RUAN Hauls Dell Servers and Storage Into Its Datacenter; Leading Transportation Services Company Standardizes on Dell.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2003 Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced that RUAN Transportation Management Systems, one of the largest privately owned transportation service companies 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 chosen to standardize on Dell servers and storage to power its backend operations. With more than 200 facilities nationwide, RUAN is a full-service transportation management company providing value-added services from dedicated private carriage and logistics to full-service lease Full-service lease Also called rental lease. Arrangement in which lessor promises to maintain and insure the equipment leased. and rental. "Every facet of RUAN's business uses proven methods to ensure high-quality, low-cost transportation solutions," said Roy Cashman, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of RUAN. "As we searched for an enterprise partner to help us with our IT challenges, we applied these same principles -- high quality and low cost -- and that's what we found when working with Dell." RUAN needed to replace its multiple storage systems with a more efficient platform to store critical data while maintaining a reliable IT infrastructure and lowering operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. . Dell worked closely with RUAN to create an architecture based on industry-standard PowerEdge(tm) servers and a Dell EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. storage area network (SAN). The SAN supports a Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. (R) database for backend applications, a Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. (R) cluster that powers their messaging environment, and a variety of process control applications critical to their business. RUAN uses VisualSAN software to monitor and control the SAN from a central console, as well as troubleshoot issues through online support tools. RUAN has also integrated a Dell PowerVault(tm) 770 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 ) server into the SAN for file sharing and to accommodate for future storage growth. "Integrating PowerVault NAS storage into the SAN is a cost-effective way for RUAN to continue to expand its storage infrastructure as its business needs evolve," said Joe Marengi, senior vice president of Dell Americas. "This is an example of how working with Dell has and will continue to benefit customers through price, technology and service." For more information about RUAN Transportation Management Systems, please visit www.ruan.com. 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. Company revenue for the past year totaled $35.4 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. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the term "Dell EMC," there is a pipe symbol between "Dell" and "EMC." It was removed for transmission purposes only. |
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