Michael Dell Keynotes Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL):

• Says smart businesses will weather downturn by making IT investments that Simplify and Save.
• Companies should rethink where IT inefficiencies may exist.
• Cloud computing, blade servers, virtualization and open-systems storage to drive next wave of enterprise productivity.

The News:

• Mr. Dell suggests businesses focus on information technologies that deliver hard returns, measurable cost and energy savings by
  • Consolidating planned technology investments;
  • Aligning with technology providers best positioned to weather current economic conditions, and
  • Rethinking the status quo, looking for fundamental inefficiencies and significant productivity-enhancing opportunities such as iSCSI storage, virtualization, and IT-as-a-Service and Software as a Service (Saas) can enhance productivity and lower overall costs.
• Dell has used Salesforce.com SaaS technology to:
  • Rapidly evolve its business model, scaling globally while improving productivity.
  • Field ideas from more than 10,000 customers through its IdeaStorm Web site.
  • Align approximately 20,000 members of its global sales team and integrate thousands of its PartnerDirect global channel partners.
• Mr. Dell also highlighted innovative new Dell products including the super-light E-Family commercial laptops featuring all-day battery life, and the M109S projector, which was suggested by customers on Dell’s IdeaStorm Web site.

Michael Dell quotes:

• These are challenging times but winning companies will take this opportunity to boost efficiency and emerge even stronger.
• Reducing IT cost and complexity improves productivity and long-term competitiveness.

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Additional information:

Michael Dell’s Dreamforce Keynote

Dell at Dreamforce on Flickr

Dreamforce information on Salesforce.com

Dell’s Simplify IT Web site

Michael Dell’s Simplify and Save blog post

Dreamforce Facebook Group

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