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youtube.com - 10/30/2008
Microsoft Azure Announcement (video)
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Microsoft Azure Announcement. Dell's Forrest Norrod discusses Microsoft's selection of Dell DCS servers for their cloud business.
dellbatteryprogram.com - 10/30/2008
Dell Battery Return Program
— dellbatteryprogram.com — Dear Dell Customer, Dell has identified a potential issue associated with certain batteries sold with Dell Latitude™,... Inspiron™, XPS™ and Dell Precision Mobile Workstation™ notebook computers. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ... (more) Dell Battery Return Program

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nytimes.com - 11/3/2008
On Security, Microsoft Reports Progress and Alarm
— nytimes.com — Microsoft plans to report on Monday that the security of its Windows operating system has significantly improved,... while at the same time the threat of computer viruses, frauds and other online scourges has become much more serious. The company ... (more) On Security, Microsoft Reports Progress and Alarm

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statesman.com - 11/4/2008
Dell asks employees to take unpaid time off to help cut costs
— statesman.com — Michael Dell sent a memo to employees Monday, telling them the company needs to slash more costs... and asking them to consider taking five days off without pay. Dell said the company will consider a range of options to reduce its costs, including a ... (more) Dell asks employees to take unpaid time off to help cut ...

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The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog:  Dude, Ozzie's got a Dell (in Quincy, to power Microsoft Azure)

Geek In Disguise:  Dell Powers Microsoft Azure

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Dude, Ozzie's got a Dell (in Quincy, to power Microsoft Azure)
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog — Dell used to be Microsoft's biggest customer. I wonder if it has reversed the situation. Microsoft chose Dell to be the sole supplier of server and storage hardware for its Azure cloud computing platform, according to a report in U.K. tech pub The Register. An excerpt: To build the Azure data center, Microsoft has engaged Dell's Data Center Solutions division, an independent unit of the company -- which has its own research, design, manufacturing, marketing, and sales employees -- that was expressly created in the spring of 2006 to chase the cloud computing-Web 2.0-utility computing opportunity. DCS makes ...

Dell Powers Microsoft Azure
Geek In Disguise — I was thinking a few weeks ago that if I were a server OEM I would be spending my time selling to Amazon, Google and Microsoft. When companies are buying servers in lots of 10,000 there is a compelling reason to do so.  That’s exactly what Dell has been doing and Forrest ...

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