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Source: Dell SAN FRANCISCO -- Dell today introduced four new lines of Latitude and Precision notebook computers aimed at a wide variety of business users, featuring advancements in power management and security. Seven new notebook designs made their debut in all, ranging from the 12.1-inch, 2.2-pound Latitude E4200 to the high-end, 15.4-inch Latitude E6500 -- all showing off improvements signaling that Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) wants to steal even more of the limelight for its business-class notebooks. To date, the company has sold more units than its competitors, but the standard for excellence in laptops has always been the IBM (now Lenovo) ThinkPad. Analyst Charles King of Pund-IT, present for the announcement here at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, said Dell's new moves show that it's aiming to compete by raising the bar on its technology. RELATED ARTICLES Intel Launches Fifth-Generation Centrino Dell Finds a Way to Continue XP Sales Lo-Jack for Laptops? For more stories on this topic: "This was very much a business-focused announcement and the new features and capabilities really speak to critical needs for mobile business professionals," he told InternetNews.com. "They've incorporated all their latest and greatest service features and these new products are better able to take advantage of the changing needs of business professionals." For instance, all incorporate Intel's new Montevina... [ Read more on www.internetnews.com ]

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