technician will be
dispatched if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. To
receive next business day service, Dell must notify the service
provider before 5 p.m. (depending on the service contract)
customer time. Availability varies.
(d) IDC, The Workstation Market, 2001, Q1 Quarterly Update.
Dell and Dell Precision are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark and Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of The Time Inc. Magazine Company.
Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.
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