DELL

Source: articles.moneycentral.msn.com --- 2 hours ago
In a move to overhaul an aging approach to manufacturing, DELL Inc. may be trying to sell its computer factories around the world. ...

Source: hardware.slashdot.org --- 2 hours ago
Anti-Globalism sends us to a Wall Street Journal for a report that DELL plans to sell its factories in an effort to revamp its production model. Quoting: "DELL's plants are still regarded as efficient at churning out desktop PCs. But within the industry, company-owned factories aren't considered the least expensive way to produce laptops, which have been the main driver of growth lately and are complex and labor-intensive to assemble. Rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co. years ago shifted to contract manufacturers -- companies that provide production services to others -- to build their portable computers. H-P builds "less than half" of its PCs in facilities it owns, wrote Tony Prophet, H-P's senior vice president for PC supply chain, in an e-mail. Contract manufacturers can generally produce computers more cheaply because their entire operations are narrowly focused on finding efficiencies in manufacturing, as opposed to large firms like DELL, which must also balance marketing and other considerations." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...

Source: blogs.zdnet.com --- 2 hours ago
Since our last episode, our hero has been communicating with Bob Pearson, DELL’s VP of Communities & Conversations, and Bill Bivin, DELL’s Community Liaison, about getting my DELL Lattitude D620 back up and running. Both Bob and Bill give every impression of trying very hard to deal not only with my issues, but with issues [...] ...

Source: blogs.zdnet.com --- 1 hour ago
Today DELL has released the long awaited Inspiron Mini 9. ...

Source: blogs.zdnet.com --- 2 hours ago
Well, our hero’s story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my DELL laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by the people mentioned in earlier [...] ...

Source: www.ft.com --- 1 hour ago
DELL, the world's second-biggest personal computer maker, is considering a plan to sell its factories, according to people familiar with the matter ...

Source: www.theinquirer.net --- 3 hours ago
Paul Taylor the Inquirer , Saturday 6 September 2008. 11:52:00 Daily Rounds Better late than never THE DELL INSPIRON MINI has finally arrived, much to the relief of gadget sites everywhere. Laptop Mag and Anandtech have posted their reviews revealing the much-awaited, unsurprising, netbook. DELL’s got it just two months late, but it does seem to have trodden a well laid-out path.... ...

Source: www.computerworld.com --- 1 hour ago
DELL is looking to sell its manufacturing plants, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journal . ...

Source: www.computerworld.com --- 1 hour ago
DELL is now selling a mininotebook that has Windows XP Home preinstalled -- the first time it has had a PC to sell with that operating system since Microsoft retired XP from general service in June. ...

Source: www.dailytech.com --- 2 hours ago
DELL will contract with PC builders in Asia after selling its own factories... ...

Source: www.rte.ie --- 1 hour ago
A spokesman for DELL in Ireland has declined to comment on a report in the Wall Street Journal. ...

Source: www.zdnet.com.au --- 1 hour ago
DELL has launched an inexpensive laptop with a small keyboard and screen, dubbed a netbook, four months after it was originally anticipated that the Texan firm would enter the netbook market. ...

Source: www.cio.com --- 1 hour ago
DELL's new netbook, the Inspiron Mini 9, will be sold with built-in mobile broadband by Vodafone, the companies announced on Thursday. The deal is part of a growing trend, as operators try to find new growth opportunities. ...

Source: www.cio.com --- 52 minutes ago
Computer-maker DELL is attempting to off-load its computer manufacturing plants around the world, The Wall Street Journal reported in its Friday edition. ...

Source: blog.laptopmag.com --- 3 hours ago
You wouldn’t know it from looking at the outside of DELL’s new Inspiron Mini 9, but the new netbook offers a slew of hidden upgrade possibilities for intrepid hardware modders willing to pop open the hatch. Even DELL is touting the ability to mod the system. First, as we demonstrated in this RAM upgrade how-to, it’s [...] ...

Source: www.smallbusinesscomputing.com --- 26 minutes ago
The long-rumored Inspiron Mini 9 aims to carve a space for the PC giant in a nascent, yet already crowded market. ...

Source: www.legitreviews.com --- 1 hour ago
During the conference call reporting on second quarter financial results, DELL's new CFO Brian Gladden said several times that the company has "more work to be done," to improve profitability and decrease costs. He wasn't kidding. Over the last year DELL has cut headcount by more than 8,000, and now The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is planning to radically alter its production line by selling off its factories to contract manufacturers. DELL has four factories in the U.S. and six outside the country. Competitors such as Hewlett-Packard have shifted some of their assembly work to more efficient contract manufacturers to lower production costs and increase operating margins. The Journal noted that DELL may not have an easy time ridding itself of its factories. ...

Source: www.thewest.com.au --- 1 hour ago
US computer maker DELL is planning to sell its factories around the world to contract manufacturers within 18 months in a bid to save more than $US3 billion ($A3.7 billion) in costs, the Wall Street J ...

Source: blogs.itworldcanada.com --- 1 hour ago
DELL unveiled today the new DELL Inspiron Mini 9. The "Internet companion" is a small laptop that is geared toward users wanting to engage in Web 2.0 activities like messaging, blogging, viewing streaming content, uploading photos, and playing games online while on the go. Built-in WiFi, webcam, and Bluetooth is included along with a partnership with Box.net for Web-based file storage. The devices will be available in Canada in a few weeks at $359. ($439 will get you a laptop with Windows Xp Home installed.) ...