Dell Receives "Strong Positive" Rating in 2010 Data Center Outsourcing, North America MarketScope Report

"Strong Positive" Is the Highest Possible Rating

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dell today announced that it has been given a "Strong Positive" rating by Gartner, Inc., a major global IT Services industry analyst firm, for its 2010 MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America Report.

Gartner's MarketScope report provides specific guidance for organizations seeking data center services.

Dell's 'Strong Positive' rating was based on a weighted evaluation of the company's data center capabilities as well as interviews with current and potential customers.

Dell has invested $130 million in data center enhancements and growth since 2007 and manages 21 global client data centers. In addition, Dell supports more than 4,200 MIPS; 3,420 Unix Servers; 24,320 Windows servers; 1,520 Linux servers, and 8,400 other operating system servers.

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Peter Altabef, Dell Services president: "We believe the 'Strong Positive' rating demonstrates our commitment to deliver robust and flexible data center solutions to our customers. We will continue to focus on data center leadership to help our customers succeed over the long term."

Anurag Jain, vice president of the Dell Services Delivery unit: "Our clients trust us to provide and maintain reliable, high quality data center services. For Dell, this rating reaffirms the deep commitment and dedication we have for our clients across the entire spectrum of services we provide."

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The MarketScope for Data Center Outsourcing, North America is copyrighted March, 2010 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Released March 16, 2010