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To: kemble s. matter who wrote (156010)	4/5/2000 2:28:00 PM
From: Patrick E.McDaniel	Respond to of 176387

Kemble, Dell just dropped 1/2. I hope it wasn't something somebody said. gritch.isld.com :o)

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (156010)	4/5/2000 2:34:00 PM
From: Patrick E.McDaniel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Dell Extends Lead as Premier Provider of Computing and Services for the Internet Company Delivers "E"-Infrastructure Products, Services, Expertise and Experience For Service Providers, Dot-coms and Clicks-based Enterprises, Consumers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000-- Dell (Nasdaq:DELL - news) executives today detailed a comprehensive business strategy -- including new products, services and strategic alliances -- that will enable Dell to capture a growing share of the estimated $370 billion that will be spent by 2003 as companies build out their Internet capabilities. ``The significant degree to which we have transitioned our own business to the Internet has given us a base of expertise our customers have asked us to share with them,' Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer, told a New York City news briefing. ``Our success gives us the credibility to be a key partner to other companies as they build their online operations, which include sales, services, support, manufacturing supply chain and other business processes.' Mr. Dell and other company executives outlined five strategic initiatives to exploit the company's expertise and technology to capitalize on the growth of the Internet: Infrastructure Computing: Dell today announced PowerApp appliance servers designed for specific Internet infrastructure tasks such as Web serving, caching and load balancing. PowerApp appliance servers, in combination with Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage products, provide customers a full range of server and storage solutions for building their Internet infrastructures. Service Provider Direct: A set of focused resources, programs and alliances to meet the needs of the emerging Internet service providers, application service providers and Web-hosting providers. New program members include Exodus Communications Inc., Corio Inc. and Navisite Inc. ``E'xpert Services: New and expanded service offerings that help businesses harness the power of the Internet. Dell today announced e-consulting partnerships with Arthur Andersen and Gen3 Partners to help business customers develop and implement their Internet strategies. Universal Access: A drive to enable universal Internet access through a combination of leading-edge devices, connectivity offerings and access choices. This initiative encompasses narrow band services, broadband offerings and wireless products and services for homes and offices. Dell Ventures: Strategic links to companies with technologies, products and services that create breakthroughs for the evolving Internet age. Dell Ventures will provide equity investments and incubation services for selected early-stage private companies to accelerate development. ``We are combining Dell's Internet expertise, and our unique ability to organize resources around distinct customer needs, to create new Web-related capabilities,' Mr. Dell stated. ``The Dell advantage is based on direct relationships, low cost, speed to market and e-commerce expertise as much as it is on Internet hardware, appliances and customers services and support.' Dell, which already operates one of the world's largest and most profitable e-commerce sites with more than $40 million in sales daily, is the No. 2 supplier worldwide of network servers that are a key component of the Internet infrastructure. During the fourth quarter of last year, Dell PowerEdge servers accounted for 40 percent of industry growth and gained nearly five points of global market share. The company is also a growing provider of network storage systems for the Internet. Internet commerce worldwide is predicted to grow at a compound annual rate of 100 percent, to almost $2.5 trillion by 2003. Globally, Dell expects companies to spend $370 billion annually on their Internet infrastructures by 2003, much of that for servers and storage products. ``These numbers are staggering and every company is trying to figure out how to position itself to survive and take advantage of this explosion of activity by building its Internet infrastructure,' he said. ``Soon there will be no real difference between Internet-based companies -- `e' companies -- and traditional businesses. The distinction will be between winners and losers. ``Within this dynamic environment, we believe Dell is the preferred Internet infrastructure company not only because our products and services are at the core of the related build-out, but because we understand, firsthand, how `E' works for commerce and operational efficiencies.' Mr. Dell also said that the quality of the customer's experience -- more than products or services -- will be the defining source of loyalty in the Internet era. ``As a company founded on one-to-one direct relationships with its customers, Dell understands what customers want from these business relationships. Our success in building one of the world's largest online operations gives us the credibility to be one of the principal partners to other companies as they build their online businesses,' Mr. Dell said. Dell began its commercial migration to the Internet with the 1994 launch of www.dell.com, and added online sales capabilities two years later. Today Dell, the No. 1 computer systems company in the United States and No. 2 worldwide, is one of the world's largest e-commerce companies with online sales accounting for nearly 50 percent of revenue by the end of its last fiscal year. The site received about 35 million visits in the fourth quarter of last year alone. More than 40,000 corporate, government and education customers worldwide do business with Dell through individual, tailored Premier Pages hosted at dell.com. The site -- like many other leading Internet destinations -- runs entirely on Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell PowerVault storage products. About Dell Computer Corporation Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $25.3 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 210 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune ``most admired' lists of companies. Dell 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. Dell, PowerApp, PowerEdge, PowerVault, DellWare and Premier Pages are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (156010)	4/5/2000 3:27:00 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Dell Enters E-Consulting Alliances With Gen3 Partners, Arthur Andersen; New Dell `E'xpert Services Group Created to Meet E-Commerce Needs Of Business Customers Hi Kemble! What has happened at the meeting? :)Leigh cnbc.com ROUND ROCK, Texas, Apr 5, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dell (Nasdaq:DELL), a world leader in Internet commerce and infrastructure, today announced alliances with Gen3 Partners and Arthur Andersen to assist business customers in designing and implementing their Internet strategies. These partnerships will be managed through the Dell "E"xpert Services Group, a new e-consulting arm of Dell's Americas business organization. Gen3 Partners will provide strategic business development and technology consulting services to help Dell's largest corporate customers with headquarters in the United States to leverage their existing assets to create, architect and launch Internet-enabled enterprises. Dell has made an equity investment in Gen3 Partners. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Arthur Andersen will provide e-consulting to the fast-growing segment of medium-sized businesses seeking to make their operations more efficient by using the Internet. "Dell's e-commerce capabilities have changed the perception of how business over the Internet can make companies more efficient," said Steve Felice, vice president and general manager, Dell "E"xpert Services Group. "An increasing number of customers have asked Dell to share its e-business expertise with them. The partnerships we have established will allow Dell to advise thousands of customers on some of the best methods to build an e-business. Dell's services portfolio now spans from e-support to e-consulting, serving medium-sized companies to some of the world's largest enterprises." "Arthur Andersen has developed a broad range of eBusiness solutions in areas such as digital markets to help clients fuel the growth of their businesses," said Chuck Ketteman, worldwide managing partner for Arthur Andersen's business consulting practice. "By integrating eBusiness solutions that leverage Arthur Andersen's capabilities with Dell's e-business expertise in areas such as direct enablement, both companies will be able to serve the tremendous needs of customers in the medium-sized business market." Jim Sims, former chief executive officer of Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. and founder of Sims WorldWide Inc., and Michael Treacy, founder of consulting firm Treacy & Company, recently formed Gen3 Partners. "The next wave of Internet infrastructure will focus on `brick-to-click' opportunities, as established companies integrate the Internet into their businesses," said Sims, CEO, Gen3 Partners. "Gen3 Partners will provide a valuable service to Dell customers by helping them use the Internet to improve their business-to-business (B2B) capabilities and supply-chain processes." Dell has recently introduced services to help customers conduct business over the Internet more efficiently, including a Web hosting initiative called DellHost (www.dellhost.com) and the upcoming introduction of a small- and medium-sized B2B marketplace in conjunction with Ariba (Nasdaq:ARBA). Details about these and other Dell e-services can be found at www.dell.com. Dell is the world's No. 2 PC server provider(a). About Gen3 Partners Gen3 Partners (www.gen3partners.com) is an integrated strategy and technology company dedicated to creating, architecting and launching Internet-enabled, B2B enterprises in partnership with established companies and Internet start-ups. Based in Boston, the company currently has 80 employees, and expects to open offices in New York City and San Francisco by the summer of 2000. About Arthur Andersen Arthur Andersen's vision is to be the partner for success in the New Economy. The organization helps clients find new ways to create, manage and measure value in the rapidly changing global economy. With world-class skills in Assurance, Tax Services, Consulting and Corporate Finance, Arthur Andersen has more than 70,000 professionals in over 80 countries that are united by a single worldwide operating structure that fosters inventiveness, knowledge sharing and a focus on client success. Since its beginning in 1913, Arthur Andersen has realized 86 years of uninterrupted growth, with 1999 revenues over US$7 billion. Arthur Andersen is a business unit of Andersen Worldwide. About Dell Computer Corporation Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $25.3 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 210 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune "most admired" lists of companies. Dell 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) Source: International Data Corporation, Commercial Systems and Servers bulletin. Rankings based on U.S. and Worldwide "PC Server Shipments by Vendor" for 3Q99. Dell, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerApp and DellHost are trademarks of Dell Computer 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. Distributed via COMTEX. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: Dell Computer Corporation, Round Rock Media Contacts: Jon Weisblatt, 512/728-1226 jon_weisblatt@dell.com or David Frink, 512/728-2678 david_frink@dell.com or Investor Contacts: Don Collis, 512/728-8671 don_collis@dell.com or Rob Williams, 512/728-7570 robert_williams@dell.com KEYWORD: TEXAS MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERNET E-COMMERCE RETAIL MANUFACTURING MARKETING AGREEMENTS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (156010)	4/5/2000 4:10:00 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

quote.bloomberg.com Dell Introduces Gear and Services for Companies' Web Sites By Justin Baer New York, April 5 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Computer Corp., the biggest U.S. seller of personal computers, introduced new equipment and services that help power Web sites and manage companies' Internet traffic. At a news briefing in New York, Dell Chairman Michael Dell unveiled the PowerApp, a device that runs businesses' Web sites. The server that can run on either Microsoft Corp.'s Windows or Red Hat Inc.'s Linux operating systems, costs $1,899 and will begin shipping in May. Dell also introduced services and programs for companies and Internet service providers. Dell wants to draw from its experience managing its own Web site, which generates $40 million in sales daily. Companies are projected to spend about $370 billion by 2003 to expand their Internet capabilities, Dell said, and it wants a bigger slice of that market. Dell is targeting more profitable areas of the computer market to make up for slowing PC sales. In January, Dell predicted quarterly sales growth of 30 percent this year, the company's slowest rate in five years. From 1996 through 1998, when Dell was the best-performing stock in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, sales rose 50 percent or more each quarter. The Round Rock, Texas-based company's shares rose 5/16 to 54 5/8 in late trading 8119f7a2486283c9ba396cc145094b&T=marketsquote99_news.ht

To: kemble s. matter who wrote (156010)	4/5/2000 4:16:00 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

quote.bloomberg.com F5 Networks and Dell Sign OEM Agreement; F5's BIG-IP for Intelligent Load-balancing and High Availability Software to Ship On New Dell PowerApp Appliance Servers Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000--F5 Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:FFIV) the leading provider of Internet traffic and content management (iTCM) products, announced today an OEM license agreement that gives Dell access to all of F5's iTCM products. Immediately, the two companies will begin work to bring F5's award-winning high availability and intelligent load-balancing software, BIG-IP(R), to market on a Dell PowerApp appliance server. This appliance server product will be targeted for service providers, dot-coms, and brick-to-click businesses, and other organizations building out their Internet infrastructure. "Our PowerApp product strategy focuses on applications located at the edge of the Internet infrastructure," said Michael Lambert, senior vice president, Dell Enterprise Systems Group. "Traffic management is one of those critical applications and cementing a partnership with the market leader, F5 Networks, is a big win for Dell and our customers. We've found that service providers and dot-coms want integrated, turnkey systems that are easy to install, simple to manage, and offer outstanding value. Integrating F5's BIG-IP software on our PowerApp appliance servers will give customers a turnkey system that can day and night, without a stop, distribute traffic for the most mission-critical e-commerce systems." The Dell-branded traffic management solution targets enterprises and service providers that are looking for a turnkey platform; one that offers a single vendor solution for a tightly integrated, high-performance, flexible e-Business infrastructure. This announcement underscores the universal applicability of F5's technology, which brings a rich feature set that can be easily integrated into the leading server and networking platforms in the market. "F5 has quickly moved beyond the basics of load balancing to comprehensive Internet traffic and content management," said Mark Hoover, President of Acuitive, Inc. "Their strategy has been well aligned with the technical and business dynamics associated with the build out of e-Business infrastructures by service providers, dot-coms, and enterprises. The announcement with Dell bodes well for them to expand their market opportunity and become an even greater force in the industry." Availability of operations, in addition to fast response time, is critical to delivering the best web experience for customers. F5's BIG-IP product provides high availability and intelligent traffic management for a single Internet site or data center, and offers another level of fault-tolerance by eliminating single points of failure on a network. By intelligently distributing customer requests across a group of servers, BIG-IP helps to ensure that an e-Business' content and applications are always available. "The seamless integration of F5's high availability and intelligent traffic management software with Dell's PowerApp appliance server platform will bring significant value to the marketplace as customers look to consolidate their network infrastructure to optimize manageability without sacrificing performance," said Jeff Hussey, Chairman, President and CEO at F5 Networks. "Our relationship with Dell represents a key milestone in F5's recently announced product strategy roadmap to partner with leading infrastructure providers to work toward the goal of becoming the definitive standard for Internet traffic and content management." About F5 Networks F5 Networks is the leading provider of Internet Traffic and Content Management (iTCM) products. The Company's integrated suite of high-performance products automatically and intelligently manage Internet traffic and content to improve the availability and performance of mission-critical Internet servers and applications. F5 Networks helps companies avoid the risk of being burdened with ill-performing networks that do not meet end user expectations, while enabling network administrators to better control and predict the performance of their infrastructure. F5 Networks' products are designed to provide a new level of fault tolerance by shielding users from system failure; optimizing response times to user requests and data flow; and cost-effectively managing an organization's Internet infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Columbus, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, The Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden and the United Kingdom. F5 Networks is located on the web at www.f5.com. F5 Networks (Nasdaq:FFIV) Internet Traffic Management products support a wide range of operating systems and hardware platforms including those from: Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW), Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HWP), Compaq (NYSE:CPQ), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Intel (Nasdaq:INTC). F5 products work with leading IP-based applications, including legacy host, mainframe, Java, CORBA-based, and client/server applications from vendors such as SAP (NYSE:SAP), BAAN (Nasdaq:BAANF), Novell (Nasdaq:NOVL), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT). Statements in this press release concerning future events, or future performance, financial results or achievements of the company, or other statements which are not statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by those statements. Relevant risks and uncertainties include those discussed in the public filings made by the company with the SEC from time to time.