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Dell Business Notebooks are More Mobile than Ever

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We launched
the new family of Dell Latitude business laptops earlier this year with enhanced
mobility and manageability features and over 100 design improvements. In terms of mobility, we’re adding yet another feature. Customers in the U.S. can
now configure the Latitude E6420 with Verizon 4G LTE mobile
broadband technology.

Verizon’s
new 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless
technology offers blazing, fast network speeds. According to Verizon, users can
expect speeds up to 10X faster than the previous generation network.

So what does
that mean for Dell Latitude users? As one of the first business laptops
offering this new technology, you can now stay connected and more easily collaborate
via Latitude’s integrated video, voice and data technology. It’s Latitude
productivity, virtually anywhere. Also, the Latitude E6420 offers an
optional long-life battery which allows up to 12 hours of go-anywhere
productivity.

The
availability of Verizon’s 4G LTE wireless technology represents collaboration
between the two companies that has existed for five plus years. Our two
teams regularly work together to help customers expand their mobile computing
needs, especially when those needs require connectivity in unconventional work
locations.

Today you
can configure the Latitude E6420 with this technology. Later this year it
will be available on our semi-rugged and fully-rugged business laptops: E6420 ATG and E6420
XFR.

To give you
an idea of what others are saying about the Latitude E6420, PC World said the system delivers, “… all
the power you’d want in a business laptop plus outstanding battery life.” PC Magazine said the laptop, “…has everything
that an enterprise user is looking for in a business laptop.”

In addition
to offering optimal security and reliability with Dell Data Protection, Remote Data Delete and Free Fall Sensor, the E6420 also offers the following features:

  • Multi-touch
    LED display
  • Quad
    Core processor & discrete graphics options, and
  • Armored
    top to bottom with powder-coated base and spill resistant keyboard.

Be sure to check out the Verizon’s 4G LTE technology site if you have questions.

Comments or
questions on the new technology?  Do you utilize the 4G LTE technology?
Let us know below.

About the Author: Kirk Schell

Kirk Schell is senior vice president of Dell’s Commercial Client Product Group. In this role he is responsible for overseeing strategy, planning, launch and sustaining programs, brand and messaging for Dell Latitude commercial client products and Dell’s Internet of Things edge computing portfolio. Mr. Schell has held multiple leadership roles in his 18 year career at Dell. Previously, he led the Marketing organization for Dell’s Business Client Product Group and was responsible for product strategy, product planning and management, messaging and overall business performance of the Latitude, OptiPlex and Dell Precision brands. Before that role, he served in Shanghai, China as director of the Vostro Product Group for Dell’s Small and Medium Business (SMB) division. In that capacity he was responsible for the Vostro desktop and notebook product line and Emerging Market products in Dell’s portfolio of SMB products worldwide. Before joining Dell, Mr. Schell served as an officer in the United States Navy in the US Navy Nuclear Power Program. He also served as the United States Navy Liaison to Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in Devon, England. Mr. Schell holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from The University of Michigan. He now lives in Austin, Texas after repatriating in June 2010 from Shanghai, China and the Dell China Design Center.