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Dell Delivers New Storage Systems with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003

Posted on: Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 06:00 CDT

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003--Dell(tm) PowerVault(tm) network attached storage (NAS) systems will support Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system, Dell announced today. In addition, Dell will help customers migrate from the previous-generation Microsoft platform to Windows Storage Server 2003.

"Dell and Microsoft began working together three years ago to develop and deliver standards-based NAS products. In the second quarter of this year, we shipped more NAS units than any other vendor," said Randy Groves, Dell's chief technology officer(a). "We are committed to helping customers leverage standards-based technologies, such as Windows Storage Server 2003, to lower overall storage costs and meet future growth requirements, while protecting existing storage investments."

Dell will offer Windows Storage Server 2003 on its PowerVault 770N and 775N systems designed for small and medium-sized businesses, and departments or workgroups within larger organizations. These products also include support for 2.4 and 2.8GHz Intel Xeon processors with 533MHz front side bus technology.

Customers can use Dell OpenManage(tm) systems management tools to monitor the performance and status of their PowerVault NAS systems and manage storage resources more efficiently.

Additional Windows Storage Server 2003 features on Dell PowerVault NAS systems include:

-- Support for up to 8-node clustering helps increase reliability

and availability;

-- Print services can increase manageability and decrease

administration costs;

-- Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) can provide easy user access

to point-in-time copies of data to defend against information

loss; and

-- Volume Disk Services (VDS) allow for online expansion of

storage volumes without disrupting system uptime.

"With the combination of advanced storage features in Windows Storage Server 2003 and Dell's PowerVault 770N and 775N, our joint customers will benefit from high-performance, reliable and easily managed storage solutions," said Charles Stevens, corporate vice president of the Enterprise Storage Division at Microsoft Corp. "Together with Dell, Microsoft is pleased to be evolving network storage offerings and meet our customers' critical storage needs."

Pricing, Availability

The PowerVault 770N and 775N NAS systems with Windows Storage Server 2003 will be available later this month for prices starting at $4,999(b). For customers who have purchased PowerVault 770N and 775N products with previous versions of the Windows NAS operating system, Dell will offer an easy migration path to Windows Storage Server 2003 later this year.

Dell also offers a full suite of services which can further enhance customers' networked storage solutions, from initial assessments on consolidation to design and deployment, all the way through training and support.

For more information on Dell storage systems and services, please visit www.dell.com/storage.

About Dell

Dell Inc. (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 four quarters totaled $38.2 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.

(a) IDC Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker, Sept. 5, 2003.

(b) 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.

Dell is a trademark of Dell Inc.

Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

(C) 2003 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

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