Dell Launches Lifecycle Services for Small Businesses

Dell, based in Round Rock, Texas, has announced the availability of select services that, according to the company, are designed to make the installation, support and recovery of technology equipment easier, quicker and more efficient for small business customers.

The offerings reflect the challenges small-business customers face when planning, implementing and maintaining a networked environment and recycling older systems. One such service supports the new PowerEdge(TM) SC430, one of the first servers to feature Intel's new dual-core processor technology specifically suited for small business customers.

According to Dell, its Custom Network Installation Assessment service helps customers build out their network infrastructure including server and storage installation and maintenance. It also helps customers implement capabilities for their desktop and notebook environment including wireless networks, remote access and data back-up and helps customers make those environments more secure including hardware and software firewalls, antivirus and spyware protection. Once the strategy is in place, Dell can install customers' hardware and software with its small business customer installation services.

Prices for Custom Network Installation Assessments begin at $279.

"We're seeing more and more small businesses realize the full value of Dell as they combine products and services to build out their technology infrastructure," Frank Muehleman, vice president of Dell's small and medium business segment, says in a press release. "Dell is dedicated to developing offerings that are most relevant to meet the needs of small business customers and help them grow quickly and efficiently." 

Dell customer Cowan DiGiacomo & Associates LLC, a growing New Jersey-based accounting firm, needed a new network infrastructure that would help them take advantage of the latest computing technology.

"Based on a thorough assessment of our needs and a true understanding of where we are going as a company, Dell Services created a new infrastructure that has given us a fast and secure connection to the Internet, increased mobility for our employees and created a reliable system for storing and backing up our valuable business data,” Christopher DiGiacomo, CEO of the firm, says in the release. "This tailored approach will help us grow and enable us to serve our customers in the best way possible."

Customers who recycle with Dell can receive a certificate of disposal that verifies that recycling was done in a manner designed to meet EPA guidelines. Customers can also donate their systems through a partnership with The National Cristina Foundation.

More information on the Custom Network Installation Assessment is available at www.dell.com/assessment, while more small business service offerings are available at www.dell.com/solutionsteam.