Dell Launches 64-Bit Workstation; Workstation Market Leader To Drive Market Transition.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2001 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading workstation provider, today announced availability of the Dell Precision Dell Precision is a line of workstation computers produced by Dell, Inc.. Current Dell Precision Desktop Models
Dell plans to make the product available worldwide later this year. The Dell Precision Workstation 730 marks a key development in creating an open market for 64-bit workstations. New 64-bit systems can accomplish roughly double the amount of work as 32-bit systems in a given amount of time. Previously, customers had to purchase expensive UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstations based on proprietary hardware and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. -- often making them dependent on a single vendor -- to get the high-end capabilities of 64-bit computing. "This is good news for customers. It is an economic fact that open markets create competition, and competition means customers get better products at lower prices," said Jeff Clarke Jeff Clarke may refer to:
Dell designed the Dell Precision Workstation 730 for large business customers, software developers and scientific users to take advantage of the new Intel Itanium 64-bit processor. The Dell Precision Workstation 730 provides an ideal development and testing platform for customers who intend to migrate applications to the new architecture. Customers running technical scientific applications with large data sets should see an immediate benefit from the large amount of system memory and impressive floating point performance -- a measure of how many mathematical computations per second the processor can handle. These features are also critical to digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , computer-aided engineering See CAE. Computer-aided engineering Any use of computer software to solve engineering problems. With the improvement of graphics displays, engineering workstations, and graphics standards, computer-aided engineering (CAE) has come to mean the computer and design, fluid simulation and dynamics, and other compute-intensive applications. Dell is working with numerous independent software vendors including SolidWorks, Unigraphics Solutions, Newtek, SDRC (company) SDRC - The company behind VGX. http://sdrc.com/. , MSC Software MSC Software, founded as MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation by Richard MacNeal and Robert Schwendler, is an engineering-software company. The company developed its first program called SADSAM , Monis Software, and Cakewalk as they develop 64-bit versions of their applications. For more details on the Dell's Itanium-based systems, visit www.dell.com/itanium. Pricing and Availability Starting at $7,999(a), the Dell Precision Workstation 730 comes with a single Intel Itanium processor at 733 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. , 1 GB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. , Matrox Millenium G450 graphics card, 18 GB(b) SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. hard disk drive, and a one-year next-business day onsite service(c). The Dell Precision Workstation 730 is available for order today from Dell's direct sales teams. Dell Precision Workstations Dell Precision Workstations are intended for professional users who demand exceptional performance in the digital content creation (DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. ), computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS), computer animation, software development and financial analysis markets. For more information about Dell Precision Workstations visit www.dell.com/precision. Dell holds the No. 1 market share position for unit shipments in the worldwide total branded workstation market, according to estimates by IDC.(d) Dell Services Dell Precision Workstations are supported by Dell Services, which can help lower customers' cost of computing with a full suite of award-winning computing services including pre-sales consulting, deployment and after-sale support. Dell's direct model affords customers a single point of contact and customized access to electronic, remote and onsite support. Complete information is available at www.dell.com/services. 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 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. (a) All pricing, specifications and availability may change without notice. Taxes and shipping charges extra, and vary. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. U.S. only. Monitor not included. (b) For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes; accessible capacity varies with operating environment. (c) Service may be provided by a third party. Technician will be dispatched if necessary following phone-based troubleshooting. To receive next business day service, Dell must notify the service provider before 5 p.m. (depending on the service contract) customer time. Availability varies. (d) IDC, The Workstation Market, 2001, Q1 Quarterly Update. Dell and Dell Precision are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark and Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of The Time Inc. Magazine Company. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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