Dell Servers, Storage Move Into Real Estate Firm's Offices, Data Center; Real Estate Leader Long & Foster Chooses Dell for Overall Value.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., the nation's fourth largest residential real estate brokerage firm, has standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. on Dell(tm) servers, storage and desktop computers in its headquarters and 200 branch offices throughout the mid-Atlantic. Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (tm) 2600 servers power the company's branch offices, which accommodate approximately 10,000 real estate agents in Washington, D.C.; Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). ; Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). ; West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. ; Delaware; and Pennsylvania. The servers, along with Dell desktop computers, run real estate-specific applications that enable agents to design customized brochures featuring homes that meet their clients' individual needs. The company's data center, located in its Fairfax, Va. headquarters, stores profiles and preferences for the company's 11,000 network users on Dell PowerVault Dell PowerVault products include disk enclosures, disk arrays, tape drives, autoloaders, tape libraries, network attached storage and storage area networks. Some of these products are provided through a partnership with EMC Corporation and are further classified as a Dell/EMC (tm) network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) systems. Long & Foster also uses Dell PowerVault storage systems to store the company's e-mail archives. "Dell's price for performance has always made for a great value proposition, which is why you'll find Dell computers in our data center, on every desk and in every one of our conference rooms," said Michael Koval, vice president and chief information office at Long & Foster. Koval also said that Dell makes it easy for him to compare prices and configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. and order systems online, allowing him to focus on his business. "In growing numbers, customers are taking advantage of the value and performance of Dell's products and services to help make their businesses more efficient and operate at lower costs," said Joe Marengi, senior vice-president and general manager of Dell Americas. "Dell servers and storage are recognized for their quality and ease-of-use, which is of the utmost importance to medium-sized businesses such as Long & Foster." About Long & Foster The Long & Foster Companies (www.longandfoster.com) is the prestigious leader of one-stop real estate services in its five-state Mid-Atlantic region, including Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Total sales for 2001 were $25.2 billion in real estate, mortgage, title, and insurance. It has nearly 10,000 professional sales associates and almost 200 sales offices. 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 infrastructures. The company's revenue for the past four quarters totaled $32.1 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. Dell is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. |
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