Monday, October 22, 2007
Sell Ink Cartridges at Local Retail
One of the earlier ideas on IdeaStorm suggested that Dell sell ink and toner supplies at retail outlets, to make it even more convenient for Dell printer customers to buy these items when and where they want to. We’ve been listening to your feedback, and today we announced that for the first time, customers can now buy Dell printers and ink at a brick and mortar store. Staples will be the first retailer to sell Dell ink and toner supplies and a full imaging solution, and the 1,400 Staples stores in the U.S. will also begin selling select Dell consumer desktops and notebooks in November. Check out today’s post on Direct2Dell for more details. Thank you to the IdeaStorm community for your suggestions about making Dell’s retail strategy relevant, and beneficial, to you. We’ve announced retail agreements in many regions of the world over the past several months, and we hope to continue to hear from you about what you think Dell’s next steps should be as we continue our global retail expansion.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Carbon Neutral
Today we announced our latest environmental initiative – Dell will become the first major computer company to neutralize the carbon impact of its worldwide operations. Carbon neutrality involves taking inventory of our total greenhouse gas emissions related to the operation of Dell facilities and implementing strategies to reduce and eliminate those emissions. The idea for Dell to go carbon neutral was first posted the day after IdeaStorm launched, and since then, we have made a number of steps toward that goal (see below for previous ideas in action related to carbon neutrality and energy efficiency). But today’s announcement is by far our most bold step since this idea first surfaced on the site, and we appreciate the continued interest in this idea from the IdeaStorm community. Find out the details about our new carbon neutral program in today’s blog post on Direct2Dell, and you can always see Dell’s environmental efforts at www.dell.com/earth.
Monday, September 17, 2007
VISIBLE LINK TO IDEASTORM ON MAIN DELL SITE
As we roll out a beta test of a new design for the Dell.com home page, you'll find a new feature on the page that we think you'll be excited about it, based on the number of you who voted on this idea. It's not a link to IdeaStorm that we've added, but it is a link to our new Community hub page, which contains links to tools like IdeaStorm, Dell Community Forums, Direct2Dell, StudioDell, Ratings and Reviews, and more. We're working toward presenting these various Community tools in an easier, more navigable way, and we hope to continue to draw more visitors into our online communities. Did you know that the home page of Dell.com gets more than 35 million visitors a week? It's also an entryway to both a corporate and a commerce site. Read more about the changes to our Dell.com home page, and about our efforts to promote IdeaStorm, and other Community tools, more prominently on this recent post on Direct2Dell.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Dell Ubuntu for Europe
Today we unveiled two consumer PCs in Europe – the Inspiron 6400n and the Inspiron 530n – with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system factory installed. They are available now in the United Kingdom, Germany and France, and are our first steps to meet the needs of the Linux enthusiast community outside of the United States. Thanks for your feedback - this move is a direct result of your ideas and votes here on IdeaStorm! As we hear from customers throughout Europe and around the world, we will continue to explore the opportunities to expand our offerings globally. Read more about today’s announcement on Direct2Dell |
