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To: mepci who wrote (162338)	10/24/2000 11:41:25 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 176387

10 Top Digital Workplaces We found the American companies that LET HIGH TECHNOLOGY WORK FOR YOU while you work for them BY FLORA TARTAKOVSKY DELL COMPUTER CORP. Computer systems and technology 35,800 employees Website: dell.com At 23, Justin Cannon is a man on his way up. In just 14 months as a business-to-business sales representative at Dell, which is based in Round Rock, Texas, he has been promoted four times. The secret of his success? "Online training," he says. Cannon has spent more than 1,000 hours exploiting Dell's computer-based tutoring system. "I enjoy it more than sitting in a classroom," he says, "and it has allowed me to learn as fast as I want." The company's learning department is constantly producing new courses so self-starters can move along at their own pace. Significantly, Dell still uses classrooms for role playing and other situations in which interaction is essential, and human instructors are easily accessible to answer questions about online tutorials. Dell's publicists speak glowingly of company perks, which provide employees discounts on everything from refurbished computers to movie tickets. But what makes Dell a great place to work is simply this: with online training and hard work, there is a uniquely digital way to get ahead. Just ask Cannon. time.com