Posted: August 30, 2005

Games: DELL™ Australia Chosen As Official Hardware Provider For Melbourne 2006 Commonweath Games

Reliability, flexibility and value reasons the Games appoint Dell

Dell announced today that it has been chosen as the Official Hardware Provider for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - supplying desktops, notebooks, workstations, servers and storage technology across a number of competition and non-competition venues.

Dell hardware will be deployed in the lead up to and during the Games, ensuring a trusted, reliable and flexible technology solution for all Games Management Systems.

A combination of 68 tower and rack Dell PowerEdge™ servers will act as the backbone of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, hosting business critical administrative systems such as ticketing, content management and customised games management applications. Additionally, the Games’ vital data network will be backed by Dell PowerVault™ storage systems.

Mr Joe Kremer, Vice President and Managing Director for Dell Australia and New Zealand said Dell is delighted to have been chosen as the Official Hardware Partner for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

“At Dell we recognise the robust reliability that a sports event of this calibre demands, and we are confident our technology, service and support will exceed expectations,” said Mr Kremer.

The Dell OptiPlex™ GX280 has been awarded the official Games Desktop of Choice based on its value offering and configuration flexibility. 1250 Dell OptiPlex systems, coupled with over 130 Latitude D-series notebooks, will be installed across multiple sites to connect officials, athletes, media and volunteers to each other and the far corners of the globe.

Dell server and notebook hardware will also be deployed for use on route with the Queen’s Baton Relay team which will see the baton cover 180,000 kilometres throughout all 71 nations of the Commonwealth.

The Games design team will also draw on the power of Dell Precision™ workstations to create video graphics for display during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and across competition venues.

Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Mr. John Harnden, welcomed Dell to the Games Sponsor Family.

"Dell was an easy choice. Their customer focused, flexible, can-do attitude was evident from our early discussions. We have the up most trust in their brand, technical fulfillment and service and support capabilities," said Mr Harnden.

The Games will be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness 4500 elite athletes from 71 nations taking part in the XVIII Commonwealth Games to be held from 15-26 March 2006. For further information on the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, go to www.melbourne2006.com.au

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