Dell Takes Business Laptops to New Latitudes.* Sets Business-Class Benchmarks for Weight, Design and Durability * Breakthrough Battery Life: Up to 19 Hours on a Single Charge * Previews Dell Latitude Dell's Latitude laptop brand is specifically targeted at the business market which means that standardized parts are used throughout the line and are available for several years for support purposes, as opposed to the Dell Inspiron which is aimed at the consumer market and whose ON technology: Access to E-mail in Seconds * Halogen-Reduced System SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & LONDON -- Inspired by close collaboration with nearly 4,000 IT professionals and end users, Dell today announced a completely new line of Latitude Noun 1. line of latitude - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator parallel of latitude, parallel, latitude polar circle - a line of latitude at the north or south poles and Dell Precision Dell Precision is a line of workstation computers produced by Dell, Inc.. Current Dell Precision Desktop Models
The new Latitude systems provide breakthrough battery life, brilliant new design and style -- including a choice of five colors. "Since 1995, we've shipped more business laptops worldwide than anyone," said Michael Dell Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. Biography Early life and education The son of an orthodontist, Dell was born in to an upper-class Jewish family and attended Herod Elementary School in Houston, , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Dell. "This, and our 5 million plus conversations a day with customers, gives us real insight into the needs of the digital nomad nomad (nō`măd'), one of a group of people without fixed habitation, especially pastoralists. (Some authorities prefer the terms "nonsedentary" or "migratory" rather than "nomadic" to describe mobile hunter-gatherers. . Today we're translating that insight into breakthrough productivity, portability and design. The new Latitudes are breathtaking." Dell's re-engineered Latitude lineup answers a wide range of user profiles: * Ultra-Portable - Dell Latitude E4200 is a 12.1-inch laptop that starts at 2.2 pounds, making it the lightest commercial notebook in the company's history.1 The 13.3-inch Latitude E4300 has a starting weight of 3.3 pounds.1 Designed for road warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members and executives who demand maximum performance and light weight, the systems will be available in the coming weeks. * Mainstream - The Dell Latitude E6400 and E6500, available today, are 14.1- and 15.4-inch laptops that start at $1,139 and $1,169, respectively. The systems are ideal desktop replacements for high-performance users. * Essential - The Latitude E5400, a 14.1-inch notebook, starts at $839, and the E5500, a 15.4-inch notebook starts at $869. Available today, the systems include everyday features at a cost-effective price. * Semi-Rugged - The Latitude E6400 ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant is a 14.1-inch semi-rugged laptop that starts at $2,399 and will be available next week. It is built and tested to meet Military 810F standards for dust, vibration and humidity. * Desk-Based - From new port replicators to full docking solutions that fit any usage scenario with smaller footprints and streamlined cabling, users can "hot undock." Personalize Your Latitude Dell will offer colors for the first time on Latitude laptops. In addition to Mica-Brushed Metal, the Latitude E4200, E4300, E6400 and E6500 will be available in Regatta Blue, Regal Red and Quartz Pink (E4200 only) in the coming weeks. The E5400 and E5500 are available in Matte Black. "The new Latitude laptops and Dell Precision mobile workstations represent the largest client product development effort in the history of Dell," said Jeff Clarke Jeff Clarke may refer to:
Incorporating a wide range of new technology, Dell's new Latitudes feature: * All-day computing on the E6400 with breakthrough battery life of up to 19 hours;2 * Full-frame magnesium alloy construction and all-metal hinges; * Sophisticated keyboard design; * Ease of use with Dell ControlPoint, centralizing control of user settings for power management, connectivity configurations and security management in a single application; * First business-class laptop with an intelligent backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. keyboard that automatically adjusts to ambient light levels; * Exclusive ControlVault solution - intelligent security sub-processors with embedded non-volatile storage (storage) non-volatile storage - (NVS, persistent storage, memory) A term describing a storage device whose contents are preserved when its power is off. Storage using magnetic media (e.g. that centralizes and helps protect user credentials and security keys in a single hardened security "vault" away from the systems main drive; * The E6500 is the only laptop with both a contact-less Smart Card reader and a fingerprint reader A scanner used to identify a person's fingerprint for security purposes. After a sample is taken, access to a computer or other system is granted if the fingerprint matches the stored sample. A PIN may also be used with the fingerprint sample. that comply with Federal Information Processing Standards (standard) Federal Information Processing Standards - (FIPS) United States Government technical standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ; and, * Simplified IT with compatible peripherals, adapters, docking and robust manageability features across the entire portfolio. Access E-mail Instantly, Without Booting the OS The company also previewed Dell Latitude ON, a new technology that will enable near-instant access to e-mail, calendar, attachments, contacts and the Web without booting into the system's main 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. (OS). Expected in the coming months on the Latitude E4200 and E4300, Dell Latitude ON uses a dedicated low-voltage sub-processor and OS that can enable multi-day battery life. Revolutionizing Mobile Workstation Performance Dell, the world's No. 1 workstation supplier, also unveiled a new line of ISV-certified Dell Precision mobile workstations targeted at performance-oriented customers in the engineering, media, entertainment and biosciences industries.3 Available today, the details include: * Dell Precision M4400 - Starting at $1,569, the 15.4-inch mobile workstation features leading-edge graphics and supports up to 8 GB of RAM. * Dell Precision M2400 - Weighing 4.77 pounds, the company's lightest mobile workstation is a 14.1-inch system that starts at $1,449.1 The company also introduced a 17-inch mobile workstation concept that revolutionizes mobile performance. Housed in an orange, anodized aluminum chassis, it supports up to 16 GB of RAM, a 1 GB graphics card, upcoming quad-core processors and up to a terabyte of storage on two drives. This doubles the amount of memory and processor cores, and triples the storage available on Lenovo and HP mobile workstations today. More details can be found at www.dell.com/nocompromise. Green on the Go The new Latitude mainstream and ultra-portable laptops, as well as Dell Precision mobile workstations, are available with Energy Star 4.0-compliant configurations and meet EPEAT EPEAT Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool "Gold" rated configurations. The Latitude E4200 is Dell's first notebook offering a motherboard containing halogen-free laminates, as well as halogen-free chassis plastics and fan housings. The ultra-portable laptop also ships in packaging that is up to 99-percent recyclable by weight. Mobility Services All of the new products are also available with Dell's ProSupport Mobility Services, a suite of modular services that help companies protect assets and data. To protect confidential company information, Dell can also automate data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign on all laptops and centrally manage company-defined security policies in a way that is transparent to the end-user. Dell's Desktop Manager service allows IT to track dispersed systems, distribute software, manage patches and enforce IT policies. For more information, visit www.dell.com/services. New Community for Digital Nomads Coinciding with the introduction of Dell's new laptops, the company launched a new community site called Digital Nomads. It is designed for individuals who are not defined by the four walls in their office or home, but by a desire to always be connected for work and play no matter their location. Community members can come together to read about other digital nomads and share ideas, tips, tricks and best practices. Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. users will be able to follow live updates from Dell's press conference and ask questions by following @Digital_Nomads (www.twitter.com/Digital_Nomads). About Dell Dell Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com, or to communicate directly with Dell via a variety of online channels, go to www.dell.com/conversations. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS. Dell, Latitude, Dell Precision, Dell Latitude ON and ControlVault are registered trademarks of Dell, Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. More Business Laptops Shipped Worldwide Since 1995 - Based on IDC data tracking cumulative worldwide commercial portable shipments from 1995 to 2008 Q1. 1 Notebook weight varies by configuration and manufacturing variability. 2 Battery life based on Dell lab testing on a Latitude E6400 with 9-cell battery, battery slice, integrated graphics Refers to having the video display circuitry of a computer contained directly on the motherboard rather than on a separate plug-in card (the display adapter). Integrated graphics typically share memory with the CPU (see shared video memory) and provide a more economical alternative to the and SSD See solid state disk. . Varies by configuration, operating conditions and other factors. Maximum battery capacity decreases with time and use. 3 IDC Workstation Tracker May, 2008 |
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