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To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (1887)	10/9/2002 5:33:09 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 4345

This is a good, rapid, immediate response to Dell's offering and much less expensive: Rebates, new desktops fill HP's stocking from cnet: msnbc-cnet.com.com By John G. Spooner Staff Writer, CNET News.com October 9, 2002, 2:13 PM PT Hewlett-Packard has quietly introduced four new desktops and improved its rebate program for the holiday season, according to a recent research report. The ARS report says HP's new desktops, priced around $1,000 each, hail from the company's Compaq Presario and HP Pavilion lines. As recent HP product announcements have focused on high-end PCs with DVD burners and other features, this new group is targeted for a more budget consumer. In addition, HP plans to offer rebates ranging from $50 to $200 to encourage consumers to combine their PC purchase with monitors, printers or other add-ons. HP, which acquired Compaq Computer last May, plans to maintain the consumer PC brands from both companies to serve different segments of the market. In July, HP accounted for 35 percent of sales at U.S. retail stores, while the Compaq brand represented 22 percent, according to market research firm NPDTechworld. The Compaq Presario PCs, geared for budget consumers, start at $399 after rebates. HP Pavilion PCs offer more multimedia options, and start at $499. Competitive pricing will be the key to winning over budget-conscious customers during the holiday season, analysts have said. The ARS report describes the Compaq Presario 6310US, which includes an AMD Athlon XP 1800+ processor with 128MB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive and a CD-rewritable drive for $549. The Compaq Presario 6350US includes a 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 chip, 512MB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive and CD-RW and DVD-ROM drives for $899. The Compaq Presario 6370US comes with a 2.53GHz Pentium 4 and a 120GB hard drive for $1,049. From the Pavilion family, the HP Pavilion 523n includes an Athlon XP 2200+ processor, 512MB of RAM, an 80GB hard drive and both a CD-RW and a DVD-ROM drive for $799. The new rebate programs offer buyers a $50 rebate on many of the company's new PC models, including the Presario 6300US, 6310US, 6320US and Pavilion 503n, 513n as well as the 523n, 753n and 763n. These rebates can be combined with the company's standard rebate of $150 for purchasing a desktop and monitor at the same time. HP will also offer another $50 rebate for purchasing certain monitors combined with certain machines, as well as for buying an HP printer and digital camera with a Pavilion desktop PC. Competitors are also gearing up for the holiday season. Rival Emachines has lowered prices by offering PCs up front for what were originally post-rebate prices. At the other end of the spectrum, Sony released a number of new high-end desktops and notebooks this past week.

To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (1887)	10/10/2002 12:32:44 PM
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Carly, can ya hear me, i am getting tired of this kind of news from dell: Applications Dell delivers e-mail help to business By Dawn Kawamoto Special to ZDNet News October 10, 2002, 6:06 AM PT Dell plans to announce Thursday a fixed-price service to help customers move to Microsoft Exchange 2000. Under its Exchange Migration Readiness Assessment service, Dell will work with companies to evaluate and plan for moving e-mail platforms to Microsoft Exchange 2000. Although Exchange 2000 is a two-year-old product, Microsoft is planning to unveil the first major update in mid-2003. With the service, customers will receive a report that evaluates whether their technology and operations are ready for Exchange 2000, including the risks and benefits of making the change. Dell plans to charge anywhere from $13,000 to $30,000 for the migration, depending on the complexity of the project. The effort comes as Dell is looking to bolster revenue beyond building and selling PCs. As the company sells more servers to corporations, it's finding a greater need to offer more professional services to support those customers. msnbc-zdnet.com.com