Dell Retail Technology and Services to Fuel ConocoPhillips; Dell Hardware and AutoGas REGAL E-POS Power TankBank Customer Loyalty Program.Energy Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced that ConocoPhillips, the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , has selected Dell point-of-sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) technology and services for its new TankBank customer loyalty program. Dell services will install POS systems built on 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 computers at many ConocoPhillips' company-operated stores and channel partner stores branded Conoco, 76 and Phillips 66 that elect to participate in the program. "ConocoPhillips chose Dell as our POS systems and services provider for the TankBank loyalty program because of Dell's affordability and quality," said Jim Macari, Director, Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and Innovation, ConocoPhillips. "Dell's flexibility and interest in our overall business made them the preferred choice." TankBank is ConocoPhillips' new, exclusive customer loyalty program that combines the power of gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by savings at the pump with in-store promotions. The TankBank application runs exclusively on Autogas REGAL(R) E-POS, an open architecture operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. that powers dispenser control, card reader, cash acceptor acceptor - Finite State Machine and the ConocoPhillips Credit Card network. "We've had a long-standing relationship with Dell," said Mark Viertel, Director of Marketing for AutoGas. "Dell has the ability to produce and stage specific hardware and software configurations in mass. They're also set up to ship integrated systems directly to customers, which reduces delivery time and overall costs. Dell's existing support infrastructure adds value to our customers through rapid response to hardware issues." "ConocoPhillips clearly recognizes the advantages of Dell's focus on industry standards, which allows retailers to affordably implement, integrate and manage computer systems across multiple locations at low costs," said Joe Marengi, senior vice president, Dell Americas. "Dell's sole focus on delivering increased value to customers is one key reason that customers are choosing Dell from point-of-sale locations to the datacenter." 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 a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the infrastructures. Company revenue for the past four quarters totaled $36.9 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 at www.dell.com. About ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips is an integrated petroleum company with interests around the world. Headquartered in Houston, the company had approximately 56,600 employees and $80 billion of assets as of March 31, 2003. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com. About AutoGas AutoGas Systems Inc., headquartered in Abilene, Texas Abilene is a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States, in the central portion of the state. The population was 115,930 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. , has been a leader in retail fuel automation for nearly two decades. From state-of-the-art Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions and dispenser control systems to loyalty programs, AutoGas products help retailers move more merchandise resulting in greater profits. As the pioneer of 'pay-at-the-pump,' AutoGas continues to develop innovative solutions, paving the way business is done in the retail fueling industry. |
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