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To: TigerPaw who wrote (162790)	11/15/2000 12:37:47 PM
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Wednesday November 15, 10:50 am Eastern Time Press Release Dell Announces Top Benchmarks for PowerApp.cache Servers and New Configuration Options for PowerApp.web Servers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000--Dell (Nasdaq:DELL - news) today announced top peak throughput performance caching benchmark results for its PowerApp.cache servers and new configuration options for its line of PowerApp.web appliance servers. A load balanced array of Dell's PowerApp.cache 200 servers posted top peak throughput results in The Measurement Factory Inc.'s Third Annual Cache-Off competition, besting the closest competition's entry by 33 percent. The system demonstrated the fastest response times for displaying frequently viewed Web pages while maintaining excellent secondary performance metrics. ``Dell's PowerApp servers have been incredibly well received by the marketplace,'' said Michael Lambert, senior vice president, Dell Enterprise Systems Group. ``These benchmark results reaffirm the reasons why companies are adopting PowerApp systems for their Internet infrastructures.'' PowerApp.cache appliance servers are high-performance, turnkey Internet caching servers that meet the demanding needs of e-commerce applications and permit more efficient online business operations. These rack-dense caching products are designed to be a simple solution to deliver Internet performance acceleration for both inbound traffic to Web servers as well as outbound traffic from browsers on a LAN. Also announced today, Dell now offers new configuration options to provide PowerApp.web customers more flexibility for their Internet-intensive businesses. Dell's 1U (1.75 inches) PowerApp.web server can now be custom-configured with any combination of 700 or 750 MHz Pentium® III processors, 64 MB to 1 GB of memory, and one or two 9 GB(a) or 18 GB hard drives. Additionally, customers can order the server with no operating system for deployment in a variety of other applications. Dell's PowerApp.web server is a turnkey, integrated Web server that is available in either a Microsoft® Windows® powered version or with the Red Hat® Linux operating system. The PowerApp.web server comes factory installed with specialized features that allow users to deploy the Web server quickly and easily, with little ongoing administration. Dell unveiled its PowerApp line of appliance servers earlier this year and has expanded it to include PowerApp.web, PowerApp.cache and PowerApp.BIG-IP appliance servers. The dedicated function devices take advantage of Dell's Intel-based hardware platforms combined with best-in-class software solutions from companies including F5 Networks, Microsoft, Novell and Red Hat. As part of Dell's three-tier approach to building an Internet infrastructure, PowerApp appliance servers sit at the front end, or tier one, as cost-effective and easy-to-deploy solutions for Web serving, caching and general traffic management compared to a general purpose server. Dell PowerEdge(tm) servers handle the business-critical, e-commerce applications and database functions in tier two, and in tier three Dell PowerVault(tm) storage systems consolidate a company's data into one virtual pool. For more information on Dell's three-tier Internet infrastructure, click on Internet Infrastructure Overview at www.dell.com/powerapp. Complete details of the third annual Cache-off can be found at measurement-factory.com. (b) About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL - news) is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $30 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. 154 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) For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; accessible capacity varies with operating environment. (b) Alex Rousskov and Duane Wessels. The Third Cache-off. Houston, Texas; September 2000. Raw data and independent analysis at measurement-factory.com Dell, PowerEdge, PowerApp and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Dell Computer Corp., Round Rock Media Contacts: Matthew Boucher, 512/725-1751 matthew_boucher@dell.com or Bruce Eric Anderson, 512/723-0975 bruce_anderson@dell.com or Investor Contacts: Lynn Tyson, 512/723-1130 lynn_tyson@dell.com or Robert Williams, 512/728-7570 robert_williams@dell.com biz.yahoo.com