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Technology’s role in oil and gas exploration.

Information technology is as vital to oil and gas exploration these days as drill bits,

hydrophones, and mud pumps. Whether it’s seismic processing and acquisition, exploration,

development, production, or real-time drilling, IT is essential to doing the job successfully.

This rapidly growing need for robust technology has given us the chance to work

closely with oil and gas industry experts to develop computing solutions that can help

increase operating efficiencies and boost productivity and profitability.

Dell Oil & Gas industry solutions: an overview.

Our approach to developing solutions for the Oil & Gas industry was simple. We

examined key aspects of upstream exploration and tried to determine if our enterprise

and client technology would be useful. It didn’t take long to realize that we could, in

fact, assist at many points in the process by providing technology solutions in three

critical areas:

• Task-facilitating Technology — We’ve assembled the ultimate combination of

technology to help process data on a vast scale and improve your decision-making.

• Optimized IT Environment — We’ve developed hardware that can not only

improve efficiency and productivity, but also maximize ROI.

• Global Services and Trusted Support — We’re committed to providing you

the service and support you need here in the U.S. or around the world.

INTRODUCTION

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The Basic Premise: Pure Dell

“Remove the middleman and establish a relationship directly with the customer.” This simple concept is the foundation of Dell’s business model.

With the power of selling direct, and our team of talented people and resources

located around the world, we are able to provide customers with superb value;

high-quality, relevant technology; customized systems; excellent service and support;

and products and services that are easy to buy and use. With its singular focus on

the customer, the model takes five basic tenets and creates a unique way of

leveraging technology for business value. That not only sets Dell apart, it means

that the customer experience is revolutionary.

For you, this approach for doing business with Dell can translate to two key benefits:

• Optimized or reduced costs of finding hydrocarbons

• Reduced technology platform risks by working through the use of

standardized and ISV-certified Oil and Gas solutions

Doing business with Dell.All across the world, companies just like yours have discovered the benefits of

partnering with Dell. We’ll work with you to build solutions that fit your ever-changing

needs and budget. From desktops, notebooks, workstations and printers, to enterprise

solutions, from on-site training to 24/7 technical support...Dell means business.

The Opportunity.Finding and exploring oil and gas reserves is dependent on interpreting and modeling complex surface

and subsurface earth structures, and requires collaboration among a number of disciplines. Additionally,

the process of identifying new, untapped reserves or greenfields is increasingly challenging. Plus,

recovery from existing fields or brownfields continues to be an area of opportunity.

Not surprisingly, Oil & Gas, like most other industries, is under pressure to reduce costs and

increase productivity. In combination, these conditions define a demanding and complex ecosystem

that requires ever-increasing degrees of collaboration and data-driven decision-making to maximize

effectiveness and efficiency. Dell’s solutions for the Oil & Gas industry can help.

Why Dell?Dell offers an extensive range of products and services, all centered around your organization’s

needs. Our products and services enable Dell to deliver total IT solutions. Which means you have a

trusted partner who can scale with your business and IT demands.

most efficientpath to thecustomer

single point ofaccountability build to order

aggressivepricing

a standards-based

technology

great value

customized systems

customized serviceand support

products and services thatare easy to buy and use

high quality and latest technology

DIRECT RELATIONSHIP

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

“At Dell, our approach to innovation focuses on customer requirements. Customers define what is important. Dell innovates

internally and through collaboration with others in the industry. Many of Dell’s innovations are shared through standards, rather than locking

customers into proprietary solutions. Customers gain flexibility and real value. This approach is direct, customer-driven innovation.”

— KEVIN KETTLER, PH.D.CTO, DELL INC.

PURE DELL

Dell offers you the capabilities you need to extract more from your data.

What makes Dell’s approach to providing solutions for the Oil & Gas industry unique is

simple: relevance to the industry. We designed server and workstation technology specifically

to handle the kinds of data processing and power-intensive research computing tasks

unique to oil and gas exploration, including advanced geothermal graphics modeling,

subsurface evaluation scenarios, and more.

Using a “building blocks” approach, Dell has assembled technology and software to

form a powerful combination of industry-specific specialized solutions, the whole of which

is much greater than the sum of its parts.

Dell™ PowerEdge™ Servers: the power to supercharge your data-based operations.

Dell’s PowerEdge line of high-performance servers gives you what you need for

mission-critical upstream exploration applications. Offering a standards-based, multi-core

technology platform, Dell PowerEdge servers are designed to meet the high-volume

information technology needs of the Oil & Gas industry. Available in a variety of

freestanding tower and rack-optimized configurations, they’re supported by Dell’s excellent

service, offering the reliability and value you expect from every Dell product.

SOLUTION-CENTRIC TECHNOLOGY

PowerEdge benefits include:Impressive Performance per Watt — Dell PowerEdge Servers understand when you

need power, and when you don’t. They can reduce power consumption and thermal output

for less demanding tasks and ramp up performance for your scalable enterprise.

Software Efficiency — You can get improved overall performance thanks to high efficiency

in processing and efficient queuing of commands.

Processor Utilization — With a high number of threads available per cycle, systems can

increase processor use through highly efficient threading.

Scalable Growth — As your processing needs grow, so can your server capabilities.

Multi-core technology architecture threads applications across multiple cores. And

integration into your current environment is easy thanks to a commonality of key components

as well as through virtualization technologies.

Dell Precision™ workstation solutions that can power gains in productivity.Such robust servers are best utilized with equally robust workstations, the kind that can

handle advanced graphics requirements. Dell Precision workstations with Intel® Xeon®

Processors are just the answer. They’re specifically engineered for maximum performance in the

processing and manipulating of massive amounts of data:

Processing power where you need it — Two processor sockets support dual-core,

64-bit processors. There’s also massive memory capacity to render advanced graphics

and visualizations.

Advanced performance at your fingertips — Take advantage of optional dual graphics

that can deliver excellent integrated graphics performance.

Connectivity for the field or office — It’s easy to get hooked up on mobile workstations

via Wi-Fi or broadband to drive productivity from the office to the field.

ISV Certifications to ensure operability with the applications you count on.When you’re out in the field, you have way too much to think about without worrying

whether your software and hardware are compatible. That’s why we partner only with industry-

leading software players to fully leverage the power of their industry-specific applications —

the ones you depend on for upstream exploration. And we make sure that they’re pre-tested on

Dell technology to ensure optimal operation.SOLUTION-CENTRIC TECHNOLOGY

Dell can help you make the most of your IT infrastructure.

You can’t afford to take risks with your data or your equipment. You require

enterprise hardware solutions and IT business management tools that can drive

operational efficiency and productivity while maximizing the return on your IT investment.

That’s why we’ve created a technology infrastructure that’s ideal for the demanding

needs of the Oil & Gas industry.

Dell experts help you with consolidation and migration.Acquiring any major technology system is more than just a financial investment.

It’s also an investment in time: time to learn new equipment and systems, time to

install them, time to build up the trust that they’re the right solution for you. That’s why

Dell offers you the tools and assistance you need throughout the entire consolidation

and migration process:

Consolidation — Optimizing resource requirements often means you need to restructure

your organization’s infrastructure to help reduce costs and improve control. We have

the right tools, products, and services to help you figure it all out, including the critical

first step of preparing a business analysis to determine an estimated ROI based on

the effort required.

Migration — You can reduce costs and increase flexibility in service spending by migrating

from a proprietary Unix platform to Dell’s Intel® architecture-based servers running either a

Microsoft® Windows® operating system or a Red Hat Linux operating system.

CONSOLIDATION AND MIGRATION

We’ve partnered with the best.Dell has a wealth of partners who offer a variety of enterprise applications and solutions,

all of which have been tested on our technology.

• Operating systems, messaging, and database platforms are addressed through

relationships with industry-leading companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat

Linux, and Novell.

• ISV alliances are numerous too, including Altiris, Citrix, PeopleSoft, SAP, VMware,

and more.

HPCC — supercomputing without supercomputers.HPCC, or High Performance Computing Clusters, are simply multiple servers strung

together to form a virtual supercomputer. HPCC can handle all the rigorous number crunching

of “big iron” supercomputers, but without the substantial upfront investment or long-term

learning curve and maintenance hassles. HPCC offer incredible benefits:

Massive computing power and systems manageability — Dell HPCC can deliver

the power and ease of mastery required for the most advanced computation tasks.

Scalable platform architecture — Can allow for system expansion and growth as

computational needs increase.

Standards-based computing — Can streamline design and deployment, which delivers

returns on your IT investment fast.

Tested experience — We’ve worked with our High Performance Computing Clusters in

environments just like the ones you deal with every day. The result? We‘re among the

leaders in delivering standards-based clustering technology.

DELL PARTNERS

Global services and support you can count on.

Dell Infrastructure Services help you get the most out of your technology

infrastructure investments. Our highly trained experts specialize in planning,

implementing, and maintaining standards-based systems and the environments in

which they operate.

To provide the kind of excellence you expect from Dell as your Global Partner for

hardware, service, and support, we have built our services and capabilities on these

core tenets:

Operational Excellence — Services are methodically designed for excellent quality,

applying flexible manufacturing principles across the end-to-end services process, including

Engineering, Delivery, and Measurement.

Focus — Many of our competitors aspire to be all things to all people. But we take a

more focused approach, allowing for discipline in what we offer, promise, and deliver.

Single Point of Accountability — Dell manages our desktop, notebook, and

workstation services end to end, synchronizing execution from disparate vendors so that

you don’t have to. The result is an excellent experience for you and your IT staff.

GLOBAL SERVICES

PLAN

ASSESSMENT, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES

• IT Architecture • Software Migration • Systems Consolidation

DEPLOYMENT SERVICES • Asset Discovery • Application Packaging • Image Management • Custom Factory Integration • Installation

ENTERPRISE SUPPORT SERVICES

• Platinum, Gold, Silver Support • Basic Support • Dell | EMC Maintenance

CLIENT SUPPORT SERVICES

• Gold Technical Support • Hardware Warranty Support • CompleteCareTM Accidental

Damage Service*

CLIENTDesktop/Notebook

ENTERPRISE Server/Storage

MAINTAIN

IMPLEMENT TRAINING SERVICES• Dell Hardware Training and Certification • Infrastructure Software Training and Certification• PC Skills and Professional Development Training

ASSET RECOVERY AND RECYCLING SERVICES• Disposal • Donation • Value Recovery • Lease Return

SEVEN SERVICE SUITES

Dell’s Portfolio of Service Suites.

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From those unifying principles, we’ve created seven Service Suites to help you address the full lifecycle of your IT infrastructure — from planning to implementation to maintenance.

SEVEN SERVICE SUITES

Assessment, Design, and Implementation Services — Having

addressed the challenges presented by complex IT infrastructures in our own operations

and at hundreds of companies worldwide, we’re able to recommend and implement

service solutions that help you better take advantage of industry standards to utilize

emerging technologies, enhance performance, scalability, and efficiencies as well as

maximize the value of IT investments.

Dell Deployment Services — We can help speed up the installation and

utilization of new systems and simplify the ongoing service, maintenance, and support

of existing ones. Dell will help you identify and account for existing hardware and

software assets so you can develop a refresh strategy and better control costs. Utilizing

a “one-touch” method, Dell will custom configure your systems to your specifications

in our ISO 9001-certified factory, then ship them to you ready to deploy, or we can

install each system throughout your infrastructure.

Asset Recovery and Recycling Services — We can provide the logistic

and disposal capabilities to recover and dispose of owned and/or leased computer

equipment in a secure and environmentally-friendly way. Along with removing

identifying tags and labels, the hard drive of each system we recycle* can be

overwritten* to help protect the security of your data.

Training Services — Dell offers comprehensive training and certification

programs for Dell™ hardware and popular software applications. Training can be

customized to meet your unique requirements.

Enterprise Support Services — Dell has built a robust global infrastructure

that offers multiple levels of enterprise support, which are designed to maximize the

performance and availability of your server and storage systems. Dell also offers

proactive maintenance programs to help ensure the continued operation of storage

systems by providing scheduled health checks and hardware and software updates.

Client Support Services — The ultimate goal of Dell Client Support Services is

to provide flexible levels of support to help get your systems up and running so end-

users can get back to business. Our suite of scalable support services is designed for

IT professionals and end-users whose needs range from basic phone support to rapid

response and resolution of complex problems virtually anywhere in the world, 24/7.

Managed Lifecycle Services — Designed for customers who wish to out-task

all or part of the support of their client-computing environment. By applying service

delivery and supply chain management expertise, this service is designed to help

enhance efficiencies, reduce support costs, boost service levels — even in multi-

vendor environments — and improve end-user satisfaction.

SEVEN SERVICE SUITES

We can help you with all your IT needs.

There’s more to Dell than just servers and workstations. In fact, we have a whole range of built-to-order

solutions designed to deliver industry-standard technology, unparalleled value, and superb benefits:

Dell™ OptiPlex™ Desktops• cost-effective performance

• long-term stability and reliability

• the ability to customize different systems

Dell Latitude™ Notebooks• affordable performance

• thin, lightweight design starting at 2.5 pounds*

• Dell StrikeZone™ hard drive protection

• tested and designed to high standards

Software• volume discounts

• factory installation

Other Peripherals• monitors and displays

• projectors

• LCD TVs

Dell PowerVault™ and Dell | EMC Storage Solutions• powerful platforms to support DAS, NAS, and SAN and IP storage

• consulting services to help optimize the use of storage technology

• helps protect information from loss or disaster

Networking using Dell PowerConnect™ Switches• excellent price-performance

• easy interoperability

• high-performance solutions (managed or unmanaged)

with a low total cost of ownership

Printers• wide range of printers including single- and multi-user inkjet, photo,

All-in-One, network-ready, workgroup color, and monochrome laser

• Advanced Exchange* and On-Site* service options available

Software packaging, documentation or software may differ from retail version.

We can help you with all your IT needs.

There’s more to Dell than just servers and workstations. In fact, we have a whole range of built-to-order

solutions designed to deliver industry-standard technology, unparalleled value, and superb benefits:

Dell™ OptiPlex™ Desktops

• cost-effective performance

• long-term stability and reliability

• the ability to customize different systems

Dell Latitude™ Notebooks

• affordable performance

• thin, lightweight design starting at 2.5 pounds*

• Dell StrikeZone™ hard drive protection

• tested and designed to high standards

Software

• volume discounts

• factory installation

Other Peripherals

• monitors and displays

• projectors

• LCD TVs

Dell PowerVault™ and Dell | EMC Storage Solutions

• powerful platforms to support DAS, NAS, and SAN and IP storage

• consulting services to help optimize the use of storage technology

• helps protect information from loss or disaster

Networking using Dell PowerConnect™ Switches

• excellent price-performance

• easy interoperability

• high-performance solutions (managed or unmanaged)

with a low total cost of ownership

Printers

• wide range of printers including single- and multi-user inkjet, photo,

All-in-One, network-ready, workgroup color, and monochrome laser

• Advanced Exhange* and On-Site* service options available

Software packaging, documentation or software may differ from retail version.

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Dell is the partner you need for successful Oil & Gas exploration.

Success in the Oil & Gas industry is more elusive than ever. And never before has

technology been so important. Which means it’s essential to have the right IT partner,

one who can:

• Create robust, innovative technology solutions to help meet your business objectives.

• Provide the service and support you need to ensure that any problems,

big or small, can be solved quickly and efficiently.

• Ensure that the channel through which those solutions and services are

provided is uncluttered with third party influence and maximizes the return

on your IT investment.

In short, you need Dell. Which is why we invite you find to out more about our

complete range of Oil & Gas industry solutions today.

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