Dell’s Latitude Z: The Thinnest, Lightest Laptop

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DELL’S LATITUDE Z: THE WORLD’S THINNEST, LIGHTEST LAPTOP
WITH INDUCTIVE CHARGING
• Dell Premieres Latitude ON – Instant, Interactive Access to Email, Web, Calendar
• Company Continues to Deliver Purpose-Engineered Solutions for Specific Customer Needs
• Dell Extends Client Portfolio with the Dell Precision T1500, the World’s First Workstation Certified by Autodesk and the New OptiPlex 780 Adds Advanced Management

September 29, 2009 –Auckland, New Zealand – Dell is delivering beauty and substance with the world’s thinnest and lightest 16-inch laptop, the Latitude Z. Targeted at impression makers, such as entrepreneurs, attorneys, creative professionals, salespeople and leading higher education faculty, the new laptop demonstrates what is possible when design and business functionality meet innovation.

The Latitude Z joins other Dell purpose-designed products like the Latitude 2100 netbook solution for education and Dell Precision M6400 mobile workstation, as another step in company’s strategy to develop differentiated form factors and solutions that meet specific customer usage needs. Dell is also expanding its core family of products that are stable, manageable and secure for businesses and institutions with the addition of the OptiPlex 780 mainstream desktop and Dell Precision T1500 entry-level workstation.

The News:
Dell Latitude Z—Sleek Design, Innovation and Business Features Meet
The Dell Latitude Z is the world’s first ultra-thin 16-inch laptop that is just more than 1.25 centimetres (half an inch) thin and weighs only 2 kilograms (4.5 pounds) with a four-cell battery. It features premium design, forward thinking innovations and breakthrough features to help empower businesses. The system includes:
• Lean tapered design and soft-touch Black Cherry finish
• The world’s first laptop with inductive charging
• Dell’s first-of-its-kind EdgeTouch allows users to interact with commonly used applications and media controls through a touch interface that is on the edge of the system’s screen
• Spacious multi-touch touchpad and silky-touch backlit keyboard
• A high-definition (1600x900) WLED display and two megapixel camera featuring Dell Capture technology that allows users to scan and save business cards to Microsoft Outlook contacts and copy documents
• Dell FaceAware Lock-Out automatically locks out other users when a user steps away from the laptop
• Thoughtful design that extends the concept of a leaner, lighter travel weight all the way to the Z’s ultra-small power adapter, optional accessories and external optical drive
• Custom laptops bag by Timbuk2 designed specifically for the Latitude Z
• ENERGY STAR 5.0 compliant, EPEAT Gold, Mercury-free LED, arsenic-free display glass and BRF/PVC (Halogen)-free components.

In addition to these wireless features, the Latitude Z ships with WLAN, Bluetooth and optional 3G WWAN mobile broadband. The Latitude Z is the latest addition to the Latitude series which promises the manageability, enterprise-level security and service options that professionals worldwide have come to expect from Dell.

Inductive Charging
Latitude Z is the first laptop/notebook to feature optional inductive charging which eliminates the need for power cords, using instead a dynamic power transfer between the Latitude Z’s primary stand and its secondary module. This inductive charging presents a clean, simple desktop or workspace.

The Latitude Z is available today in New Zealand starting at $3,645. More details are available at www.dell.co.nz/latitude.

Latitude ON - Instant, Always On Connection to Email, Web, Contacts and Calendar
Latitude ON represents the world’s first convergence of laptop productivity with the instant “on” convenience and multi-day battery life of a smart phone. Available on the Latitude Z, E4200 and E4300, it includes a sub-processor and sub-operating system that delivers instant, interactive access to email, the Web, contacts, attachments and calendars. Latitude ON allows user to always stay connected and utilises the laptop’s full keyboard and display. Other advanced features of Latitude ON that make it business friendly include:
• Dedicated Latitude ON button allows users to connect instantly
• Ability to read .doc, .xls, .ppf and pdf documents
• Access to IMAP, POP, Novell Groupwise or Microsoft Exchange 2003 email
• Citrix Receiver that allows IT administrators to ensure remote secure access similar to a thin client
• “Strong” password requirement meaning the user must include one uppercase, lowercase, number and special character
• Supports virtual private network (VPN) functionality

Latitude ON is available starting today around the world. It is a standard feature on the Latitude Z and an optional upgrade on the Latitude E4200 and E4300.

Dell Precision T1500—The World’s First Workstation Certified By Autodesk
Dell, the world’s leading workstation vendor for the past 9 years1, has extended its partnership with Autodesk to deliver the first workstation certified for AutoCAD users. The entry-level Dell Precision T1500 is the company’s smallest single-socket workstation that offers customers an ideal 2D and 3D design solution for digital content creation, biosciences and CAD professionals. Product highlights include:
• Choice of AMD ATI® FirePro® and AutoCAD-certified NVIDIA Quadro® cards designed to deliver professional 2D and accurate 3D CAD model views and accelerated OpenGL® performance.
• Latest Intel® Core®i7 processors and chipset technology linked with fast 1333MHz DDR3 memory.

The Dell Precision T1500 workstation, tailored and designed for businesses of all sizes, is available starting today. More details are available at www.dell.co.nz/precision.

OptiPlex 780—Secure, Service-Ready and Manageable
Organisations that demand versatile mainstream desktop computing and robust remote systems management will find a cost-effective solution in the new OptiPlex™ 780 desktops. The corporate desktop empowers IT managers in medium and large organisations with Intel® vPro™ streamlined remote systems management, data and asset-security solutions with the kind of serviceability that helps keep staff productive.

The OptiPlex 780 offers a breadth of configuration options, so users can build a customised solution that works for their unique business needs including management, security and productivity. More details are available at www.dell.co.nz/optiplex.

Quotes
“Dell is introducing ground-breaking innovations that mark many industry firsts,” said Jeff Morris, Director of Product Management at Dell. “We’re delivering robust solutions to solve real customer needs. We are committed to our core business and expanding our product line to meet the needs of our customers when they are ready to refresh or add to their existing infrastructure.”

About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they need and value. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

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