Wire GRAPHICS PERFORMANCE OF DELL PRECISION WORKSTATIONS INTENSIFIED BY NEW CARD; INTENSE3D WILDCAT 4000 OPENGL GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR NOW AVAILABLE FROM A WORKSTATION MARKET LEADER BUSINESS EDITORS &
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ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1999--Dell Computer
Corporation (Nasdaq:DELL.O), the world's leading direct computer
systems company, today announced availability of the Intense3D(tm)
Wildcat(tm) 4000, one of the industry's most powerful graphics
accelerators, as the high-end graphics option for Dell Precision(tm)
WorkStations.
The Intense3D Wildcat 4000 graphics accelerator offers Dell
customers advanced 3-D performance for high-end OpenGL applications.
Its features include: a geometry processor capable of up to 3GFLOPS,
enabling faster builds of large 3D models; 16MB of frame buffer,
allowing high resolutions in true color; and 64MB of texture memory,
for enhanced processing of complex models with texture.
"By offering the Intense3D Wildcat 4000, Dell is demonstrating
its commitment to providing customers extremely powerful technologies
in Dell Precision WorkStations," said Peter Karnazes, general manager,
Dell Precision WorkStations. "Dell continues to leverage the direct
model by offering workstation customers around the world the
exceptional performance that enables them to do their jobs faster and
more efficiently."
"At the high-end of the personal workstation market, Intense3D
and Dell make a good fit," said Tom Copeland, workstation analyst,
International Data Corporation (IDC). "Both companies are committed to
providing powerful solutions at reasonable prices."
Dell shared the No. 1 position in the worldwide personal
workstation market for the 1998 calendar year.(1)
Prices for a Dell Precision WorkStation 410 with the Intense3D
Wildcat 4000 will begin at $4,771(2). A full list of prices and
configurations for these systems with this new graphics accelerator
option can be found on the World Wide Web at
dell.com.
Dell Precision WorkStations are intended for professional users
who demand exceptional performance in the computer-aided design (CAD),
geographic information systems (GIS), digital content creation (DCC),
computer animation, software development and financial analysis
markets. Dell Precision WorkStations are designed to support
Windows(R) 2000.
All of Dell's workstation products are dual-processor-capable,
and the new graphics products will be available on the Dell Precision
WorkStation 410, based on the Intel(R) Pentium(R) II or Pentium III
processor, and the Dell Precision WorkStation 610, based on the Intel
Pentium II Xeon(tm) processor.
Ranked No. 125 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 363 in the
Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading
direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $18.2 billion
for the past four quarters. 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 through its toll-free number 800/388-8542
or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: At the end of the headline of this release, there
is a number one in parentheses, i.e., (1), which refers readers to the
first footnote. It was deleted for transmission purposes only.
(1) IDC Bulletin, "The Workstation Market, 1998: The Year in Review,"
December 1998; preliminary 1998 estimates.
(2) Price for a Dell Precision WorkStation 410, minitower chassis,
Intense3D Wildcat 4000, single 400MHz Pentium II processor, 64MB RAM,
6.4GB IDE hard drive(3), 14X min/32X max CD-ROM, Windows NT4.0
(service pack 4).
(3) For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; total accessible
capacity varies depending on operating environment.
Prices, products and specifications available in the U.S. only and are
subject to change without notice.
Shipping and handling and applicable sales taxes not included in
prices.
Intense3D and Wildcat are trademarks of Intense3D Corporation.
Dell is a registered trademark and Dell Precision is a trademark of
Dell Computer Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks and NT is
a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Xeon is a trademark of
Intel 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.
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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
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