DELL-First to Market,First in Earnigns-So this is how 'yous' guys do it,eh?
Drew:
Hope you have seen this by now.
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DELL JOINS U S WEST TO SHIP FIRST HIGH-SPEED
INTERNET PCs WITH FACTORY-INSTALLED CISCO ADSL MODEMS
Dell Efforts Under Way to Deliver Broadband Solutions
with Leading ADSL and Cable Internet Providers
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Nov. 18, 1998 -- Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, will begin taking orders tomorrow for the industry's first built-to-order PCs with factory-installed Cisco ADSL modems that will provide immediate high-speed Internet access to customers who use U S WEST !NTERPRISE MegaBit Servicessm.
The new PCs will enable customers to access the Internet four to 125 times faster than traditional 56K modems* while using the same phone line to surf the Internet and talk on the phone.
Dell® Dimension® PCs with factory-installed Cisco Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) internal modems for select U S WEST customers are designed to provide customers a one-stop solution for high-speed Internet access. In addition, service and support is provided for the modems under Dell's standard system 3-year limited warranty** and 24-hour, toll-free hardware phone support. To receive this offering, customers must be in a select U S WEST coverage area and their Internet service providers must support U S WEST MegaBit Services.
"Today's announcement makes high-speed Internet access easier for consumers to get and provides a manageable telecommuting solution for our corporate customers," said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer. "Dell is working with U S WEST to help confirm if our customers are eligible for U S WEST MegaBit Service and custom-configure their Internet PCs with a Cisco modem that's ready for U S WEST ADSL services."
Dell's fast Internet PCs are the latest milestone in Dell's ConnectDirect(sm) program to deliver customers fast, easy and personalized access to the Internet. Dell announced its first high-speed Internet initiative with U S WEST and Cisco in May. Since then, the company has begun working with industry leaders like Bell Atlantic, SBC, @Home and 3Com to provide high-speed Internet access on Dell's Dimension PCs for home and small business customers.
U S WEST provides MegaBit Services to customers in 46 cities across its 14-state region, including Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Salt Lake City. U S WEST's MegaPak option starts at $59.95*** per month and combines MegaBit Services and U S WEST.net, the company's Internet service provider. U S WEST.net offers unlimited Internet access to customers in 45 cities in the U S WEST region.
"U S WEST**** was the first to launch broad-based deployment of ADSL technology. Now in conjunction with Dell and Cisco, we will be the first to provide ultra-fast Internet access on PCs that are fully ADSL-equipped with factory-installed Cisco ADSL modems, making it even faster and more convenient to get customers online with MegaBit speeds," said Joe Zell, president of U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking.
"Dell and U S WEST continue to break new ground in delivering high-speed Internet services to their customers," said Kevin Kennedy, senior vice president of the service provider line of business at Cisco Systems. "The delivery of factory-installed Cisco ADSL modems furthers Cisco's New World objectives while increasing the ease of delivering end-to-end ADSL solutions to businesses and consumers and decreasing the operational costs to service providers, like U S WEST."
Dimension PCs with the Cisco ADSL modem start at $1,399 and include a 333MHz Intel Celeron processor, 32MB of memory, 15-inch monitor (13.7 vis), 8MB video memory, sound, speakers, 32X max/variable***** CD-ROM drive, 8 GB hard drive, Microsoft Windows 98 and Home Essentials, and Dell's 3-year limited warranty and lifetime, 24-hour toll-free hardware phone support. For more information about Dimension products visit Dell's web site at www.dell.com/products/dim call 1-800-388-8542.........
Source:Company Press Release.
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