Intel™ Online Services And EMC Team To Deliver Managed Storage Services

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 27, 2000 -- Intel Online Services, Inc. today announced that it is teaming with EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage, to provide EMC storage solutions to the growing number of e-Businesses using Intel Online Services' managed hosting environment. As part of this relationship, Intel Online Services has joined the EMC Proven™ Program at the highest level and is participating in EMC's xSPerience™ Provider Program.

According to the agreement, Intel Online Services will use EMC storage solutions as part of the managed hosting services that are architected, tested and validated in Intel Online Services' research and development facility. These services are then deployed in Intel Online Services' data centers in the United States and Europe. Using these services, growing e-Businesses can be assured of predictability and reliability of service, and the ability to maintain optimal performance as they quickly scale from as little as 100 GB to multiple terabytes of storage.

Intel Online Services' EMC Proven status certifies its investment in industry-leading practices for information infrastructure and service delivery. This certification includes such areas as automated local content replication for test and development, non-disruptive query or pre-staging services and enterprise backup and recovery. Customers of Intel Online Services who use EMC solutions can, in turn, receive EMC Proven certification, assuring their end users that the e-Business they work with takes reliability, data integrity and Web site scalability seriously.

In addition, Intel Online Services, as a participant in EMC's xSPerience Provider Program, has access to EMC consulting and other services that can maximize the benefit gained from using EMC solutions.

Intel Online Services and EMC have also agreed to provide cross training for their sales forces regarding Intel Online Services' managed hosting environment built with EMC's "dial-tone" reliability.

"Our job is to provide integrated hosting services -- encompassing best-of-breed hardware, software, storage and more -- that can free our customers from many of the complexities of running an e-Business," said Mike Aymar, president, Intel Online Services, Inc. "We've been integrating EMC solutions into our managed hosting services for almost a year and today's announcement represents a deepening of the relationship."

"E-Businesses demand bullet-proof availability and optimal protection of critical information," said Tom Heiser, EMC's vice president of global channels. "Our storage solutions can answer those demands and, as part of Intel Online Services' end-to-end managed hosting offerings, help to create comprehensive and reliable e-Business solutions."

About EMC
EMC Corporation is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. About Intel Online Services Intel Online Services, Inc., is an Intel subsidiary and an emerging supplier of hosted Internet services, business applications, and e-Commerce services worldwide. For more information on Intel Online Services, visit www.intelonlineservices.com.

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