Dell, University of Miami Enter into Exclusive Agreement; Streamlined Campus-Wide Purchasing Could Save UM up to $2 Million a Year.ROUND ROCK, Texas -- The University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U ("UM") and Dell (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DELL) have signed an exclusive, campus-wide computing agreement that is expected to save the university approximately $2 million per year. The agreement is the first of its kind between Dell and a major university. By consolidating the technology purchases of each of the university's schools and departments, UM will leverage its purchasing and create a consistent technology platform across campus. The university has worked with Dell to streamline its procurement of both Intel-based client and enterprise systems across campus. UM works to provide its students and faculty with the latest technology. About 95 percent of its outdoor areas and 60 percent of UM's buildings on campus are wireless-enabled, and nearly 4,000 students have set up free wireless accounts through the school. "Supporting more than 15,000 students and 9,400 faculty and staff requires that we integrate technology as efficiently as possible," said M. Lewis Temares, vice president of Information Technology and dean of the College of Engineering at UM. "This agreement enables us to provide the customized products and services we need to serve the university in a proficient pro·fi·cient adj. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. n. An expert; an adept. manner." The University of Miami, a Dell customer since 1985, was named No. 2 in ComputerWorld's "100 Best Places to Work in IT 2004." About University of Miami More than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from around the world call UM home during the academic semesters. The University has grown from its main location in the City of Coral Gables Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. to include the medical campus located in Downtown Miami Downtown Miami is the central business district of Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Brickell Avenue/Biscayne Boulevard is the main north-south road in downtown, and Flagler Street is the main east-west road in the Central Business District. , the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS /ɹʷaz.məs/) is the graduate school of marine and atmospheric science within the University of Miami. on Virginia Key Virginia Key in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, is an island lying in Biscayne Bay between Key Biscayne and Miami. It is connected to the mainland at Miami by the Rickenbacker Causeway toll road and is the site of a large sewage treatment plant and a former landfill for the City , the John J. Koubek Center in Little Havana, the James L. Knight Center James L. Knight Center is a 4,686-seat concert hall and theatre in Miami Florida. It is named in memory of James Landon Knight, the newspaper publisher whose businesses included The Miami Herald. It is part of the Miami Convention Center. in Downtown Miami, and the South and Richmond campuses in southwest Miami-Dade county. With more than 9,400 full- and part-time faculty and staff, UM is the largest private employer in Miami-Dade County. About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures. Company revenue for the past four quarters totaled $45.4 billion. 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 www.dell.com. |
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