Dell adds productivity enhancements to PC portfolio at Dell World

Dell has enhanced its PC portfolio to maximise productivity with new tablet features, the "smart desk” workspace of the future, an Ultra HD 5K monitor and integrated security and manageability software solutions.

“Organisations don’t ask us for a better PC or software application. They ask us to help them improve productivity, solve problems and drive better business outcomes. That’s where Dell is innovating,” Dell’s Vice Chairman, Operations, and President, Client Solutions, Jeff Clarke, told customers attending the recent Dell World Executive Summit.

The Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor offers Ultra HD 5K resolution (5,120 x 2,880), seven times the resolution of Full HD. This display will be available in December for US$2,499. Extending beyond the screen, Dell also unveiled a conceptual “smart desk” that combines interactive multi-touch LCD screens with a horizontal digital work surface that ergonomically surrounds the user for natural manipulation.

Source: Dell. The conceptual smart desk uses horizontal touch input to enhance productivity.

The Dell Precision-powered smart desk creates an immersive and intuitively productive experience for the user. Additionally, multiple users and individual digital desktops can be assembled around a single project for more efficient collaboration.

According to a recent Harris International Tablet Survey conducted for Dell, more than one third of IT organisations surveyed are concerned about the time required to set up, configure, manage and secure tablets when compared to laptops. They also believe tablets are more vulnerable to viruses, software security breaches and becoming quickly outdated. In response, Dell has updated the Dell Venue 11 Pro 7000 Series tablets. New Venue 11 Pro features include a thinner, fan-less design, extended battery life, and a docking station for a traditional monitor, keyboard and mouse PC experience.

The Venue 11 Pro, which starts at US$699, can be configured with additional security features including two-factor authentication with integrated smartcard and fingerprint readers as well as the Dell Data Protection suite of client security software. When configured with these options, Dell says the Venue 11 Pro is the most secure and manageable Windows tablet in the industry, and is on the US Department of Defense Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (UC APL).

Also new is the Dell Software Suite, a unified client software portfolio that works seamlessly with Dell clients or in a heterogeneous environment to deliver superior security and management. Available at no additional charge for one year on Dell commercial client devices, the software suite addresses critical endpoint and mobility IT challenges by providing customers with the following capabilities:

· Efficiently manage Windows devices with the ability to determine system hardware and software inventory, apply BIOS and driver updates, and view warranty information with Dell KACE K1000 Express, an introductory software-based inventory and management solution.

· Enforcing access control policies that help ensure only trusted users, devices and authorised apps are granted VPN access with the E-Class SRA EX Virtual Appliance, part of Dell Secure Mobile Access.

· Protect end users against zero-day and phishing malware attacks. Born out of a project for advanced endpoint protection funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Dell Data Protection | Protected Workspace launches targeted applications in a virtual container. If an attack occurs, the malware is sealed off and a safe environment is restored within 20 seconds.

· Provide a secure, managed environment for data and applications on Android-based tablets with Dell Mobile Management.

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