Weekly Recap: Dell in the News – January 6 edition

 Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. 

Story of the Week

CES Preview: Ultrabooks to Dominate the PC Landscape WIRED – Jan. 4, 2012
At CES 2012, you can expect to see 30 to 50 ultrabook models from Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer, Asus and Lenovo, a few of which already have ultrabooks in their arsenals of shipping products.

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CMO Predictions for 2012 — Part 2: Dell, Diageo, Saks, Tory Burch Double Down on Social Media Forbes – Jan. 6, 2012
We asked CMOs of 15 top consumer brands to predict how digital media and technology will impact brand marketing in 2012. The feedback we received ranges from proving that mobile and social are no longer just hype to confirming that content can still be King.

Dell Wants To Win More Partners With Refined CRN India – Jan. 5, 2011
Dell expects more systems integrators (SIs) to join its Global Commercial Channels (GCC) program. “We have been listening to partners, made several sweeping changes, and believe that we have the best commercial channel program in the industry today. We want more SIs to join us,” said Amit Midha, Vice President, APJ CSMB & Chairman, Dell China.

Supercharging Productivity Through Workforce Innovation Forbes – Jan. 4, 2012
A Dell employee survey indicates that remote employees are the most satisfied employees. Part of this increased satisfaction is derived from employees being able to time shift events in their days—attend to a child after school and defer work to a time of day that is less family-critical.

Workplace technology: Mixed marks for Canada The Globe and Mail – Jan. 3, 2012
“We’re at an interesting and unprecedented point in time,” said Paul D’Arcy, executive director of marketing for Dell Inc., in Austin, Tex., which did the survey along with Intel Corp.

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