Dell Lands Unilever Contract

Dell of Round Rock, Texas, has announced a $40 million four-year agreement to provide Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, with products and services.

The agreement provides for deployment and managed services for about 10,000 systems in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Dell is supplying Unilever with OptiPlex desktop and Latitude notebook computers as well as deployment services to help ensure a smooth upgrade of its networked systems.

In addition to factory installing nearly 500 software applications for Unilever in the U.S., Dell is responsible for installation and data transfer services as well as managed services such as service desk, moves, adds, changes, desk-side support, software distribution and asset tracking.

Dell is also providing Unilever with asset recovery services to help recover outdated systems and prepare them for responsible recycling or donation.