To: D. Swiss who wrote (101998 ) 2/17/1999 2:54:00 PM From: Mohan Marette Respond to of 176388
Dell-Introducing Pentium III Drew: Thanks,I will check it out. You seen this? Company Press ReleaseDell Fields Broad Product Lineup Designed For Intel Pentium III Processor SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999--Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL - news), the world's leading direct computer systems company, today said that it will incorporate the Intel® Pentium® III processor at 500MHz and 450MHz across multiple product lines, including Dimension® and OptiPlex® desktop PCs, Dell Precision(tm) WorkStations and PowerEdge® servers. Dell unveiled and demonstrated desktop PCs powered by the new processor at the Intel Pentium III processor Preview Day at the San Jose Convention Center, where leading content developers, PC hardware suppliers and software tool makers also demonstrated new products designed for the processor. The Pentium III processor is Intel's highest performing processor and incorporates Intel's new Streaming SIMD Extensions, which improve graphics processing and enhance the performance of database, video, audio and speech recognition applications and technologies. ''Our customers expect Dell to offer the best technology available, such as the Pentium III processor, to take them to the next level of computing with minimal disruption,'' said Carl Everett, senior vice president, Dell Personal Systems Group. ''Dell's direct model delivers what customers want: immediate access to stable, consistent platforms with leading-edge performance, technology and features at outstanding prices.'' Dell Dimension Desktops Designed for small business and home users, Dimension desktop family is a leader in the industry's transition to a new generation of applications. The new Dimension with the Pentium III processor's Streaming SIMD Extensions will be able to support a variety of new applications. For games, multimedia, Web creation and digital imaging applications, the enhanced processor offers more streaming video capabilities and smoother, richer images along with improvements in special effects such as shadowing and reflections. Additional information on Dimension desktop PCs is available at dell.com . OptiPlex Desktops Dell also showcased at the Intel event OptiPlex desktops powered by Pentium III processors at 500MHz and featuring an enterprise management solution for large business and institutional customers. biz.yahoo.com