Armstrong World Industries Standardizes On Dell Systems; Dell's Worldwide Reach and Custom Factory Integration are Factors in the Win.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced that Armstrong World Industries Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is an international designer and manufacturer of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Armstrong operates 39 plants in 10 countries and has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. , a global leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of floors and ceilings, is standardizing on Dell notebook and desktop computers for its 16,000 employees in 15 countries. Armstrong cited Dell's ability to deliver products consistently worldwide and the company's custom factory integration, where Dell pre-loads Armstrong's custom software during the manufacturing process. "Our employees put high value on Dell's ability to deliver quality products and services anywhere we need them throughout our worldwide organization," Bill Hutchinson, corporate IT manager for Armstrong World Industries, said. "This decision was especially well-received in Europe where our employees have been clamoring to standardize on Dell." Dell's use and understanding of Web-based business processes is also important as Armstrong begins using its Premier Dell.com Web site as the single point of contact for worldwide purchasing and asset management. "We were impressed that Dell gets the Web as well if not better than anyone else," Hutchinson said. Armstrong plans to replace 6,000 workstations over the next three years. About half of those systems will be Dell(tm) Latitude(tm) notebooks and half will be Dell OptiPlex Dell, Inc. targets its OptiPlex™ line of desktop computers for sale into the corporate, government and education markets. These systems typically contain Intel CPUs, beginning with the Pentium and currently with the Core 2 although Dell sells some models with AMD CPUs as well. (tm) desktop systems. Dell custom factory integration service provides a range of custom built, factory installed solutions. Dell performs the custom configuration during the initial system build. It's a one-touch integration that ensures customers' Dell products are configured and deployed to their specifications. About Armstrong World Industries Armstrong Holdings Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ACK (ACKnowledgment code) The communications code sent from a receiving station to a transmitting station to indicate that it is ready to accept data. It is also used to acknowledge the error-free receipt of transmitted data. Contrast with NAK. 1. ) is the parent holding company of Armstrong World Industries. Its companies manufacture and market interior finishing solutions. Their products include floor coverings and acoustical ceilings and grid systems. Through its subsidiaries, Triangle Pacific Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of hardwood flooring and a major producer of hardwood cabinets; and DLW DLW Doubly Labeled Water DLW Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad DLW Deutsche Linoleumwerke (German Flooring Factory) DLW Diversity of the Lepidoptera in the World (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara project) Aktiengesellschaft, the leading flooring manufacturer in Germany, Armstrong now produces high quality wood flooring Wood flooring is a type of flooring made from the timber of hardwoods, or of spruce or hard pine. There are two basic manufactured types of hardwood. Wood flooring comes unfinished, and once installed is sanded, then finished on site. and wooden kitchen and bath cabinets, commercial carpet, and linoleum linoleum (lĭnō`lēəm), resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other ingredients, and coloring matter. . In 1999 Armstrong's net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight totaled more than $3.4 billion. Based in Lancaster, Pa., Armstrong has approximately 16,000 employees worldwide. About Dell Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (Nasdaq:DELL) is the world's No. 1 computer systems company, based on global market-share estimates, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $32.6 billion. Dell ranks No. 48 on the Fortune 500, No. 154 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 10 on the Fortune "most admired" lists of companies. Dell, through its direct business model, 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 on the World Wide Web at www.dell.com. Dell, Latitude, and OptiPlex are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of Time Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . |
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