Dell Provides Support for Fast Deployment of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

    --  Dell Helps Customers Reduce Costs with Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Through
        Power Savings, Virtualization, Extended Hardware Life and Efficient
        Software Spending

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dell today announced support for Microsoft Windows(R) Server(R) 2008 R2, the newest release in the Windows family of enterprise operating systems. Dell offers its customers Windows Server 2008 R2, which includes the release of Dell drivers, systems management capability and supporting documents to help customers get up and running quickly.

The News:

    --  Dell helps reduce cost, time and risk to implement Windows Server 2008
        R2 by providing a single point of accountability for the entire
        hardware, software and services solution across all technologies.
        o Dell has ensured that its products running Windows Server 2008 R2 are
          business-ready for customers by conducting thousands of hours of
          testing and validation.
        o Dell provides complete driver support for Windows Server 2008 R2 for
          Dell hardware to ensure ease of deployment, effective operation and
          simplified management.
        o Dell offers a comprehensive suite of Dell ProConsult, Dell ProSupport
          and Dell ProManage services to enable customers to get the most out of
          their Microsoft environments.
          # As part of the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP),
            ProConsult services team has helped shape the final product and
            gained early "from the field" expertise across all key
            implementation considerations thus enabling customers to accelerate
            their enterprise adoption of this powerful new technology.
          # Customers with Dell ProSupport contracts continue to enjoy existing
            support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Microsoft Windows 7.
        o New enhancements to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V(TM), including Live
          Migration, combined with design features in 11th generation Dell
          PowerEdge servers, such as enhanced memory and I/O capacity, help
          increase virtualization performance and scalability to reduce hardware
          costs through better utilization and consolidation.
    --  Windows Server 2008 R2 will be factory installed on all available Dell
        PowerEdge servers in the third quarter of 2009.
    --  Dell will offer Standard, Enterprise, Web, Datacenter and Academic
        editions of Windows Server 2008 R2 on the full family of Dell PowerEdge
        servers. Dell will also offer Windows Server 2008 Foundation R2,
        designed for organizations with up to 15 users, on select PowerEdge
        systems.

Quotes:

"Dell is committed to helping companies make a smooth transition to the new Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system to help save time and money with new features. We are pleased to be the one of the first companies to offer full access, support and drivers to our customers to make this transition." -- Sally Stevens, vice president of Platform Marketing, Dell

Additional Information:

    --  Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 on Dell PowerEdge Servers
    --  Dell Windows Server 2008 Solution
    --  Full Enterprise Portfolio of Products and Services
    --  Dell Inside Enterprise IT
    --  Hyper-V R2 Live Migration FAQ

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    Source: Dell Inc.

Released August 10, 2009