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Channel Favors Dell
Dell’s Placement in Channel Product
Ranking Reflects Key Channel Values
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL):
Solution providers participating in the annual 2008
eWeek Channel Insider Product of the Year Awards voted Dell the
preferred notebook and desktop provider among all OEMs.
Dell finished second in the Product of the Year server infrastructure
category. Along with its blade
offerings, Dell also offers a leading portfolio of storage products
and managed services to channel customers, including EqualLogic,
and ProSupport.
Dell’s strong showing comes only a year
after the company announced its intent to formalize a channel program –
PartnerDirect – and only six months after
PartnerDirect was launched in the U.S., eWeek was moved to refer to
Dell as “the darling
of the channel.”
To facilitate direct communication with the channel, the Dell
Channel blog was launched in conjunction with the company’s
inaugural Partner Advisory Council meeting the week of May 20.
“We are delighted to be recognized by the
channel as a leading provider of quality products that enable the
channel to grow its own profitability,” said
Greg Davis, vice president and general manager of Americas Channel
Group. “We are continuing to refine our
understanding of partner needs, and look forward to offering new
services and products that will enable our partners to grow.”
“Dell has stressed that they view the
channel as their direct customer with whom they will build a
partnership based upon integrity, trust, and open (transparent)
communication,” said Tim Hebert, president,
Atrion Networking. “I am excited to see the
future of Dell’s PartnerDirect program.”
Links to:
www.dell.com/latitude
www.dell.com/precision
www.dell.com/poweredge
www.channelinsider.com/c/a/News/
2008-Channel-Insider-Product-of-the-Year-Awards/ (Due to its length,
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About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: 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.
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