water cooled blade server
Servers and Storage submitted by a20052006
04/03/07
I have read and seen that blade servers are very high density and produce a lot of heat so why not include water cooling into the backplane of the blade encousure to allow for even higher power density and allow the usage of chilled water systems that may already be present. With the water cooled systems you would have near silent servers as well as excellent cooling.
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Biowatch: A wrist Vein biometric authenticator
submitted by joerice50
03/08/07
Biometric Wristwatch
I would like Dell to consider the development of a biometric wrist watch that secures an individual’s possessions and authenticates their transactions. I have undertaken a great deal of research into vein biometry since I invented the technology 23+ years ago. I believe the time is now right for the development and commercialization of a biometric wristwatch that authenticates a user to their PC and digital possessions and validates their transactions. I have discussed the crypto requirements for the system in confidence with Bruce Scheiner and the optical and processing elements required for the products development are now available. I have a great deal of knowledge on how this technology can be developed and will make this available to Dell to facilitate the development of the biowatch.
A third way for Biometrics:
A Blueprint for an autonomous, private biometric future
Second generation biometric systems are under consideration or being developed, which address these security and privacy concerns. Self-authenticating biometrically actuated smartcards, which the
user carries in the purse or wallet or wears on the wrist, are coming to the fore.
The Biowatch a biometric smartcard housed within a wristwatch is one contender. It employs an opto-electronic bracelet to obtain the wrists subcutaneous infrared absorption profile, comparing this profile with a previously recorded template to identify its user. Watch embedded smartcards are currently in use in Europe and Australia. The Biowatch combines biometrics and smartcard functionality to provide a wrist worn biometric agent. It communicates to peripheral devices via standard RF (bluetooth) communications protocols, responding to challenging systems with an encrypted digitally signed authentication signature using standard public key cryptography.
A Biometric Agent.
The use of public key cryptography ensures that the biometric template is secret and held within the watch, merely an authorisation code is transmitted, encrypted by the users private key. No big
brother, no large databases, no large-scale enrolment problems. The individual keeps their biometric identity private.
The Biowatch in conjunction with secure internet communications will allow users to download the key generation software, plus register their public keys with a certification authority of their choice.
For those seeking privacy, only their public keys need to be published with no address or identifying details. If these keys have a good commercial record, pay their debts, have a sound financial history. Then companies and individuals will do business with them. If people are wary, they can take out an insurance policy with the certification authority, The Certification Authority will know who they are but guarantee privacy and secrecy.
Opportunity
The human wrist unlike their purse or wallet is a limited area of real estate. The first to get a biometrically actuated smartcard there will stay and benefit from that user’s patronage for their lifetime. The world is rapidly transforming into a global digital economy. The post millennium business battles will not be for what operating system or what network feeds into your domestic computer, or what biometric API is applied to ATMs and computer systems, these are merely side-shows. The major battle, the major prize is whose biometric smartcard with what software the world will wear on its wrist.
Technical
The Biowatch integrates the three elements of security to provide a comprehensive security solution, it only needs to undertake a biometric verification once per day, upon being strapped to its owner. Thereafter, whilst strapped to the owners wrist it will maintain itself in a biometrically armed state. In addition it will generate and store within a cache, a series of authentication codes encrypted by the users/biowatches private key. Thus there will be no FRRs ( false rejections ) or waiting for the Biowatch to encrypt a new authentication code. Authentication of the user to myriad personal, public secured financial and access services will be fast and transparent. For high security applications, a full challenge response protocol can be applied.
Security
Vulnerabilities are concentrated within generic biometric systems, theft of biometric templates or databases even if encrypted compromise all biometric templates contained within the system. Simpler more secure, proven key management procedures are in place through public key cryptography systems. The Biowatch leverages these cryptographic strengths to provide a robust security solution.
• If they steal your car (hoisted into a removal van) what have they
got? Only you’re public key, which is published anyway.
• If they ram-raid your home and remove your security system what
have they got? Again only you’re public key.
• If they steal your Biowatch what have they got, a watch protected
by a biometric with an encrypted absorption profile of your wrist that
will lapse on a time limit set by you.
• . Phone the certification authority get them to revoke your public
keys. Get another Biowatch and get on with your life.!
A World Biometric Solution
The Biowatch proposal provides a world solution, it provides secure authentication of the individual, their transactions and authorship at any open insecure Internet node or network terminal world-wide.
The future does not lie in large-scale quasi-totalitarian biometric systems. Biometrics needs to meet customer and user requirements for security, privacy, convenience and acceptability. Personal
biometric systems that the people own and control themselves fit these requirements. The Biowatch is a very sensible way forward for biometrics. It enhances freedom, security and privacy for the
individual. Whilst reducing fraud, crime and insecurity for the community.
Vein biometric products are being developed and applied in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Watch embedded smartcards employing bluetooth communications are being used in Europe and Australia.
The Biowatch my vision for many years is now ready for commercialization it needs Dell's organisation, marketing and dynamism to make it a world success.
Joe Rice
See the website at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/joseph.rice/ if you want to write to me add 1 to my published email address on the site
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Make Linux boxes easily flaggable if Windows later installed
Linux, Operating Systems submitted by jmecc
03/20/07
Make sure that Linux machines (& no-operating system machines) have easily-differentiable serial numbers and mac addresses such that microsoft can be suspicious of any of these machines using windows.
Pirates want machines without windows to be able to provide their own pirated windows and save the money. A good deal of the legal copies home users have are due to OEM's like dell including it in systems, so allowing an easy bypass to this is a bad idea.
Anyone petitioning for linux instead of windows won't mind as they won't be trying to install windows right?
Deciding against linux and to windows later would be fine as MS would authenticate your code like usual, it would just be a red flag to them to make sure you aren't using a volume key or to ask a few more questions during phone authentication. This would add another layer of work and uncertainty for pirates.
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inovation in the pc world
IdeaStorm submitted by rickj1953
03/02/07
Soon the pc will offer all there is in connectivity there still other areas not explored . i think the video share is a great idea a community that can inter act with eachother.Also with a talking video addvertise and cover all the possibilitys yes like u-tube i have made my own video and posted a comment and was suprised about the peoples comments and the hits on me just to hear what i said well there plenty of ways to improve your bottom line.Live video advertisment is a way to cover the topics instead of written words.There you can see the content and hear the message and give ideas live even to a community forum well its a broad way of comunication
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Easier Navigation
Dell Web Site, Desktops and Laptops submitted by tofucubes
03/30/07
I can't stand navigating through the dell site it's so hard to buy a notebook or a pc...
it took me a bit of time to figure out that I needed to click continue instead of being stuck on a page of flash animations of that current notebook. it's absolutely ridiculous to have to search for the button to buy the product I hate having to go through so many clicks
1. homepage go over notebooks and click home and home office
2. scroll down on Inspiron or XPS model and (click choose) I do like the nice side options to narrow your selection
3. choose model number of model (click more details)
4. watch a flash video that take up nearly whole screen and makes it hard to find where to buy the product... scroll to the right (not down) to see (continue button)
5. choose from setup models click (continue and select services)
6. select service package and click (choose)
and now FINALLY WE GET TO FINALLY MAKE THE LAPTOP
does this seem a little bit too much just to start buying a laptop...I think so
Look at hp's store
1. instead of a "flashy" mouseover
the home and office is preselected for you so you can just click Notebooks pretty intuitive although really small text
2. they're separated into purpose instead of low-end and high-end and also mark a start price and lot less scrolling down page infact it fits on page
3. setups with comparison and easy to tell where to go to continue down the page not to the side
4. they have flash video that's small and you can tell where to click next customize
if you wanted to learn more they have overview specs and warranty & support tabs all just appearing on the screen in-case someone needs them
and now you're ready to customize
A LOT EASIER TO NAVIGATE and prices are nicely marked and displayed...an uglier site but a more useful one
it would be better if the homepage wasn't just mouseover too
I also don't like how the customizing is one thing at a time...it takes too long list view is almost always better...
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Suddent Shot down button
Laptops submitted by socunasindria
02/19/07
Sometimes i need to turn off my laptop suddently ,eventhough it can be harmfull for my OS , in this cases i have to push the off button for for soo many time !
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Bring back the DELL Dude at the launch of your redesigned products!
Laptops submitted by benjesuit
03/23/07
Bring Back the Dell Dude!
"Martha Stewart. Miss USA. Robert Downey Jr. Everybody loves a comeback story, so why not give Benjamin Curtis (the Dell Dude) another turn in the spotlight just in time for Dell's back-to-school push? Last we heard, the Dell Dude's record would be cleared if he behaved like a good boy for one year following his 2003 arrest on suspicion of trying to buy marijuana. I can see the campaign slogan now: "Just say no to HP!" - Mark Spoonauer, Editor in Chief of LAPTOP
Mark's right. A great way to kick off not just the August selling season, but to kick off the inevitable redesign of your product lines. Especially your notebook line. It's obvious that the new notebooks will have features similiar to HP's such as the 102 key full size keyboard on 17" screen models and perhaps a webcam. And your colour scheme will be something more sensible than the current silver and white.
Bring back the excitement of "DUDE?! You're getting a DELL!"
Because right now, I feel like getting a Dell is a comprimise at best, lesser of two evils at worse.
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Preinstalled McAfee Anti Virus Software
Software submitted by gsowan
02/26/07
I have a great idea for Dell. Why not try to make the buying experience of a Dell desktop or laptop customer more enjoyable by making it easier to register McAfee software that has been preinstalled by Dell.
As a new customer of Dell I can tell you that dealing with both Dell and McAfee to fix my registration problem was a nightmare and based on my negative experience I probably will never buy a Dell product again. Every time I tried to register my Dell preinstalled software with McAfee, McAfee said they had no proof that I had purchased the software. I kept getting error messages saying no valid service tag. The Dell support desk was absolutely no help whatsover. They told me I would have to deal with McAfee myself to fix the problem.
My company is the IT business and we purchase hundreds of computers a year. I bought the Dell computer for my mother. Even though this was not a business purchase I can tell you that it has impacted my decision on where to go to source new computers. Based on the horrible customer service I got from both Dell and McAfee I would not recommend doing business with either company. Price is not the only factor customers consider when making a decision. I can see why HP has surpassed Dell in terms of PC's sold. My name is George Sowan and I bought a Dell 110 in May 2006. It was the worst computer purchase I have ever made. My email address is gsowan@sbcglobal.net and my cell number is 972.567.3929 although I will be shocked if anyone from Dell tries to contact me. I read on the Dell Fire Storm press release that Michael Dell values highly feedback from Dell customers. As far as I am concerned this is all talk......I do not thing Dell cares one bit about their customers and my case is proof positive.
Yours Truly,
George Sowan
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It is all about the keys (PKI)
Broadband and Mobility submitted by catalyst
04/01/07
The Internet much like nuclear weapons is too powerful to be controlled
by one government. Especially the US Government.
The battle is not Linux Vs Microsoft or Apple.
The battle is over PKI. (That is the point I have been trying to make.)
You have heard the mainstream media talk about .xxx TLD's.
You do not hear them talking about this.
SAIC does not want this! The business model I have discribed
at www.saic.tv prevents this orwellian intrusion, simply by it's very design.
I would invite engineers from outside the USA to study the data presented
in my article on OLPC. (Additionaly 5 or more global alpha servers operating
"indi"pendantly of government would keep everyone honest.)
(Here is the article.)
Slashdot and Cryptome report that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is demanding the master key for the DNS root zone - a demand that has other nations alarmed. With the master key, DHS would have control over the Internet, as Slashdot describes, quoting an "anonymous reader."
The key will play an important role in the new DNSSec security extension, because it will make spoofing IP-addresses impossible. By forcing the IANA [Internet Assigned Numbers Authority] to hand out a copy of the master key, the US government will be the only institution that is able to spoof IP addresses and be able to break into computers connected to the Internet without much effort.
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OpenOffice? Dell can do better...
Software submitted by runbei
03/23/07
OpenOffice is likely to hurt as much as help. Having formatted a self-published, 300-page book in OO, I've become thoroughly familiar with its formatting features. A nightmare.
OO was designed by well-intentioned techies who appear to have not the remotest clue when it comes to user interface smoothness. Nearly everything in OO is either slightly wrong, outright awkward, or horribly inconvenient (the aforementioned formatting). And much, much worse: all of it is virtually undocumented. (The online documentation is obscure, at best; and at worst, ulcer-inducing.)
Why not provide a far, far better, inexpensive commercial alternative: Softmaker's TextMaker and PlanMaker. Sensible, user-aware design, full-featured, expertly documented. Where OO feels like a lumbering Microsoft Word-imitating Borg cube, TextMaker is light, efficient, and friendly.
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Java development machine
Education, Software submitted by thaisi
03/29/07
Be able to buy a JAVA development machine right from the store..
This would include a package of free software:
- latest JAVA development kit
- latest version of eclipse
- client for CVS, SVN
- ANT and Maven2 installed
- Path settings correct in windows
So on windows (or linux) you'll have a development menu and can checkout or create a java project the day you get the machine in house!
This would be neat for JAVA development companies that you order a machine and can start/continue development right away!
(maybe other ppl have also nice features to add to a JAVA development machine)
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Dell Linux (an Official Distibution)
Linux submitted by brentoboy
03/28/07
Make your own distro, and stand behind it 100%
If Dell were to choose to pre install linux on PCs, it makes no sense to install fedora, ubuntu or suse. Linux is made in such a way that the person who supports it should roll their own distro. Dell needs to pick a distro that forms a good base (which, today seems to be ubuntu) and then roll their own version of "Dell Linux" that takes what is out there and adds to it.
The linux community *thinks* that they want pre-installed linux choices, but what the market needs is a single well polished/ well supported Linux option. If Dell hardware enjoyed excelent support in all distros, then the enthusuasts can install whatever they want and rest easy knowing it will work on their dell computer. Those people are not the people you are targeting when you pre-install Linux on a PC most people just want something truly innovative. By offering options about which flavor of Linux to pre-install you send out a message to "ordinary people" that says: "purchasing linux requires you to make a choice, so if you dont know enough to make that choice, you are too stupid to use linux." that is a real turn off. When, honestly, for a person who doenst know any better any pre-installed fully functional distro will be fine.
How does Dell make their money on this?
Dell would then use the existing repositories and packages from the base distribution, and then they would add a repository that contains proprietary *gasp* applications written by dell for dell PCs. All those little "dell support" packages and what not would be available so you could have the complete dell experience on your laptop if you choose to run the official Dell Linux distro. You could even offer third party "pay" software from dell repositories and keep track of which service tags own rights to download and install certain proprietary applications. Then, when consumers want to buy software that they can be assured will work with their linux system, they buy it and install it through dell, so Dell gets a cut of all that revenue. That is how linux makes money for Dell.
If some linux die-hard doesnt like the distro that dell wraps for them, then they can go install thier own, and dell wont support it directly. Of course, Dell will offer a community site for support of major "non-dell" distrobutions.
Dell would win the entire Linux comunity over with a simple strong statement that they will go to war with hardware vendors until every single chipset used in any dell computer enjoys full linux support (even if at first that support is only at the binary level). If that sort of community commitment was made and kept, the linux landscape for dell will be fruitful. There would be no need to pre-install or support any specific distro. (other than their own official distro)
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