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• Dell SonicWall reassures the channel

  By Nermin Bajric | 01 June, 2012 15:20

  With Dell’s acquisition of network security vendor, SonicWall finalised, Dell SonicWall vice-president, Richard Ting, has confirmed that the channel will maintain its sales position.

• Dell's Ivy Bridge Latitude laptops offer 32.7 hours battery life

  By Agam Shah | 31 May, 2012 20:22

  Dell on Thursday announced Latitude business laptops with Intel's latest Core processors that can provide around 33 hours of battery life, but only when combined with attached battery packs.

• New wave of ultrabooks to include 30 touchscreen models, Intel says

  By Agam Shah | 31 May, 2012 04:05

  A fresh crop of ultrabooks sporting Intel's latest "Ivy Bridge" Core processors will start to go on sale next month, including 30 models with touchscreens, Intel said Thursday.

• Dell introduces three new All-in-One PCs

  By Ian Paul | 30 May, 2012 08:06

  Dell has rolled out a new set of all-in-one PCs including a new addition to the XPS lineup for those who want an Apple iMac without actually buying an iMac.

• Dell reaches for the cloud with new prototype ARM server

  By Agam Shah | 29 May, 2012 15:06

  Dell on Tuesday announced a prototype low-power server with ARM processors, following a growing demand by Web companies for custom-built servers that can scale performance while reducing financial overhead on data centers.

• Dell challenges Apple with the new XPS One 27 all-in-one

  By Agam Shah | 29 May, 2012 13:10

  Dell on Tuesday challenged Apple's popular iMac all-in-one with the introduction of XPS One 27, which has the largest screen in an all-in-one desktop from the company to date.

• Opinion: Leaked Dell Windows 8 tablet specs seem weak

  By Tony Bradley | 25 May, 2012 22:41

  Some details are beginning to emerge of what we can expect from the first generation of Intel-based Windows 8 tablets. If the leaked specs of the Dell Windows 8 tablet are any indication, though, the devices may be severely underwhelming.

• Mystery Dell XPS 14 laptop packs high-end features in Ultrabook form

  By Melanie Pinola | 24 May, 2012 21:25

  What's this? An unannounced 14-inch Ultrabook called the Dell XPS 14 has popped up on Amazon. The specs suggest this superthin laptop will give other Ultrabooks a run for their money--it's got an Ivy Bridge processor, Nvidia discrete graphics, an HD+ display, and 12 hours of battery life.

• Windows 8 touchscreen devices to be priced higher: Dell

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 09:43

  Touchscreen laptops and tablets with the upcoming Windows 8 OS will be priced higher than their non-touchscreen counterparts, according to Dell's CEO, Michael Dell.

• Dell's profit shrinks in the first quarter

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 06:51

  Dell has reported a drop in profits for the first quarter, weighed down by a revenue decrease and slower sales of consumer products.

• Silver Peak bolsters virtual WAN optimization software

  By Jon Gold | 22 May, 2012 02:27

  Silver Peak today upgraded the software for its WAN appliance to handle automated optimization for TCP and non-TCP traffic, 512,000 simultaneous connections for 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) infrastructures and support for a bunch of common hypervisors.

• Dell to build channel base with SonicWall acquisition

  By Hafizah Osman | 20 May, 2012 02:53

  PC vendor, Dell, has completed the acquisition of security vendor, SonicWall, and the company will operate as Dell SonicWall henceforth.

• Microsoft reprises free Xbox back-to-school PC promo

  By Gregg Keizer | 19 May, 2012 02:58

  Microsoft will repeat last year's back-to-school promotion, kicking off the deal Sunday with an offer of a free Xbox 360 game console to eligible U.S. students who buy a new Windows 7 PC.

• Ethernet switching gets specialized

  By Jim Duffy | 18 May, 2012 02:32

  Growth in the Ethernet switch market is now being driven by specialized devices for specific applications, rather than evenly across all customer deployments.

• Why Israel is a hotbed for flash storage innovation

  By Lucas Mearian | 17 May, 2012 19:48

  At the same time EMC was in Israel trying to strike a deal to buy XtremeIO, NetApp and Dell were also there vying for the flash storage array maker's intellectual property.