Dell Small Business Solution Delivers Enterprise-Class Capabilities for Less Than $1,000.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003

For less than $1,000(a), customers can purchase Dell(tm) PowerEdge(tm) servers with Microsoft's new Windows(R) Small Business Server 2003 suite.

"Because small businesses often have limited IT resources, it's critical that their IT solutions are easy to use and offer the best value," said Frank Muehleman, senior vice president and general manager of Dell's small and medium business division. "With today's new offering, we're giving these customers an affordable server solution with enterprise-class technology that allows them to be more competitive."

Customers can order a PowerEdge 400SC server pre-installed with Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition, which includes the Windows Server 2003 operating system and Exchange Server 2003 messaging software, for prices starting at $999(a). Dell is also offering Windows Small Business Server 2003 across its line of PowerEdge SC and select PowerEdge tower servers.

"Windows Small Business Server 2003 enables small business customers to easily leverage advanced technology for protecting business information, enhancing employee productivity and better serving customers," said Bill Veghte, corporate vice president of the Windows Server group at Microsoft. "Thanks to the product development work we've done with Dell, customers can purchase Windows Small Business Server 2003 pre-installed and can be up and running in as little as 15 minutes, saving them both time and money."

Dell in the Small and Medium Business (SMB) Market

Dell serves more than two million small and medium businesses with a dedicated team, and also offers services to help customers assess their computing environments to further simplify the design, setup and management of their information systems.

Market research firm IDC predicts that SMB companies with fewer than 1,000 employees will account for 53 percent of the growth in IT spending this year(b). IDC also reports that with 27.4 percent market share, Dell is the leading provider of personal computer hardware, including desktops, notebooks and x86 servers, to U.S. businesses with less than 500 employees per company site(c).

For more information, please visit www.dell.com/windowsserver2003.

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(a) Pricing, specifications, availability, and terms of offers may change without notice. Taxes and shipping charges are extra, and vary. Dell cannot be responsible for errors in typography or photography. The PowerEdge 400SC price starting at $999 is after a $100 instant savings promotion.

(b) Source: IDC presentation: Tapping the SMB Market Opportunity, Raymond Boggs, March 2003.

(c) Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, Q2 2003 Report, September 2003. x86 servers include systems based on Intel and AMD processors.

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