Dell strengthens tech arsenal for 2013

MANILA, Philippines - The Yuletide season is now enveloping the consciousness of every Metro dweller, including the tech-savvy. Thus, technology is not excused from the contagious warmth in this season of hope.

Dell, in celebration of the joyous season, and as an opportune time to formally launch its bevy of innovative gadgetry, gave a an early Christmas party to its loyal patrons as over 300 IT professionals converged and huddled to share the Yuletide cheer.

Natural progression

From PC manufacturer to becoming a customer-inspired IT solutions partner focused on end-to-end offerings (mobility, servers, storage, networking, software, cloud applications, services), Dell has significantly expanded its portfolio of products, services and solutions to cater to the growing needs of its many customers.

The brand has made a great deal of progress in the past months and is pleased with the results, showing no signs of slowing down.

“We would like to help our clients optimize their budgets so they maximize their benefits as a result,” said country manager Christopher Papa.

Clearly, Dell sees an opportunity to drive the business around solutions and services and, with a much higher ingredient of intellectual property, constantly believes there are significant technology inflection points where Dell brings disruptive value.

New Windows 8 based products were recently presented by Johny Dermawan, senior brand manager for client product solution marketing for South Asia.

New Dell tablets: Built for work and play

The 10-inch Latitude 10 tablet fits simply and securely into existing IT environments and offers rich multi-media features, accessory compatibility, and full compatibility with current Windows applications.

Like all products in Dell’s commercial laptop line, the Latitude 10 plugs easily into existing management consoles, features a swappable battery and touts robust optional security features such as Dell Data Protection | Encryption for encryption from the hard drive to USB port.

For industries such as healthcare and government, the new tablet will feature an optional fingerprint and smart card reader for two-factor authentication available in early 2013.

The Latitude 10 also offers up to 18 hours of battery life and an optional productivity dock and active stylus.

The XPS 12 is two devices in one: a fully featured, full-powered laptop that easily becomes a full-featured touch-powered tablet. The unique flip hinge touch-screen display is elegant and innovative and easily transitions between laptop and tablet mode with a simple flip.

When in tablet mode, the display completely covers the keyboard, protecting it from dirt and spills. The vibrant Full HD display provides 90 percent more pixels than a standard HD display for an exceptionally crisp reading and viewing experience.

Making the enterprise cool

The Latitude 6430u, Dell’s first business ultrabook, is the perfect balance between aesthetic and corporate needs with the combination of a thin, highly mobile form factor with striking design and the security, manageability and durability that companies require. 

The Latitude 6430u is a highly manageable notebook in addition to being the most durable, having undergone a broader set of the United States military’s MIL-STD 810G standard tests than any other system in its class.

The Latitude 6430u is the first to offer a wireless docking based on WiGig technology, which allows devices to communicate wirelessly at multi-gigabit speeds for data, video, and audio.

With 10 hours of battery life on a single battery charge, the Latitude 6430u delivers all-day battery life, crucial for road warriors and on-the-go executives.

The sleek 23-inch OptiPlex 9010 All-in-One empowers productivity while preserving limited desk space. As businesses incorporate touch interfaces into work environments, collaboration and productivity can increase. However, some workers have space limitations.

The business-class All-in-One offers options for a multipoint touch screen, fixed or rotating camera and an articulating stand and is optimized for Microsoft Lync to enhance the user’s work experience with Windows 8.   

Dell partners

Every company, big or small, will not exist without the unwavering support of its alliances. Workshops, trainings and big events like this will be not be possible without the indispensable support of this formidable duo: microprocessor technology leader Intel and software giant Microsoft.

“Intel shared user-centric choices, devices forms factors that matching devices. This is embracing a new paradigm for standard devices. IT architectures will be more responsive and optimizes power of choices  with include tablets, ultrabook convertibles and ultrabooks. The range of platforms offers options of performance, portability and security features,” said Christopher Syling of Intel Philippines.

For his part, Mon de los Reyes of Microsoft showed how fast the new Windows 8 operating system in comparison to Windows 7. “The world of work is changing, people want to have more freedom to work, anywhere and whenever they need to and Windows 8 offers that,” he said.

To know more about Dell products, log on to www.dell.com.