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The PC maker touts a new, sleek PC and "self-healing" servers at its DirectConnect conference. "There will be a smoother, smaller look to PCs in the future." - Carl Everett, senior vice president at Dell

Dell to sell small, Net-centric PC update Chairman Michael Dell, in his keynote speech at the company's DirectConnect Conference, shows off the "Webster," a smallish computer dedicated largely to simplifying the computer experience for consumers. Dell, Gates promise better control over PCs and servers Talk of server computers that can automatically notify technicians of a failure, or "self-healing" servers, is one of the messages put out by chief executive Michael Dell today at Dell's Computer conference in Texas. Dell: No plans to retire Michael Dell, the founder and chief executive of Dell Computer, says he has no plans to retire even though he is a billionaire many times over.