Dell Command | Monitor is designed for Dell Enterprise Client systems, Dell IoT Gateway systems, as well as for Dell Embedded PCs.

With Dell Command | Monitor, system administrators can remotely manage assets, monitor system health, and inventory deployed systems in an enterprise.

NOTE: Dell Command | Monitor was formerly Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI). After the OMCI version 8.2.1, OMCI is rebranded as Dell Command | Monitor.

Dell Command | Monitor interfaces with leading enterprise management consoles that support industry standards. This approach helps to ensure that Dell systems can be managed by a broad array of existing enterprise management tools. It also interfaces with the Dell Integration Suite for System Center 2012, Dell KACE K1000 Management Appliance,  Dell OpenManage Essentials and our Client Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). Finally, tight integration with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) allows customers to take advantage of the rich scripting capabilities for collecting information and customizing system settings. This product is provided at no additional charge to Dell customers.

The latest version of Dell Command | Monitor is v9.2.

 Downloads

• Dell Command | Monitor 9.2 for Windows  (Released - 01/06/2017)
  
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
• Dell Command Monitor 9.2 for Linux 
  • Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 64-bit      (Released - 01/15/2017)
  • RHEL 7.0 64-bit                          (Released - 01/21/2017)

• Dell Command | Monitor 9.2 Documentation

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Dell Command | Monitor Quick Links

Enhancements included in the latest release

• Support for new platforms
• Support for new OS: Embedded Standard 7 professional (WES7-P), Embedded Standard 7 Enterprise (WES7-E) — supported only on Dell Embedded PCs.
• Support for Linux operating systems: Ubuntu Desktop 16.04, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0.
• Support for Application log feature for systems running supported Linux operating systems.
• Support for the following new BIOS settings:

- GPS on WWAN Radio
- Keyboard Backlight Timeout on AC
- Keyboard Backlight Timeout on Battery
- Lid Switch
- M2 PCIE SSD 0
- M2 PCIE SSD 1
- Master Password Lockout
- Memory Fault Tolerance Time Limit
- Memory Performance Monitor
- Memory RSA
- Modern Standby Control
- PCI Bus
- PCIe RSA
- Power Off Intel 8260 When Engaging Stealth Mode
- SD Card Boot
- Sign of Life Indication
- Secure Guard Extension
- SFP
- SFP Wake on LAN
- Thunderbolt Boot Support
- Thunderbolt Pre Boot Module
- Touch Screen
- Type-C Battery Overload Protection
- Uefi Boot Path Security
- USB Provision
- Wake on Dock
- XD Card
- Support for additional values for the following supported attributes:
- CPU Snoop Mode
- Secure Guard Extensions
- Warning And Errors

Installing Dell Command | Monitor

Installing Dell Command | Monitor manually is pretty simple. Just download the latest version (links above) and install with administrative rights. 

To perform an unattended installation to be used with your favorite software distribution tool, perform the following steps:

1. Download the latest version of Dell Command | Monitor  (links above).
2. Launch the executable with the following parameters:

Systems-Management_Application_240JD_WN32_9.2.0.135_A00-00.EXE /s

Previous Releases

Download Dell Command | Monitor v9.1 for Windows 32-bit         (released 07/29/2015)

Download Dell Command | Monitor v9.1 for Windows 64-bit         (released 07/29/2015)

Dell Command | Monitor v9.1 Documentation

Sample Scripts

Check if a BIOS password is set

The Whitepapers below provide specific details on how to deploy, manage, secure, or virtualize Dell Enterprise Clients in a given scenario.

2017

Configuring Remote Wake-Up using Dell Client Command Suite

Configuring Dell Business Client Systems using Dell Command | Configure

Securing Dell Commercial Client Systems with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) using Dell
Client Command Suite

Desired State Configuration for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider

Python scripting for Dell Command Monitor to Manage Windows & Linux Platforms

2014

How to setup the Dell Client PowerShell Provider - Garg, Vibha, C, Karthik

2013

Extending Biz-Client Instrumentation using DELL OpenManage™ Client Instrumentation Tool v8.x - Sharmad Naik, Prasanna J, Keerthan Kumar 

Deploying the Latitude 10 with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 - Chris Minaugh

Dell Client BIOS: Signed Firmware Update - Rick Martinez

Introduction to UEFI and Dell Business Client Platforms - Anand Joshi, Kurt Gillespie

Deploying Dell Updates with ConfigMgr 2012 using the Dell Business Client Catalog - Sahid Shaik, Palani Raja, Raghunandan Bapuram, Hema A, Ravindra Raju B

2012

Deploying an Operating System Image on Dell Business Client Systems using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Vivek Agarwal, Girish Prakash

Intro to the Dell Client Configuration Toolkit (CCTK) - Muneer K, Md Sahid Shaik, Harsha Yalagach

Enabling the TPM with ConfigMgr (SCCM) and CCTK - Md Sahid Shaik, Palani Raja, Muneer K

Managing Dell Business Client Systems Out of Band using Intel AMT vPro - Sandeep Karandikar

OMCI Health Monitoring and Indication - Rui An

Managing Dell Client Systems using SNMP with Dell OMCI - Rui An, Sahid Md Shaik, Sharmad Naik, Prasanna J

Deploying an Operating Systems Image on Dell Business Client Systems Using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Hari Venkatachalam, Sandeep Karandikar

2011

Dell Repository Manager Integration with Dell Client System Update (DCSU) and Dell Client Manager (DCM) - Arunkumar Nagarajan, Sindhu Murthy

Building Multi-platform images for Operating System Deployment onto Dell Enterprise Client Systems - Sandeep Karandikar, Harsha Yalagach

Enabling and Activating the TPM on Dell Enterprise Clients with a CCTK Self-Contained Executable (SCE) - Vibha Garg, Sharmad Naik, Sahid Md Shaik

OS Deployment on Dell Enterprise Client systems using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 - Sandeep Karandikar and Vivek Agarwal

2010

OS Deployment on Dell Enterprise Client systems using Microsoft Configuration Manager 2007 - Warren Byle, Sandeep Karandikar

Best Practices for Remote TPM Enablement for Dell Business Client Systems - Nathan Martell, Chris Minaugh, Amy C Nelson, and Greg Ramsey


Simplifying E-Series Updates using Dell Client Systems Update - Greg Baluch and Sandeep Karandikar

2009

Deploying Operating System Images on Dell Business Client Systems using Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 - Sandeep Karandikar

Deploying Operating System Images on Latitude™ E-Series Systems using Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - Sandeep Karandikar

2008

Integrating Dell OMCI with ConfigMgr - Benjamin Lai and Nathan Martell

Dell OMCI, General Integration - Nathan Martell

The Dell Client Command Suite is the new name of our industry leading Client Systems Management tools.  These tools make Dell commercial client systems the world's most manageable client devices.

Here's how the existing tools you know and trust are included in the Dell Client Command Suite.

Check out our weekly webcast on Thursdays at 10am Central.

Easy link for this page is http://Dell.com/Command

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Note - If Dell Command | Configure 3.2.0 A00 is already installed on your system, uninstall Dell Command | Configure 3.2.0 A00, and then install Dell Command | Configure 3.2.0 A01.

NOTE: if you have issues importing an .EXE into SCCM with our plug-in, you need to perform the following fix on Dell Command | Configure 3.2

The workaround for correcting this in DCC 3.2 that already installed on a system requires the following steps:

1. Change to the directory where DCC is installed. (e.g.: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure
2. Change to the subdirectory with name Payload.

NOTE: Alternatively directly change to the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\Payload (Assuming DCC is installed in C:\Program Files (x86))

1. Edit the file; package.xml to correct the value utf-8 to utf-1
2. Save the change
3. Again generate a new SCE using the DCC Graphic User Interface (GUI
4. Try this SCE with the DCIS Integration.

Overview

Dell Command | Configure is a packaged software application that provides configuration capability to business client platforms.

This product consists of a Command Line Interface (CLI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI) to configure various BIOS features. Dell Command | Configure supports following Windows and Linux operating systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.

This is the 3.2 version of Dell Command | Configure.

Downloads

• Windows download  (Released - 08/03/2017)                           Error Codes
• Linux downloads       (Released - 02/02/2017)                       
  • RHEL6 64 bit                                                                  
  • RHEL7 64 bit
  • Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 64 bit

• Documentation

Fixes in the Release

Fixes in version 3.3:
-ASM (advsm) option does not display the current status for probes issue has been resolved
Enhancements:
- Support for new platforms
- Support for following new BIOS features/attributes -
Enable MPM Configuration (--mpmcfg)
Limit system memory to less than 1 TB (--onetbsystemmemorylimitenable)
Tablet Button Illumination (--tabletbuttonillumination)
Enable AMD Turbo Core Technology (--amdturbocore)
Enable AMD Simultaneous Multithreading Technology (--amdthreadcontrol)
Enable AMD-V Technology (--amdvtenable)
Enable AMD-Vi Technology (--amdvienable)
Enable Rear USB 3.0 Ports (--rearusb3ports)
Enable Bluetooth, Front USB ports, and Rear USB 2.0 ports (--frontusbportcollection)
TPM Clear (--tpmclear)
Computrace (--computrace)
MAC Address Pass-Through (--macaddrpassthru)
Usb Ports Internal2 (--usbportsinternal2)
Pcie LinkSpeed (--pcielinkspeed)
Sign Of Life By Audio (--signoflifebyaudio)
Sign Of Life By Display (--signoflifebydisplay)
Sign Of Life By KbdBacklight (--signoflifebykbdbacklight)
MINISAS-HD_0 (--minisas0)
MINISAS-HD_1 (--minisas1)
MINISAS-HD_2 (--minisas2)
MINISAS-HD_3 (--minisas3)
Intel VMD Technology (--intelvmdtechnology)
Rugged Desk Dock NIC PXE (--ruggeddeskdocknicpxe)

The following fixes are made for 3.2.0 A00 only. 

• Removed dependency on MSVCR110.dll and MSVCP110.dll in 32-bit application.
• Missing HAPI driver libraries issue for CLI alone installation has been resolved.
• Error codes are retained same as 3.1 release.

New in the Release

• Support for new platforms.
• Support for SMBIOS 3.0
• Updated the default installation path for Linux (RHEL and Ubuntu) as /opt/dell/dcc.
• Support for following new BIOS features/attributes:
  • Determining if BIOS should attempt to boot from the legacy boot list when the UEFI boot list fails (--attemptlegacyboot).
  • Configuring the Active State Power Management (ASPM) level (--aspm).
  • Configuring the automatic BIOS recovery without any user interaction if BIOS corruption is detected (--biosautorecovery).
  • Configuring the BIOS connect feature (--biosconnect).
  • Configuring the state of the available BiosConnect boot paths (--biosconnectactivation).
  • Allowing or restricting downgrading of the system BIOS (--biosdowngrade).
  • Configuring the BIOS integrity check during the booting process (--biosintegritycheck).
  • Allowing or restricting the BIOS event log to be cleared on the next boot (--bioslogclear).
  • Configuring the visibility of BIOS settings (--biossetupadvmode).
  • Configuring the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the system (--brightnessac).
  • Configuring the panel brightness to be used when the system is using battery power only (--brightnessbattery).
  • Configuring the Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on CPUs (--cpursa).
  • Configures the CPU snoop mode (--cpusnoop).
  • Configuring the platform external displays (--dgpuexterndisplay).
  • Configuring Configures the dock battery charge mode (--dockbattchrgcfg).
  • Allowing or restricting to use the docking station in the absence of AC power while the battery is charged for more than specified percentage (--docksupportonbattery).
  • Configuring the fan speed control if the fan speed is set to Auto using fanspeed attribute (--fanspeedctrllevel).
  • Configuring whether to clear the fault tolerant memory log during the next boot (--faulttolerantmemlogclear).
  • Configuring the full screen logo that appears during BIOS POST (--fullscreenlogo)
  • Configuring GPS WWAN Radio (--gpsonwwanradio).
  • Configuring System Isochronous mode (--isochronous).
  • Configuring the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when an AC adapter is plugged into the system (--kbdbacklighttimeoutac).
  • Configuring the time-out value for the keyboard backlight when the system is running only on battery power (--kbdbacklighttimeoutbatt).
  • Configuring lid switch functions (--lidswitch).
  • Configuring the liquid cooler 1, and the liquid cooler 2 (--liquidcooler1, and --liquidcooler2).
  • Configuring M2 PCIE SSD 0 and M2 PCIE SSD 1 (--m2pciessd0, and --m2pciessd1).
  • Configuring the master password settings (--masterpwdlockout).
  • Configuring the time limit value of the memory fault tolerance (--memfaulttoltimelmt).
  • Configuring Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on memory modules (--memoryrsa).
  • Configuring the memory performance monitor feature (--memperformancemonitor).
  • Configuring the Reliability Availability Serviceability (RSA) support on PCIe devices (--pciersa).
  • Allows or restricts the power event log to be cleared on the next boot (--powerlogclear).
  • Configuring the Stealth Mode control of the Intel 8260 card (--poweroffintel8260stealthmode).
  • Configuring the Dell recovery tool (--recoverytool).
  • Allowing or restricting the system to boot from SD card (--sdcardboot).
  • Configuring the read-only mode for SD card (--sdcardreadonly).
  • Configures Secure Guard Extensions (SGX) feature (--secureguardext).
  • Indicating that the power button has been pressed during POST (--signoflifeindication).
  • Determining which sleep mode to be used by the operating system (--sleepmode).
  • Configuring the boot flow for SupportAssist OS recovery tool in the event of certain system errors (--supportassistosrcvry).
  • Deleting the service OS non-volatile region (--svcosclear).
  • Allows or restricts the thermal event log to be cleared on the next boot (--thermallogclear).
  • Configuring the thunderbolt controller in the system (--thunderbolt).
  • Configuring the thunderbolt security level (--thunderboltsecuritylevel).
  • Configuring the maximum power for type-C connector (--typecbtryovrldprotection).
  • Determining whether the system should prompt the user to enter the Admin password, if set, while booting from a UEFI boot path from the F12 Boot Menu (--uefibootpathsecurity).
  • Configuring the provisioning of Intel AMT from a USB storage device (--usbprovision).
  • Configuring the USB wake from s4 power state of the system (--usbwakefroms4)
• Support for additional possible values for the following BIOS features/attributes:
  • --cpucore
  • --speaker
  • --primaryvideodeviceslot
  • --processorcorecount
• Withdrawal of support for the following BIOS features/attributes:
  • --clearsel
  • --speakervol

Known Issues

Issue: The exported SCE (.sh) file does not run on Linux, and displays the error message that "Improper version of OS used".

Description: The SCE (.sh) file exported using Dell Command | Configure GUI does not run on the systems running the following operating systems: RHEL 6.8, RHEL 7.3 & Ubuntu Desktop 14.04.

Resolution: Add the OS version of the target system by manually editing the exported .sh file.

Examples: 

For the systems running Ubuntu Desktop 14.04, edit the .sh file as highlighted below.

For the systems runningRHEL 7.3, edit the .sh file by as highlighted below.

Previous Releases

Dell Command | Configure 3.1.2

• Windows download
• Linux downloads
  • Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 64 bit
    
• Documentation

Dell Command | Configure 3.1

• Windows download  
• Linux downloads
  • RHEL6 64 bit
  • RHEL7 64 bit
• Documentation

Dell Command | Configure 3.0

• Windows download  
• Linux downloads
  • RHEL6 64 bit  
  • RHEL7 64 bit  
• Documentation

Whitepapers/Technical Documents

• Configuring Remote Wake-Up using Dell Client Command Suite
• Configuring Dell Business Client Systems using Dell Command | Configure
• Securing Dell Commercial Client Systems with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) using Dell
  Client Command Suite

Video

1. Activating the TPM with Dell Command | Configure

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2. Setting the BIOS defaults using Dell Command | Configure

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Note - Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.2 release has updated the names of attributes and possible values used in 1.1 and 1.0 releases.  To see the complete list please click Reference list for updated names of attributes and possible values link.

Overview

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is a PowerShell module that provides BIOS configuration capability to Dell client Enterprise systems such as OptiPlex, Latitude, Venue 11 Pro, XPS Notebook, and Precision using Windows PowerShell Interface.

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be installed as plug-in software registered within Windows PowerShell environment. Dell Command | PowerShell Provider works for local and remote systems, and even in Windows pre-installation environment. This module, with its native configuration capability, makes BIOS configuration most manageable for system administrators.

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider can be used on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE 4.0 onwards) operating systems.

This is the 1.3 version of Dell Command | PowerShell Provider. 

 Desired State Configuration Whitepaper

Downloads

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module is available at PowerShell Gallery. To install the module from PowerShell Gallery, refer to PowerShell Gallery.  

Alternatively, Dell Command | PowerShell Provider is also available at Dell Support site for Download.

Download Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.2

(Released - 01/06/2017)

What's new 

1.3

• Support for Kaby lake platforms (Aspen, Kirkwood 13; pre-enabled support for Kona B  Kona S, Matira 3,5,7 , Steamboat13, LVST2 )

• Support for new BIOS features

• Support for WIN 10 Redstone 2

1.2

• Desired State Configuration (DSC) support
• New Platforms support
• Updated attribute names and Possible values. To see the complete list please click Reference list for updated names of attributes and possible values link
• Support for displaying platform-specific possible values for the attributes in PossibleValues property
• Support for new property: UnSupportedPossibleValuesfor showing additional possible values for the attribute that are not supported on current platform
• Support for displaying the meaningful attribute names that are similar to BIOS setup screen names, in a ShortDescription column
• Support for new BIOS attributes. To see the complete list of new BIOS attributes please refer What's new section is user guide. To download the user guide, click Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Documentation link in the Downloads section.

Fixes 

• Value of KeyboardIllumination can be set as 'Bright' (100%).
• MemoryTechnology attribute is now shown on the platforms with the latest technology such as DDR4, LPDDR, etc.
• HTCapable attribute displays the accurate information

Known Issues

Issue: Windows 7 may not recognize the digital signature validity.

Description: If the system is not connected to internet, Windows 7 does not recognize the digital signature validity of psd1 files.

Resolution: Connect the system to internet or manually install the certificate and validate the digital signature. 

Installation and Configuration

To know about installing and configuring Dell Command | PowerShell Provider module in your system, refer Download and Installation section in user guide. To download the user guide, click Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Documentation link in the Downloadssection.

Whitepapers/Technical Documents 

• Desired State Configuration for Dell Command | PowerShell Provider
• Configuring Remote Wake-Up using Dell Client Command Suite
• Securing Dell Commercial Client Systems with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) using Dell Client Command Suite

Articles/Blogs 

• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Advanced Battery Charge feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Auto On feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider BIOS Passwords feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider HDD Password feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Peak Shift feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Secure Password feature
• Dell Command | PowerShell Provider Wake On LAN/WLAN feature

Videos

Changing boot sequence using Dell Command | PowerShell Provider

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Previous Releases

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.1  (Released - 08/09/2016)

• PowerShell Gallery Downloads 
  • 64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.1
  • 32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.1
• Dell Support Site Downloads
  • Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.1
  • Documentation

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider 1.0  (Released - 10/26/2015)

• PowerShell Gallery Downloads 
  • 64-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
  • 32-bit Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
• Dell Support Site Downloads
  • Dell Command | PowerShell Provider v1.0
  • Documentation

Dell Command | Monitor is designed for Dell Enterprise Client systems, Dell IoT Gateway systems, as well as for Dell Embedded PCs.

With Dell Command | Monitor, system administrators can remotely manage assets, monitor system health, and inventory deployed systems in an enterprise.

NOTE: Dell Command | Monitor was formerly Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI). After the OMCI version 8.2.1, OMCI is rebranded as Dell Command | Monitor.

Dell Command | Monitor interfaces with leading enterprise management consoles that support industry standards. This approach helps to ensure that Dell systems can be managed by a broad array of existing enterprise management tools. It also interfaces with the Dell Integration Suite for System Center 2012, Dell KACE K1000 Management Appliance,  Dell OpenManage Essentials and our Client Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). Finally, tight integration with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) allows customers to take advantage of the rich scripting capabilities for collecting information and customizing system settings. This product is provided at no additional charge to Dell customers.

The latest version of Dell Command | Monitor is v9.3.

 Downloads

• Dell Command | Monitor 9.3 for Windows  (Released - 08/03/2017)
  
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
Dell Command Monitor 9.3 for Linux 
• Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 64-bit      (Released - 08/03/2017)
• RHEL 7.0 64-bit                          (Released - 08/03/2017)
• RHEL 6.0 64-bit                          (Released - 08/03/2017)

• Dell Command | Monitor 9.2 Documentation

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Dell Command | Monitor Quick Links

Enhancements included in the latest release

New Bios Settings introduced in DCIM_BIOSEnumeration Class:

MAC Address Pass Through
AMD Turbo Core Technology
AMD Simultaneous Multithreading Technology
AMD-V Technology
AMD-Vi Technology
Rear USB 3.0 Ports
AMD CPU Core Configuration
Front USB Port Collection
Early Beep
Early Display
Early Keyboard Backlight
Mini SAS 0
Mini SAS 1
Mini SAS 2
Mini SAS 3
VMD technology
Rugged Desk Dock NIC PXE
Computrace
Serial ATA Drive 8
PCIe LinkSpeed
Allow BIOS Downgrade
Limit system memory to less than 1 TB
Tablet Button Illumination
Trusted Platform Module Clear

Installing Dell Command | Monitor

Installing Dell Command | Monitor manually is pretty simple. Just download the latest version (links above) and install with administrative rights. 

To perform an unattended installation to be used with your favorite software distribution tool, perform the following steps:

1. Download the latest version of Dell Command | Monitor  (links above).
2. Launch the executable with the following parameters:

Systems-Management_Application_240JD_WN32_9.2.0.135_A00-00.EXE /s

Previous Releases

Download Dell Command | Monitor v9.1 for Windows 32-bit         (released 07/29/2015)

Download Dell Command | Monitor v9.1 for Windows 64-bit         (released 07/29/2015)

Dell Command | Monitor v9.1 Documentation

Sample Scripts

Check if a BIOS password is set

Join our weekly webcast to discuss the Dell Client Command Suite and other systems management topics of interest to Dell customers.  

When: Thursdays at 10am US Central Time (see schedule below for details) Download a calendar invite (.ics) here

Where: http://delltechcenter.adobeconnect.com/command/

Upcoming Webcast Topics

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