BIOS: Technology Means Business

Dell has announced five server models engineered to deliver increased performance, reduced complexity and business-ready solutions for businesses of all sizes.

The Dell PowerEdge 1900, 860 and 840 and Dell PowerEdge SC1430 and SC440 servers are designed to help small businesses grow and large businesses that need remote office support.

These servers -- combined with the availability of Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) R2, Dell OpenManage systems management software and Dell services -- reduce complexity and simplify IT operations, allowing customers more time to manage and grow their business.

"Dell is committed to understanding the unique technology challenges our customers face and responding with products and services that specifically meet their needs," said Frank Muehleman, vice president of Dell’s U.S. Small Business division.

"Developed with feedback from fast-growing customers like Sew What?, winner of the 2006 Dell/NFIB Small Business Excellence Award, our complete line of small-business servers is another milestone in our continued goal of reducing complexity and simplifying IT management for our customers so they can get back to business."

The Dell PowerEdge 1900, 840 and 860 servers and Dell PowerEdge SC1430 and SC440 servers feature dual-core Intel Xeon processors for dramatic increases in performance, scalability and power efficiency, especially when running multiple applications such as file serving, email, and databases.

"Our Web site helped our business grow nearly 45 percent last year and managing all of the business it generates requires a lot of storage – from global customer information to thousands of drapery and fabric images to QuickBooks files," said beta customer Megan Duckett, a small-business owner and founder of custom theatrical drapery manufacturer Sew What? Inc. "With the power and scalability of the PowerEdge 860, we still have plenty of room to grow and soon will be able to host our Web site in-house."

Dell makes it easier than ever for small- and medium-sized businesses to have large application capabilities with factory installed and fully tested Microsoft SBS (Small Business Server) R2 available on Dell PowerEdge and PowerEdge SC servers.

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 (SBS) R2 running on Dell PowerEdge servers gives small businesses an affordable server and operating system designed to boost productivity right out of the box. This network solution can increase productivity, protect data and improve communications for customers. Most importantly, it can expand with their businesses, providing a comprehensive range of essential business capabilities for up to 75 employees, including:

- File and printer sharing

- Increased e-mail limits and shared calendaring

- Desktop faxing

- Internet and intranet access

- Improved multi-level firewall security

- Simplified management

- Flexibility to add additional servers

Dell’s enhanced management offerings provide a wide selection of deployment, monitoring and support tools for Dell servers. Dell Server Assistant ships with every PowerEdge server as a bootable, stand-alone CD-ROM, providing the tools to set up and configure the PowerEdge system components and software.

"We know that it can be daunting to move to a server-based environment, but we are working to change that." said Muehleman. Dell has launched a site providing self-guided tutorials to first time server buyers – complementing the installation services Dell offers to customers today. The new Dell Networking Basics site explains the advantages of a server-based environment and the basics of networking – simplifying the hardware purchasing and implementation process.

Dell also offers a wide range of flexible storage offerings bringing simplicity, affordability and balanced scalability to IT environments of any size. Dell’s PowerVault portfolio of disk, autoloaders and libraries offers a range of options that let organizations choose the type and number of tape drives along with the most appropriate amount of storage based on IT policies and requirements. Additionally, Dell/EMC SAN arrays provide highly scalable networked storage for environments of all sizes.

The Dell PowerEdge 1900, 840 and 860 servers and Dell PowerEdge SC1430 and SC440 servers are available today worldwide. Prices start at $1,399, $749, $949, $1,049 and $599, respectively. Additional product information is available at www.dell.com/poweredge.

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