Dell's New Website Starter Kit Takes Small Businesses Online for $399; Promotional $100 Discounts Available on Dimension and Inspiron PCs.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) announced today a Website Starter Kit that includes one year of DellHost(tm) service with a professionally designed Web site for $399, plus a $20 setup fee. The company also announced $100 promotional discounts on its Dimension desktop and Inspiron notebook PCs. With the new Website Starter Kit, small businesses in the U.S. can register a domain name; have a three-page, customized Web site designed with the customers' input; and receive one year of Web hosting service A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own websites accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing . The Website Starter Kit, available at www.dellhost.com, is based on services from DellHost, which was announced in February. Since then, more than 7,000 businesses have selected Dell to host their Web sites. "As a company that does more than $50 million a day in sales over the Internet, Dell wants to show its small business customers how they can be successful on the Web," said Terry Sadowski, vice president and general manager of Dell's small business group. "These products provide small businesses with a simple and affordable way to establish and manage their businesses online." Dimension and Inspiron Price Discounts As part of a promotional effort(a), Dell has cut prices on select small business models of its Dimension desktop and Inspiron notebook PCs. For $1,139 after the $100 discount, Dell's small business customers can purchase a Dimension 4100 with an Intel Pentium(R) III Processor at 800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , 10 GB hard drive, 128 MB of memory, 15-inch (13.8 viewable) color monitor See monitor. , Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium, 32 MB NVIDIA TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. 2 M64 4X AGP graphics AGP graphics - Accelerated Graphics Port , 48X Max Variable CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. , and a 3Com(R) 3C905C-TXM 10/100 Remote Wake Up NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. . For more information, visit Dell's Small Business Center at www.dell.com/dimension. Prices for Dell's small business Inspiron 5000e notebook PCs start at $1,879 after the $100 discount. The Inspiron 5000e includes an Intel Celeron processor at 600 MHz, a 14.1-inch color screen, 32 MB of memory, 5 GB hard drive and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Millennium. Visit Dell's Small Business Center at www.dell.com/inspiron for details. Both products include lifetime hardware technical support by toll-free telephone or the Internet, as well as standard limited warranties. 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 leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $28.5 billion for the past four quarters, and is a premier provider of products and services required for customers to build their Internet infrastructures. The company ranks No. 56 on the Fortune 500, No. 154 on the Fortune Global 500 and No. 3 on the Fortune "most admired" lists of companies. Dell 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 is a trademark 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. (a) $100 discount promotion of select small business models of Dimension and Inspiron ends 09/30/2000. |
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