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BW1057 MAR 10,1999 5:00 PACIFIC 08:00 EASTERN
( BW)(TX-DELL/AMAZON.COM)(DELL)(AMZN) Dell and Amazon.com Announce Online Agreement; Strategic Marketing Agreement Links Web Sites and Can Provide Customized Content
Business & High Tech Editors
ROUND ROCK, Texas, and SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--
Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), the No. 1 online retailer of videos, music and books, and Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, today announced a strategic agreement to offer linked web sites and provide customized content for Amazon.com and Dell customers.
Both companies today are launching links from the checkout sections of their respective sites that lead to new co-branded Dell and Amazon.com home pages. The sites recognize and welcome customers to the full www.amazon.com and www.dell.com online experience. Amazon.com is the first company Dell has linked to from its www.dell.com site, and Dell is the first computer systems company Amazon has linked to.
"Dell and Amazon.com have a shared vision of the future of online shopping," said Michael Dell, chairman and CEO. "That vision is to use the Web to deepen direct relationships with customers and deliver unique value and unparalleled service. Dell and Amazon.com will each offer our mutual customers customized services, competitive price and easy navigation."
"Amazon.com is obsessively focused on providing our customers the best possible online shopping experience, with the best selection, ease of use, and prices," said Jeffrey Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO. "Dell has a track record of providing excellent customer service, and it's natural for our companies to begin to work together to provide customers enhanced benefits."
Dell recently launched www.gigabuys.com, an online superstore for computer-related products, and today's announcement with Amazon.com is further evidence of the company's commitment to expand its Web offerings. The company currently sells more than $14 million in products each day over the Web, which accounts for 25 percent of its business. Dell intends to do 50 percent of its business online by the end of the year 2000. The company Web site www.dell.com attracts more than 25 million Web site visits per quarter, and has unique Web pages for 44 countries in 21 languages.
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