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Dell™ Enterprise: Simply Smarter 2

The Dell Business Model: Simply More Direct 3Maximize Value, Minimize Expense: Dell Solutions 4

Leadership Products: Enterprise Strength, Industry Standards 9The Advantages Stack Up: Dell PowerEdge™ Rack Servers 10

Simple, Powerful Computing: Dell PowerEdge SC Servers 13

Towers of Power: Dell PowerEdge Tower Servers 15

We Put Great Ideas in Storage: Dell EMC® SAN Storage 18

Flexible, Dependable, Affordable: Dell PowerVault™ NAS Servers 21

To Move Forward, Simply Backup: Dell PowerVault Tape Backup Products 24

The Switch is On to Dell: Dell PowerConnect™ Switches 27

Flexible Services: Services Designed with You in Mind 29Redefining the Phrase ”Service Economy”: Dell Services 30

Total Value: Minimize TCO, Maximize ROI 33Simple, Automated Management: Dell OpenManage™ 34

Dell Goes Well with Everything: Software 37

Leadership products: Enterprise strength. Industry-standards.

Simply Smarter Today’s competitive business environment demands that IT managers run

their organizations leaner, faster and smarter — with fewer people and lower

costs. This requires greater productivity and increased efficiency. And that

requires IT solutions that deliver results straight to the bottom line. The kind

of IT solutions that provide a low total cost of ownership (TCO) and high ROI.

The kind of IT solutions you find at Dell.

Dell Enterprise solutions leverage industry-standard technology.

Industry-standard platforms have proven more scalable and stable over

time than proprietary ones. In fact, successful implementations of low-cost,

standards-based solutions are driving proprietary technologies out of the

enterprise. Standards-based solutions have also proven to be more

flexible, reliable, available and easier to manage than their proprietary

counterparts. These same standards-based solutions are ideal for small

enterprises and yet can scale to support the largest global customers.

But why Dell for Enterprise solutions? Simple. Dell focuses on simplifying IT

and maximizing business flexibility through its products and direct business

model. Dell does this by concentrating on four key strengths:

The Dell Business Model

Leadership Products

Flexible Services

Total Value

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Simply More Direct

The Dell direct model simplifies every facet of the enterprise — from product

manufacturing and deployment to service, maintenance and training. We

are capable, offering customer-based solutions that help you derive more

value from your IT investments. All Enterprise products are built specifically

to individual customer requirements, and services are designed to fit

specific customer needs. We are personal, dealing directly with our

customers through dedicated customer teams who provide a single point

of contact. We are global, so we are where you need us to be.

And finally, because of our well-documented operational efficiencies and

our constant process improvements, Dell continues to be the only company

to consistently deliver these benefits over time.

The Dell Business Model

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Dell Solutions

Dell spells relief R-O-I. Whether your organization is migrating from Unix, consolidating its server

and storage solutions, tapping into the power of High Performance Computing Clusters or High

Availability Clusters, ensuring the future of your business with Business Continuity solutions, or installing

your first server-based network, Dell can help you maximize your return on technology investment.

“Dell provides the features we need, excellent pricing and good serviceability

in small 2U packages, saving us valuable rack space.”

Jeff MayzurkVice President of Technology, E! Networks, April 2003

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The Dell Business Model: Simply More Direct

Business ContinuityTo survive today, organizations must be prepared for anything. They must understand how to manage people,

processes and technologies before, during and after events that are both expected and unexpected.

These events can be as simple as performing routine maintenance, as complex as relocating a business unit,

or as unexpected as a flooded datacenter. That’s why Dell offers a complete business continuity solution.

Here is a small sample of the potential benefits of using Dell Business Continuity planning and systems:

— Retain customers by avoiding disruptions

— Help ensure contact between government agencies

— Assert management and control through crises

— Comply with regulatory requirements

— Maintain employee compensation and supplier revenue streams

— Keep educational institutions in operation

High Availability ClustersFrom around-the-clock e-commerce to high-volume financial trading, Dell high availability cluster solutions

can solve your specific business continuity needs simply and cost effectively. Dell combines the efficiency

and flexibility of our direct model with industry-standard technology and award-winning service and support

to create reliable, customizable, easy-to-manage high availability cluster solutions. By eliminating single points

of failure, Dell clusters help assure that end users always have access to a working system. Dell high availability

cluster solutions help your organization continue to run, even when a server goes down or when a server

is offline for maintenance and upgrades. The solution consists of clustered systems, or nodes, linked by a private

Local Area Network (LAN). When a system goes offline, its data and applications are automatically transferred

to a functioning system, resulting in optimum availability.

SiteBeyond the Building

ApplicationSystem Interaction

DataBeyond the Box

PlatformIn the Box

Site RecoveryRemote or commercial recovery facilities

Site/Datacenter FailoverRe-route users and data to replicated sites

Application Failover/Load BalancingContinuous application access via clustering

Redundant SystemsContinuous server, storage and network access

SAN, NAS and DASContinuous data access

Backup and RestoreReal-time tape backup, off-site storage

Rapid Equipment ReplacementVendor services and financing programs

High Availability Server SystemsHot-swappable, redundant components with mission-critical support

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High Performance Computing Clusters (HPCC)Dell HPCC solutions put cutting-edge performance and speed at your fingertips easily and for a fraction of the cost

of other solutions. Dell HPCC provides the power necessary for your most demanding projects at an exceptional

value. Through a combination of industry-standard hardware, advanced processor technology and excellent

service and support, Dell provides an end-to-end HPCC solution tailored to meet the challenges of your high-performance

environment. Our comprehensive lines of Intel®-based servers, robust storage and high-bandwidth networking tools

allow you to build a fast, flexible and reliable cluster solution that is easy to manage.

Migration and ConsolidationOrganizations today are required to do more with less. At the same time, their data is growing exponentially,

and the cost of downtime can reach millions of dollars per hour. With Dell, you can consolidate your server and

storage resources and migrate your software environment to improve your bottom line and get the availability

and scalability you require. And Dell can provide the support to help plan and implement a solution that will

help you accomplish your goals. Dell can simplify your infrastructure consolidation and migration projects, helping

save both time and money throughout the planning, deployment and management of your solution. Dell has

designed server and storage consolidation programs as well as NT and Exchange migration offerings that provide

the resources you need to maximize the return from your IT investments, including the right tools, products

and services. Our proven expertise goes into every step of the migration or consolidation process, including

the critical first step of preparing a business case.

Return on Investment (ROI) Analyst ToolsDell’s suite of ROI Analyst Tools for consolidation and Unix migration can help you evaluate the impact of

consolidating your server and storage environment or migrating from proprietary Unix platforms to Dell’s

Intel®-based architecture systems. You and your Dell Account Manager work together to enter information

about your organization, assess risks and develop a comprehensive analysis. These tools, offered exclusively

from Dell, enable you to quickly see an estimate of how much money your organization may save by

consolidating your infrastructure or migrating to Dell industry-standard systems. The ROI Analyst Tools also

allow you to customize the business solution for your environment, providing you with an in-depth executive

summary of key financial data and ROI analysis.

Unix MigrationOrganizations today are constantly being asked to improve performance, availability, manageability and

serviceability and, at the same time, reduce costs and complexity. Migrating from proprietary Unix platforms

to Dell’s Intel architecture systems, running either the Microsoft® Windows® or the Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®

operating systems, can open up a world of freedom. Freedom to choose, freedom to save money, flexibility

in service spending — freedom to save you and your organization time and money. Dell simplifies your Unix

migration and helps you save money and optimize your ROI, without sacrificing performance or availability.

The Dell Business Model: Simply More Direct

The Potential ROI Advantages From Unix Migration Include:

– Increased Flexibility and ServiceabilityBuilding solutions and services based on industry-standard Intel platforms may increase your flexibility

and your organization’s ability to react. And that can result in increased revenue, better-utilized resources

and happy customers.

– Optimized AvailabilityIndustry-standard platforms from Dell deliver high data availability for access to business-critical

applications and data, with flexible choices of support service options to help maximize system uptime.

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– Outstanding PerformanceDell is focused on delivering maximum performance with standards-based solutions, while ensuring

the right mix of cost-effective solutions providing value at every level.

– Simplified ManageabilityDell OpenManage systems management software can help accelerate deployment, simplify operations,

ensure data availability and maximize the efficiency of your organization’s IT staff.

– Balanced Value and CostDell’s Unix Migration ROI Tool creates an estimated, customized business case analysis for customers

migrating from UNIX/RISC environments to Dell industry-standard servers utilizing either Microsoft

Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

End-to-End Solutions for Small OrganizationsSmall organizations can realize big benefits from the right technology solution. Connecting your PCs with

a server-based networked solution can boost your employees’ productivity, reduce your costs and increase your

operational efficiency. But how do you take advantage of everything the latest technology can do for you with

limited technical resources? Dell can help you every step of the way, leaving you free to run your organization.

Whether you are installing your first network or expanding your operations, we can provide the level of service

and support you need. With a full range of products and services, we provide easy, affordable networked solutions

with capacity for growth.

Potential Benefits of Server-based NetworksImproved Productivity— Shared files are always available and current

— Communication between users is quick and easy, regardless of physical location

— Communications with customers and suppliers are quick and easy

— High-speed Internet access is available to all users

Reduced costs— Shared peripherals, e.g., printers and scanners

— Shared applications

Data Protection — Centralized data makes systematic backup feasible

— Controlled accessibility

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Enterprise Strength, Industry Standards

Dell offers a complete product portfolio designed to drive down costs and

help ensure interoperability. Each product adheres to the highest levels of

quality and reliability through rigorous engineering, manufacturing and

testing processes. Dell keeps its industry-standard products at the forefront

of quality. As proof of that, Dell is continuously recognized by Technology

Business Research (TBR) as an industry leader in enterprise product quality.

Dell has been number one in Intel-based server satisfaction rankings for 20

out of the last 21 quarters.1

In addition, Dell also strives to deliver the best in relevant technology

innovations developed through internal research and development and

in collaborative partnerships with industry leaders in standards-based

technology. The bottom line is a high-value, modular and scalable product

portfolio from the desktop to the datacenter.

Leadership Products

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Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers

Dell PowerEdge rack servers help you make the most of your available space. By stacking your

servers instead of spreading them, you save valuable enterprise real estate. And when real estate

costs go down, real IT value goes up.

Dell PowerEdge rack servers are ideal for everything from thin-client computing and high-performance

clusters to datacenters, intranets and e-mail.

And to help you maximize your available space, Dell offers a full range of racks with enclosures

for up to 42 Dell PowerEdge servers and up to 14 Dell PowerVault storage systems.

“When the markets reopened after 9/11, we had the highest hit-rates of our history – 2,200 hits

per second. Traffic spiked and stayed spiked for an hour. Our Dell servers held up beautifully.”

Bruce HashimDirector, Nasdaq.com, May 2003

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Leadership Products: Enterprise Strength, Industry Standards

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers:

PowerEdge 650Workgroup/Datacenter ServerIdeal for domain controllers (PDCs/BDCs), DNS/WINS

servers, DHCP servers and directory services.

• Single Intel® Pentium® 4 or Celeron™ processor

• Up to 3GB of ECC SDRAM

• Up to two 146GB SCSI or two ATA 100 120GB hard drives

• 1U chassis for maximized rack space

PowerEdge 1750 Workgroup/Datacenter ServerIdeal for messaging and communications, Internet/intranet applications, front-end database server, network infrastructure, streaming video, terminal services, SAN compute node and high performance computingclusters (HPCC).

• Up to two Intel Xeon™ processors with 533MHz front side bus

• Up to 8GB of ECC DDR266 SDRAM with ChipKill™ and Online Spare Row support

• Three hot-swappable U320 SCSI hard drives

• Dual-integrated 10/100/10002 NICs 2 x 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X slots on separate buses

• Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies

• Embedded PERC 4Di (dual channel U320 SCSI RAID)

• 1U chassis for maximized rack space

PowerEdge 1655MC Modular Computing ServerSuperior density, fully redundant architecture and high-performance feature set make it ideal for Web serving, thin-client computing and HPCC.

• Up to six independent server blades in a rack-dense 3U enclosure

• Each server blade supports up to two Intel Pentium III processors, up to 2GB of ECC protected memory, up to two SCSI disks (up to 146GB) with integrated hardware RAID and two Gigabit Ethernet2 controllers

• Enclosure provides hot-plug/redundant power and cooling, remotemanagement card with an integrated keyboard/video/mouse switch,and redundant Layer 2 managed Ethernet switches

PowerEdge 2650 Departmental/Datacenter ServerUse it for messaging/communications, Internet/intranet applications,small/front-end database system, SAN compute node, HPCC and network infrastructure.

• Up to two Intel Xeon processors with 533MHz front side bus

• Up to 12GB ECC DDR SDRAM

• Up to five 1" hot-swappable SCSI hard drives

• Three 64-bit PCI-X slots

• Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies

• Embedded Gigabit2 NICs

• Embedded PERC 3Di (dual-channel Ultra3 RAID)

• 2U chassis to enhance rack space

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The Advantages Stack Up: Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers

PowerEdge 2650 Load Balancing Server – BIG-IP® PoweredIdeal for network and Internet infrastructure environments where application high availability and uptime are critical for success.

• BIG-IP powered turnkey device with embedded software that is designed to deliver high availability, scalability and to enhance performance for IP-based applications through intelligent load balancing and advanced traffic management

• Pre-configured with F5 Networks® BIG-IP or 3-DNS®

software on PowerEdge 2650 hardware

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processors 2GHz with 400MHz front side bus

• Layer 4-7 application traffic management

• Server, network and application health monitoring

• Global load balancing with 3-DNS

• Kick-Start v3.0 for ease of deployment

• Advanced networking features with VLAN support, link aggregation and bridging

• 2U rack-mountable chassis

PowerEdge 3250High-Performance Compute ClustersThe next Itanium® Processor Family platform, delivering value through“scale-out” systems made up of industry-standard components.

• Up to two Intel Itanium 2 processors with 400MHz front side bus

• Up to 16GB ECC DDR 266 SDRAM

• Up to two 1" hot-pluggable SCSI hard drives with integrated RAID-1 support

• Two PCI-X slots (64-bit/100MHz)

• Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and cooling fans

• Dual embedded Intel Gigabit Ethernet2 controllers

• Rack-optimized 2U chassis

PowerEdge 6650 Enterprise/Datacenter ServerIdeal for e-commerce applications suites, e-commerce back-end databases and traditional OLTP, enterprise messaging resource planning(ERP), data warehousing/mining and Internet and terminal servers.

• Up to four Intel Xeon™ processors MP with 400MHz front side bus

• Up to 32GB of ECC DDR SDRAM

• Up to five 1" hot-swappable SCSI hard drives

• Seven hot-pluggable PCI-X slots (64-bit/100MHz) and one legacy slot (32-bit/33MHz)

• Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and cooling fans

• Rack-optimized 4U chassis

PowerEdge Server RacksEnclosures for PowerEdge servers (from six to 42) and PowerVault storage systems (up to 14).

• 19" wide racks

• Available in 42U and 24U

• 1U rack-mount keyboard/monitor and mouse console (optional)

• APC rack-mount UPS (optional)

• Anti-tip features (optional)

• 8- or 16-port console switch box (optional)

• Power distribution unit (optional)

PowerEdge 3250

PowerEdge 1750

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Dell PowerEdge SC Servers

With their rapid transitions to new technologies, Dell PowerEdge SC servers focus on offering

entry server computing at direct prices. These servers are ideal for small companies, where

access to the latest technology at the right price is a necessity. The PowerEdge SC server lineup

satisfies the need for simple, powerful computing, direct to the customer.

“In addition to reliability, service and price, we are most impressed with the performance

of Dell equipment. Dell makes solid machines with extremely minimal downtime,

from servers to storage to desktops.”

Mike TerenziManager of IT Operations, Stahls’, April 2003

Simple, Powerful Computing

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Simple, Powerful Computing: Dell PowerEdge SC Servers

PowerEdge 600SC

PowerEdge 400SCSmall Office/Home Office ServerDesigned to meet the needs of the small office or home office, it combines value and technology for customers demanding the best performance in a single-processor server.

• Single Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 800MHz front side bus or single Celeron™ processor with 400MHz front side bus

• Up to 4GB ECC DDR 333/400 SDRAM

• Up to two IDE hard drives (total 240GB) or two Ultra320 SCSI harddrives (total 146GB)

• Three PCI slots (32-bit/33MHz)

• Embedded Intel Gigabit Ethernet2 controller

PowerEdge 400SC

PowerEdge 600SC Basic ServerDelivers basic server features at an extraordinary price for uses such as file/print and LAN infrastructure.

• Single Intel Pentium 4 processor with 533MHz front side bus or single Celeron processor with 400MHz front side bus

• Up to 4GB DDR SDRAM

• Up to four IDE hard drives (up to 480GB) or four Ultra320 SCSI hard drives (up to 584GB)

• Five PCI slots (four 64-bit/33MHz, one 32-bit/33MHz)

• Embedded Intel 10/100/10002 NIC

PowerEdge 1600SC Value ServerProvides performance, ease of setup and serviceability at an outstanding value, making it ideal for file/print, LAN infrastructure and remote offices.

• Up to two Intel Xeon™ processors at up to 3.06GHz, featuring Hyper-Threading technology

• Up to 4GB ECC DDR SDRAM

• Up to six U320 SCSI hard drives, hot-pluggable (optional), with internal storage capacity up to 876GB

• Six PCI slots (two 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X, two 64-bit/66MHz and two 32-bit/33MHz)


• Highly serviceable, tool-less chassis

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Dell PowerEdge Tower Servers

With a full line of configurations — from basic to high-end — Dell PowerEdge tower servers provide the

flexibility and availability your enterprise needs. These servers are powerful and offer a range of useful

features, such as hot-pluggable drives, tool-less chassis, multiple PCI slots and high-performance

Intel® processors. And because Dell PowerEdge tower servers leverage industry-standard technology

and the efficiency of the direct model, you’re assured of receiving the right product at the right price,

whether your needs are for a simple file/print server or for business-critical applications.

At Dell, we call that value.

Towers of Power

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Towers of Power: Dell PowerEdge Tower Servers

PowerEdge 2600 Mainstream ServerDelivers rock-solid mainstream performance growing businesses can depend on for uses such as file/print, LAN infrastructure, remote offices, simple database applications and Internet/intranet.

• Up to two Intel® Xeon™ processors at up to 3.06GHz

• Up to 6GB DDR SDRAM with two-way Interleaving and ChipKill

• Up to eight U320 hot-plug SCSI hard drives with internal storage capacity up to 1.168TB

• Seven PCI slots (two 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X, four 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X, one 32-bit/33MHz)


• Hot-pluggable redundant power and cooling (optional)

• Tower or 5U rack with tool-less chassis

PowerEdge 4600Midrange ServerProvides industry-leading performance, continuous operations, around-the-clock availability and bulletproof data protection making it ideal for Internet/intranet, groupware, departmental applications and file and print sharing.

• Up to two Intel Xeon processors at up to 3.0GHz

• Up to 24GB ECC DDR SDRAM with four-way interleaving

• Internal storage capacity up to 146GB

• Seven PCI slots (six 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X, one 32-bit/33MHz)

• Embedded Broadcom® 10/100/10002 NIC and Intel 10/100 NIC with failover and load balancing support

• Standard ECC and ChipKill technologies support an optional Spare Bank configuration for advanced data protection

• Tower or 6U rack

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PowerEdge 6600 High-end ServerHarnesses advanced technology for business critical applications such as e-mail and messaging, e-commerce, medium database and server consolidation.

• Up to four Intel® Xeon™ processors MP at up to 2.0GHz

• Up to 32GB ECC DDR SDRAM with four-way interleaving

• Internal storage capacity up to 876GB

• Eleven PCI slots (10 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X, one 32-bit/33MHz)

• Two integrated Broadcom NetXtreme™ 10/100/10002 NICs with failover and load balancing support

• Standard ECC and ChipKill technologies support optional Spare Bank and memory mirroring configurations for advanced data protection

• Tower or 7U rack

Dell PowerEdge Tower Servers: continued

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Dell EMC SAN Storage

By partnering with EMC, Dell underscores its commitment to provide the best storage value

in the industry. The Dell/EMC storage line is a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software and

services designed to protect your vital information. Simply, powerfully, affordably.

Dell/EMC products deliver exceptional data integrity, data throughput, storage expandability and

connectivity features to help you meet your growing storage demands. Not only do you get great

products, you also get the combined benefits of Dell and EMC best practices. For the services that

accompany storage products, Dell has strengthened its existing award-winning service and support

by deploying methodologies, tools and customer training programs from EMC. It’s a simple idea,

but a powerful one — collaborating with the industry leader to deliver end-to-end solutions more

efficiently and affordably. And nobody does it as well as Dell.

“Dell’s SAN product was technically superior, with no single point of failure,

two Gigabit throughput and easy expandability.”

Ciy YoungTechnology Vendor Manager, Intrawest, February 2003

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Dell EMC SAN Storage:

Dell EMC CX200Delivers a rich feature set typically found in higher-end systems, plusattractive price/performance characteristics, making it ideal for e-mail,light database, file sharing and Web services.

• Compact, rack-mount array with up to 5.9TB in just 7U of rack space(12.25 inches)

• Investment protection with data-in-place upgrade to CX400 or CX600

• Deployment flexibility with either direct attach or via Fibre Channel switches

• The Navisphere® family of products provides a powerful set of capabilities that meets the ease of management and security requirements of today’s operating environments

• From 3 to 30 drives; FC2 or ATA drives on expansion DAE2

• Up to 15 servers attached to a single array in a SAN

• 40,000 cached I/Os per second; 200MB/s sequential bandwidth

Dell EMC CX400Delivers cost-effective, continuous availability into business-criticalSANs or Direct Attach Storage (DAS) applications that require high-sustained bandwidth and continuous availability, including graphics and video streaming, OLTP, e-mail and data warehousing.

• Versatile, rack-dense midrange 2GB Fibre Channel storage system

• MirrorView™ software offers remote disaster recovery capabilities with synchronous mirroring to other Dell/EMC storage systems

• SnapView™ array-based software allows parallel access to data by creating instantaneous snapshots of information and also supports cloning

• PowerPath™ integrates automatic failover, dynamic load balancing and information access optimization for increased availability and performance

• Up to 60 drives; 13.4TB maximum storage capacity



• FC2 or ATA drives on expansion DAE2 to match application needs

Highly Available and Powerful StorageA Dell/EMC Storage Area Network (SAN) can give you incredible flexibility to meet your need for fast, continuous and secure access to critical data and can provide dynamic scalability with tools that make it easyto manage. Whether your goal is to increase storage utilization, simplify management, improve availability,prepare for a disaster or any combination of these, Dell/EMC storage arrays are designed to help you capitalize on the benefits of SANs for your enterprise applications. Built on five previous generations ofproduction-proven technology and stable software, Dell/EMC systems can help reduce risk and minimizeexpensive downtime.

Dell EMC CX200

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We Put Great Ideas in Storage: Dell EMC SAN Storage

Dell EMC CX600Provides best-of-breed enterprise storage in DAS or large SAN environments that is designed to deliver information fast, from OLTP and Web servers to data warehouses and graphics-intensive or video-streaming environments.

• Fully redundant, highly available system with no single points of failure delivers end-to-end 2GB Fibre Channel technology and raw capacity of up to 58.4TB

• Multi-path I/O and dynamic load balancing let you use all eight front-end ports simultaneously

• MirrorView software provides highly available data storage across geographically separate locations

• SnapView software provides point-in-time backup and recovery and facilitates increased data availability

• PowerPath integrates automatic failover, dynamic load balancing and information access optimization for increased availability and performance

• Up to 240 drives; 58.4TB maximum storage capacity



• FC2 or ATA drives on expansion DAE2 to match application needs

Dell EMC CX600

Dell EMC Management Software Helps Simplify Storage Management and Helps Reduce Costs The right storage information management software tells you the status of your storage environment and how your underlyingstorage systems are performing, whenever you need to know. Manage Dell SANs from a centralized console with EMCVisualSAN®. Topology maps clearly represent all the components of the SAN and make it easier to check status, monitor eventsand performance, and identify and solve problems. And because it’s integrated with Dell OpenManage Server Administrator,Navisphere® Manager and other device management applications, you can manage the individual servers, interconnects andarrays in the SAN. The EMC VisualSAN Performance Manager plug-in module can help fine tune your SAN, while EMCVisualSAN Configuration Manager can help you with change management in your SAN.

The Navisphere family of products enables you to monitor, provision, tune and plan Dell/EMC storage from a simple, browser-basedgraphical user interface. Navisphere offers integrated and centralized control of optional SnapView and MirrorViewsoftware for maximum protection and availability of your critical data. Simplifying the management of Dell/EMC storagesystems helps to increase the productivity of your system administration staff and to reduce overall management costs.

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Dell PowerVault NAS Servers

Dell PowerVault Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions help simplify your storage environment.

They are designed to provide great flexibility by making centralized storage accessible across the

local area network (LAN). The ease of use, multi-platform connectivity and overall value make this

a great choice for any business requiring dependable and flexible network storage.

NAS servers are self-contained, intelligent devices that attach directly to your existing LAN. A file

system is located and managed directly on the NAS device, and data is transferred to clients over

industry-standard network protocols (TCP/IP) using industry-standard file-sharing protocols

(SMB/CIFS, NCP, NFS, AFP or HTTP). These flexible, multi-platform devices can be easily and

seamlessly integrated into your network, providing a dependable and affordable way to back up

your critical data.

“The scalability of Dell servers, together with the speed at which we can order

and deploy them, makes our rapid growth possible.”

Brian FarreyPresident, TMP Worldwide Monster.com, January 2003

Flexible, Dependable, Affordable

PowerVault 725N Workgroup Level NAS ServerAs Dell’s workgroup NAS server, the 725N offers cost-effective consolidated storage in a variety of network environments. It is powered by a streamlined Microsoft Windows operating system designed for reliability and seamless integration in network environments.

Easy and Quick Deployment

• Can be deployed on a LAN; installs in as few as 15 minutes

• Manage from any remote, Web-accessible location

• Deploy throughout your network environment

Outstanding Value

• Low upfront cost

• No client license fees, so you can grow your client base without additional costs

• Up to 1TB of storage in a 1U chassis

Powerful Data Protection

• System file protection

• Two, load-balanced, failover Ethernet controllers

• Redundant operating system images

• ActiveArchives™ data capture utility

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Flexible, Dependable, Affordable: Dell PowerVault NAS Servers

PowerVault 725N

PowerVault 770N

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PowerVault 770N and 775NWorkgroup to Enterprise Level NAS Servers Capable of storing up to 17TB of data, the PowerVault 770N and 775Ncomplete Dell’s line of NAS devices. These scalable devices can be easily integrated into most network environments, and their incredibly dense form factors are designed to fit into space-constrainedoffices. Additionally, they can connect to Dell/EMC Fibre Channel storage systems to help provide external disaster recovery and business continuity options as your needs and requirements grow. For added protection and value, optional clustering capabilities allowyou to build an infrastructure for optimum availability.

Efficient Installation

• Provides plug-and-go storage capabilities helping minimize downtime

• Can be deployed right out of the box anywhere in your enterprise in as little as 15 minutes

Simplicity and Manageability

• Manage via a Web browser

• Can connect to Dell/EMC Fibre Channel storage systems to helpincrease scalability and performance

Flexible Form Factor

• PowerVault 770N is available as a tower or 5U rack-mount solution

• PowerVault 775N is available as a 2U rack-mount solution

PowerVault 220S/221S SCSI Disk StorageThe Dell PowerVault 220S/221S is designed to provide affordable,expandable storage for Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault NASservers with 14 one-inch Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives, providing up to 2044GB per enclosure with 146GB drives and up to 16TB per server. The PowerVault 220S/221S provides enhanced reliability withfully redundant power supplies, cooling units, management modules and support for RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 provided by DellPowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) cards.

• Satisfies immediate storage needs of a single server or 2-node clusterfor additional availability

• Installs directly to server with no additional infrastructure needed

• Clustering kits for failover capabilities provide high-availability

• Remote administration with easy-to-use management software

PowerVault 775N

Dell PowerVault NAS Servers: continued

We value these comments.

The PowerVault 775N NAS server received a 9 out of 10 review rating, with a perfect 10 for scalability,

and a deploy recommendation from InfoWorld magazine in a review titled “The Ultimate Filer.” 4

This consolidated storage solution was applauded as “a stunning device that rivals midrange

servers in capacity and performance.” The reviewer went on to say the “PowerVault 775N promises

nearly unlimited storage capacity by adding external SCSI or Fibre Channel arrays to its internal

volumes.” In summary, the reviewer concluded, “we have assigned top marks to the Dell

PowerVault 775N because of its compact, resilient architecture, powerful administrative tools and

flexibility to serve just about any client.”

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Dell PowerVault Tape Backup Products

Dell PowerVault tape backup products have been designed to provide the power you need to back

up large amounts of data, the simplicity to easily manage your backups or restores, and the

investment protection you require as you grow your environment.

The PowerVault tape backup family includes internal and external tape drives, tape autoloaders

to automate the backup process and tape libraries to allow for unattended backup and recovery.

Regardless of your backup architecture, Dell can provide solutions for direct attached, LAN

attached or SAN backup to help relieve your shrinking backup window and improve application

and data availability.

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Dell PowerVault Tape Backup Products:

PowerVault 100T/110T Tape DrivesTravan 5, Travan 40, DDS-4, DLT VS80, SDLT 320, LTO™-1 and LTO-2Dell provides a range of tape drive technologies to help meet the needsof your organization – from workgroups to enterprise backups – in internal or desktop form factors. We offer a solution that helps meetyour requirements for performance, capacity, expandability, compatibilityand affordability.

PowerVault 112T Tape Rack EnclosureDDS-4 and DLT VS80The PowerVault 112T is designed specifically for backing up rack-optimized PowerEdge servers and PowerVault NAS servers. The dual-drive design can hold up to 80GB (DDS4) or 160GB (DLT VS80)of compressed data in just 1U of rack space.

PowerVault 122T Tape AutoloaderDLT VS80 or LTO-1The PowerVault 122T Tape Autoloader delivers the ability to utilize DLT VS80 or Linear Tape-Open™ (LTO) tape drives within an eight-cartridge tape autoloader. An extremely cost-effective automated backup solution, the PowerVault 122T is an ideal backup solution for rack environments that support a large enterprise.

PowerVault 112T

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To Move Forward, Simply Backup: Dell PowerVault Tape Backup Products

Dell™ Tape MediaTravan 5, Travan 40, 4mm DDS4, DLTtapeIV, SDLTtape1, Ultrium™ LTO, Ultrium 2 LTODell offers a highly reliable, competitively priced tape media designed to keep your data safe and accessible. Dell tape media is tested and recommended to work on PowerVault tape backup products and is backed by Dell technical service and support.

PowerVault 132T Tape LibrarySDLT 320 and LTO-2With two drives and up to 24 LTO-2 or 21 SuperDLT (SDLT) cartridges, the PowerVault 132T Tape Library helps you back up your information quickly. The PowerVault 132T delivers astonishing performance and up to 4.8TB (LTO-2) or 3.4TB (SDLT 320) native capacity to handle the increasing storage demands of mid- to large-size enterprises.With the exceptional management technology offered in the PowerVault132T, you can monitor and manage your library remotely via a Web browser.

PowerVault 136T Tape Library SDLT 320 and LTO-2The PowerVault 136T tape library is a fully automated, high-performancetape backup solution with up to six LTO-2 or SDLT 320 drives and 72 LTO-2 or 60 SDLT 320 cartridges for enterprise-class backup.

Featuring high-performance LTO and SDLT technologies, the PowerVault136T tape library provides you with the speed to perform system- orcompany-wide backups in a short amount of time. And the exceptionalmanagement technology allows you to monitor and manage the libraryremotely via a Web browser. Providing up to 14.4TB (LTO-2) or 9.6TB(SDLT 320) of uncompressed storage capacity, the PowerVault 136T is idealfor large LAN and SAN backups.

The PowerVault 136T tape library provides optimum scalability as well as performance and reliability. With an optional embedded 2GB/s FibreChannel router, the PowerVault 136T can be used for SAN backup.

PowerVault 122T

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Dell PowerConnect Switches

Dell PowerConnect switches are based on industry standards, so they can be seamlessly integrated

into your network and provide your enterprise with impressive new price/performance levels.

PowerConnect switches are designed for high performance, reliability and interoperability. As an

added bonus, they deliver outstanding value. No wonder so many customers are switching to Dell.

“As we continue to become more sophisticated in our infrastructure,

Dell likely will continue to be one step ahead, ready for us.”

Alan LevineCIO, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, April 2003

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The Switch is On to Dell: Dell PowerConnect Switches

PowerConnect 2016, 2024, 2124 and 2508Offer cost-efficient, unmanaged switches that provide wire-speed performance that’s ideal for basic workgroup connectivity or expanded network connectivity.

• PowerConnect 2508 offers eight built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports; the PowerConnect 2124 offers 24 Fast Ethernet ports plus one built-inGigabit Ethernet port; recommended uses include workgroup connectivity with high-speed traffic aggregation to a backbone switch or high-performance to aid workgroup and server connectivity withenhanced power availability

• PowerConnect 2016 and 2024 deliver 16 or 24 Fast Ethernet ports at wire speed performance used for workgroup connectivity

PowerConnect 3324 and 3348Deliver high-performance, rack-dense, stackable Fast Ethernet switching solutions with advanced management features to meet the workgroup connectivity needs of organizations of any size that need a managed network.

• 24 or 48 ports of Fast Ethernet plus two Gigabit Ethernet uplinks

• Stackable up to 192 Fast Ethernet ports for ease of management

• Enhanced security via RADIUS remote authentication and SSL/SSHencryption of management traffic; Access Control Lists (ACLs) basedon Layer 2/3/4 to prevent unauthorized network access

• Support open industry standards including quality of service(L3/L4-aware), multicast support, link aggregation and dynamicVLAN configurations

• Can be managed via an industry-standard CLI, remotelyusing an embedded Web server or by employing SNMP-basedmanagement applications

• Provide enhanced configuration management with configuration file upload and download capabilities

• Support Gigabit Ethernet uplinks via integrated copper portsor SFP transceiver slots (transceivers optional)

PowerConnect 5212 and 5224Provide high-performance, rack-dense Gigabit Ethernet switching for Gigabit connectivity and aggregation layer solutions that requireadvanced switching features.

• Deliver 12 or 24 ports of wire-speed Gigabit Ethernet with enterprise-class management features

• Support open industry standards, including quality of service(L3-aware), multicast support, link aggregation and dynamicVLAN configurations

• Enhanced security via RADIUS remote authentication and SSL/SSH encryption of management traffic

• Can be managed via an industry-standard CLI, an embedded Web server or by employing SNMP-based management applications

• Provide enhanced configuration management with configuration file upload and download capabilities

• Offer flexible design by utilizing both copper and fiberGigabit Ethernet capabilities

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Leadership products: Enterprise strength. Industry-standards.

Services Designed with You in Mind

Dell services are flexible and modular, so they can be tailored to fit your needs,

helping to ensure you don’t pay for what you don’t need. Dell constantly strives

to identify more efficient, effective and less expensive means of delivering

service and support to customers by leveraging technology wherever

possible. We also partner with best-in-class service providers who have the

scale and expertise to deliver services and support in areas beyond the core

strengths of Dell. Finally, Dell services are available throughout the lifecycle

of an enterprise solution, whether it is pre-sales consulting, deployment,

maintenance or asset disposition. All this, and the added convenience of Dell

as your single point of contact.

“The Dell team was head and shoulders above the others in terms of

professionalism. Not only did the Dell team understand its product, but they

were able to offer practical knowledge about our options. My staff and I

were amazed at the amount of teamwork that went into Dell’s recommendation,

purchase and configuration process. Everyone at Dell was on the same page

all the time, very proactive and very efficient. When the installation team arrived,

we showed them the server room and left! Dell did it all. Dell’s involvement

saved us a lot of time and money and ensured that we got a state-of-the-art

SAN and a thorough understanding of how to use and maintain it.”

Paul MerrifieldManager of Enterprise Systems, la Madeleine, February 2003

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Dell Services

By leveraging the principles of our direct model — flexibility, low cost and a single point

of accountability — Dell Services can provide you with fast, effective and affordable service

offerings at any point in your IT process. From planning and deployment to training and support,

Dell is your source for customizable services that can help keep your enterprise operating at

optimum levels. With 8,500 technical support specialists and access to over 30,000 field service

technicians operating in over 170 countries, Dell Services can help your enterprise when and where

you need them most. It’s no wonder that Dell has been ranked number one among hardware

vendors in overall customer satisfaction since the inception of the study 10 quarters ago.1

“Dell Professional Services helped us install and configure the SAN,

transferring SAN know-how to our staff every step of the way.”

Philip DeConnickSystems Architect, Intrawest, February 2003

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Dell Professional Services Helps You Optimize Your Technologies *

Dell Professional Services (DPS) helps businesses to enhance productivity, reduce business risk and maximizereturn on investment through planning, design, testing, implementation and optimization of advanced data-processing technologies. DPS leverages expertise in Migration, Consolidation, Messaging andCollaboration and Application Development to deliver end-to-end technology solutions addressing our customers critical business needs.

These solutions help clients maximize the value of their information technology investments, and create an efficient, effective and scalable enterprise, while minimizing expense and complexity. DPS offerings help youquickly get your organization up and running with solutions leveraging the latest open-standards platforms andtechnologies designed to help your reduce costs while meeting your business needs.

Dell Enterprise Deployment Services Can Help Improve IT Efficiency *

Dell’s Deployment Services team can help make you productive in less time, while allowing your IT resources to focus on other critical tasks. Services include Custom Factory Integration (CFI), custom delivery and on-site implementation of systems.

Dell CFI provides “one-touch” factory configuration of customized Dell enterprise hardware and software, so standardized systems can be rapidly deployed to dispersed sites. CFI encompasses scripted operating systemloads, custom hardware procurement and installation, custom settings, custom parts replacement, systempersonalization, installation of proprietary applications and asset data services.

Flexible Services: Services Designed with You in Mind

* Services vary by region. For more information on the available services in your area, please visit www.dell.com.

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To help ensure a rapid and high-quality deployment, experienced technicians can then implement systems on-site, with options ranging from basic server installation and racking to complex storage installation and post-installation production readiness services.

Dell Training and Certification Can Help Your Staff Keep Up with New TechnologyWith Dell’s Training and Certification programs, you can outsmart your competitors — not outspend them —with industry standard learning across Dell hardware and industry-standard software. Dell programs provideIT professionals worldwide with the education, tools and skills needed to succeed in today’s highly competitivelandscape. We offer specialized training on Dell enterprise hardware and systems management software,both on-site and at our Dell labs. Our courses can help you learn the intricacies of your equipment beforeit goes into production. So you can make the best use of your valuable time.

Enterprise Services Provide You with the Support to Meet Your NeedsProductivity, revenue and customers are at stake when your production environments go down. You need a support service that you can trust. One that is designed to improve availability, lower maintenance costs andmeet the challenges of your unique environment. With the Enterprise Services suite, Dell becomes a partner toyour organization working closely with you to resolve problems quickly and smoothly, no matter how large orsmall the incident. Dell provides attentive support focused on maximizing your system availability.

Gold Enterprise Services provides rapid, expert remote and on-site5 support for production systems. Gold takesa relationship-based, proactive approach to managing customer incidents, communications and resolutions. A team of Technical Account Managers (TAMs) monitors and tracks case progression, helping to ensuresmooth and effective support, and a worry-free experience. By serving as your single point of contact, TAMsoffer you a convenient way to partner with Dell.

Fast response times and immediate access to senior-level experts result in rapid resolution times and ultimatelyless downtime. You control the support that you receive. By setting the priority of your call, you ensure that Dellgives your case the right attention. Gold service options include: on-demand engineer dispatch, on-site engineer,training and certification services and system availability programs.

Platinum Enterprise Services provides comprehensive site-based support for complex production environments.Platinum simplifies critical support and provides you with a tailored solution that best fits your business andtechnology needs. With Platinum you receive expert advice, collaborating with Dell's most senior engineersfor the answers you need, when you need them. Dell's priority is your systems’ availability. Remotetroubleshooting capabilities, direct engineer-to-engineer support and TAM facilitation drive fast incidentresolution times. In addition, Platinum helps you prevent problems before they impact availability. By leveragingyears of experience in people, IT processes and technology, Dell can help you avoid common support issues.Your Platinum agreement covers your entire enterprise infrastructure, including servers, storage and software,for peace of mind with Dell as your single point of accountability.

Platinum features include: proactive account management with a designated TAM, site-based coverage,flexible billing, support consulting, periodic reports, the ability for customers to set the priority of a call,engineer-to-engineer support, Web-based remote troubleshooting and more.

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Minimize TCO, Maximize ROI

Dell industry-standard systems can help lower your TCO because

industry-standard technology simply costs less than proprietary technology.

But Dell has more ways of lowering TCO than just industry-standard

equipment. Dell also provides the instrumentation to deploy, manage and

maintain your servers. This can help lower TCO by increasing both system

uptime and the productivity of your IT staff. Dell’s broad portfolio of

customer-relevant support also helps decrease downtimes, increase

performance and reduce deployment times, which can result in lower TCO.

This dedication to providing the best value possible at each stage of the

product lifecycle enables Dell to improve your organization’s ROI. Now, and

for years to come.

“Now that we’ve made the switch to the Dell server line, we’re able to

upgrade our infrastructure and technology for the same cost that we were

originally paying in maintenance fees for our antiquated hardware.”

Steve DavisVice President of Technology, Hire.com, April 2003

Total Value

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Dell OpenManage

When you make IT infrastructure investment decisions, there is more to consider than just the

systems and their initial costs. How will you ensure that the infrastructure you are building will

produce maximum value for your business, school district, university, hospital or government

department? The traditional approach has been to build increasingly more complex systems while

focusing more and more on justifying the expense. Dell has a simpler way.

The Dell OpenManage portfolio provides tools and services for automating the deployment,

management and maintenance of your notebooks, desktops, servers, storage and switches.

Dell OpenManage is more than a promise. Dell OpenManage offers real solutions designed

to help add value, automation and simplicity today. And that’s not just smart, that’s brilliant.

“Words cannot express how happy I am with Dell and the outstanding,

cost-effective products and services Dell has provided.”

Vito DiCesareSuperintendent, Beacon City Schools, April 2003

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Total Value: Minimize TCO, Maximize ROI

Dell OpenManage: Simple, Automated Management for Maximizing the Value of IT Infrastructure

OpenManage for ServersWhen you invest in business-critical enterprise systems, it is important to know how you will achieve sustained

productivity: by ensuring new systems, even remote systems, are contributing to the infrastructure and to your

bottom line as quickly as possible; by managing system problems proactively in an automated fashion before

they become fatal; by managing thousands of systems from one place, individually from virtually anywhere at

anytime, or by sharing the responsibility with your vendor; and by keeping system BIOS, drivers, configurations

and operating systems up-to-date.

Dell OpenManage Solutions for Servers: — Deployment: Factory-provided installations, professional services and local and remote deployment tools

— System Health: Visual alerts, ChipKill memory protection, pre-failure notification, automatic restart, Dell

OpenManage central console and express management, RAID and cluster management and remote

monitoring services

— Asset Management: Asset and inventory information

— Remote Access: Control through a remote access card or KVM switch

Tools

• Simple• Standards-based• System-centric • or remote• Dell OpenManage

Services

• Easy to engage• Deployment• Migration• Remote monitoring• Training and support

Partnerships

• Tools• Services• Integration for fullest coverage

Deployment

Dell OpenManage

System HealthAsset

Management Remote Access

SwitchesStorageServersNotebooks

and Desktops

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Simple, Automated Management: Dell OpenManage

OpenManage for StorageThe key to success in your enterprise and to gaining value from your IT infrastructure lies in harnessing

information. As a result, storage — the containing, protecting, restoring and managing of that information —

is paramount. Managing storage does not have to be complex, nor does storage need to be manually

monitored and controlled. The right information management software can enable you to have effective

storage management in a simple and automated fashion.

That’s why Dell OpenManage is so important. It enables you to deploy storage systems quickly, to always know

where your data resides, to control access to that data and to monitor the status of the underlying storage

systems. With this knowledge, you can reallocate capacity as required, and monitor, analyze and tune the

performance of your information flow.

Dell OpenManage Solutions for Storage:— Deployment: Storage deployment and migration tools, readiness assessment and implementation services

— System Health: Options for configuration of users, virtual disks and RAID, centralized management

and performance tuning, as well as disaster recovery solutions, including: backup and restore, failover

and load balancing and local and remote replication

— Asset Management: By managing Dell SANs with EMC VisualSANand Navisphere software, including

MirrorView and SnapView, you will be able to check system status, monitor events and performance

and identify and solve problems all from a centralized console

— Remote Access: Storage systems remote monitoring service

OpenManage for Network SwitchesWhen your network is down, your whole organization is down. But managing network switches does not have

to be complex. Monitoring your network can be centralized and automated, enabling configuration changes to

network switches through a management tool that fits your individual needs. The management solutions for

Dell PowerConnect switches can help you easily deliver network reliability and performance.

Dell OpenManage Solutions for Switches:— Deployment: Configuration file upload and download, firmware image upload and download

— System Health: Remote or local configuration of all switch functions, remote firmware updates, local

visual alerts, management console for centralized alerts, integration with third-party network management

suites and RMON network statistics

— Asset Management: System discovery, hardware and software version reports

— Remote Access: Web-based command line interface (CLI) or SNMP-based remote access

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Software

From Microsoft to Linux. From Oracle® to Novell® to SAP®. From Citrix™ to PeopleSoft®. Your software

runs well with Dell because it’s supported by knowledgeable software partners who know how

to help you maximize its performance. And better software performance means better productivity

for better enterprise value.

“A Dell and Microsoft infrastructure gives us more control over our own destiny. We’re able to use

our own resources rather than depending on outside help, and we can drive down costs by using

commodity-like, commercial off-the-shelf hardware. We feel like we have a technology with a future.”

Keith SeiboldDirector of IT Operations, NorskeCanada, January 2003

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Dell Goes Well with Everything: Software

CitrixDell, a Citrix Global Systems Integrator partner, offers a complete range of products for server-based

computing environments – from servers and thin-client computers to Citrix software, consulting services and

technical support. Dell has partnered with Citrix to bring the benefits of the Dell direct business model

to customers looking to implement Citrix in their IT environment: low acquisition, deployment and systems

management costs, quick time-to-deployment and a single point of accountability. Available in the U.S. only.

Microsoft Exchange The importance of e-mail and collaboration is increasing: more than 6.1 billion e-mail messages are sent every day.

Choosing Dell for your Exchange solution helps you deliver award-winning systems that are designed to maximize

productivity and minimize downtime. According to Microsoft, Microsoft Exchange is powering more than 100 million

users this year and is the number one e-mail/collaboration application. Dell is one of the leading companies

powering Microsoft Exchange servers. As partners, Dell and Microsoft jointly develop and test highly-scalable

messaging and collaboration solutions based on Exchange 2000, Exchange Server 2003 “Titanium,” Dell

PowerEdge servers and Dell/EMC and PowerVault storage. Dell runs its own messaging and infrastructure

on Exchange 2000, and offers the same messaging/collaboration technology customized and delivered to

your organization. The Dell direct model delivers high value industry-standard solutions, allowing flexibility,

while optimizing your ROI.

Microsoft Windows Server FamilyDell has a history of offering a powerful combination of Windows-certified servers, storage, software and

services. Now, Windows Server 2003 takes the best of Windows 2000 Server technology and makes it easier

to deploy, manage and use. The result: a highly productive infrastructure that helps make your network

a strategic asset to your organization. Dell has collaborated with Microsoft in the definition, development

and testing of the Windows Server 2003 products to help ensure that they complement the hardware and software

products delivered by Dell. Further, Dell offers you ease of installation and setup with optional factory installation

of the operating system, supplying not only the hardware and the operating system, but also Dell-specific drivers

and utilities to optimize performance. In addition, Dell provides Infrastructure Migration Services and tools to

help organizations assess and upgrade their current infrastructure.

Microsoft SQL Dell and Microsoft work together building and testing solutions to meet the most demanding requirements.

The Microsoft SQL product team has selected Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell/EMC and PowerVault storage

systems as the platforms of choice for testing and validating the scalability of SQL Server. Dell PowerEdge

servers are consistently ranked among the top ten in the TPC-C price/performance benchmarks. Together, Dell

and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 solutions provide our customers with powerful value for database solutions

that help deliver high-value, industry-standard solutions and flexibility, optimizing your ROI.

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Total Value: Minimize TCO, Maximize ROI

NovellDell and Novell have teamed up for over 10 years to consistently deliver innovative and robust solutions for Novell

environments. From comprehensive server to storage support, Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage

solutions deliver solid offerings for Novell networks. Dell also combines easy, affordable Novell licensing

programs and consulting services provided by experts to help simplify your speed to solution and offer

the convenience of one-stop shopping for your Novell needs. Today, Dell provides accelerated video drivers for

NetWare® 5.1 and NetWare 6.0 on PowerEdge servers, and delivers visual experience for NetWare. For many

years, Dell has trusted the strong performance and reliability of NetWare on PowerEdge servers and is using

these solutions internally in a mission-critical manufacturing environment.

Oracle Companies want to leverage Oracle’s deep experience and broad product line for database, application

server and enterprise applications. They also want to take advantage of Dell's powerful, flexible,

cost-effective server line to run multi-tier enterprise applications. Dell and Oracle have been working

together for years, integrating their enterprise hardware and software, supporting cutting-edge customer

configurations and testing a range of Dell and Oracle configurations for compatibility and easy installation.

Virtually all Oracle products work, and work well, on Dell platforms. Dell demonstrated industry leadership

by offering Oracle9i Real Application Clusters and Oracle Certified Configurations on Red Hat Enterprise

Linux and Oracle9i Database Certified Configurations on Microsoft Windows 2000.

PeopleSoftThe Dell direct model and PeopleSoft’s pure Internet software are designed to enable organizations to reduce

costs and increase productivity through real-time collaboration with customers. A critical step in a PeopleSoft

implementation is to understand the hardware requirements for development, testing and production. Dell can

help you determine which Dell PowerEdge, PowerVault and Dell/EMC products will be the best and most

relevant for your current application needs, as well as for your future growth. With dedicated engineering

resources, the Dell PeopleSoft Competence Center can help properly size your infrastructure needs for your

PeopleSoft implementation. PeopleSoft’s suite of real-time applications teamed with Dell hardware and

services allow you to find a solution that fits your needs – within the price range and timeframe that can help

improve your ROI.

Dell Goes Well with Everything: Software

Red HatDell and Red Hat have combined forces to form the One Source Alliance, a unique relationship that unites Red

Hat’s leadership in the Open Source market with Dell's commitment to meeting the demand for Linux from the

edge of the Internet to the heart of the enterprise. Dell is the leading certified platform for the Red Hat Linux

family in the United States. The Dell OEM Red Hat Linux operating system images include Dell-specific

drivers and utilities to help further optimize system performance. Dell offers these tested and certified Red Hat

Linux operating system configurations pre-loaded in our factory, which saves installation time and helps to

ensure the reliability of system performance.

SAPDell has leveraged its business model and core competency in build-to-order delivery to help customers

accelerate and simplify deployment of SAP solutions. Dell has focused its efforts on technical enablement for

SAP through the Dell SAP Competence Centers, which help to provide application validation, performance

characterization and sizing configurations. This allows customers to experience ease of configuration, ease of

acquisition and ease of deployment for Dell and SAP solutions. Together with the open, collaborative e-business

platform from SAP, Dell offers a powerful, scalable enterprise environment that can put the advantages of our

direct model to work for your business.

Please note this is a U.S. publication. To learn more about Dell in other countries/regions, go to www.dell.com and choose a country/region.

Dell cannot be responsible for errors in typography or photography.

1 Source: Technology Business Research Inc., Q402 “Buying Behavior and Studies” May 20032 This term indicates compliance with IEEE standard 802.3ab for Gigabit Ethernet, and does not connote actual operating speed of 1 GB/s. For high speed transmission, connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is required.4 Reprinted from PC Magazine, December 2002, with permission. © Copyright 2003 Ziff Davis Media inc. All rights reserved.4 Source: InfoWorld Magazine, September 6, 2002. The full article can be viewed at http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/09/06/020909nedellas_1.html?storage5 Service may be provided by third-party provider. Technician will be dispatched if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. Subject to parts availability, geographical restrictions and terms of service contract. Service timing dependent upontime of day call placed to Dell.

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