Dell Servers and Storage to Power CBS SportsLine.com
Dell also agrees to purchase advertising on SportsLine.com sites
Fort Lauderdale, FL (July 16, 2002) -- SportsLine.com, Inc., a leading Internet sports media company and publisher of CBS SportsLine.com (http://cbs.sportsline.com), has elected to use Dell™ servers and storage systems to help keep sports fans up-to-date on events from Super Bowl to the World Cup.
More than $1 million worth of Dell PowerEdge™ servers running Red Hat® Linux and Dell PowerVault™ storage systems will power SportsLine.com's infrastructure and host the Web site's content. SportsLine.com will phase in the Dell systems during the next three years as it moves from proprietary to industry-standard enterprise products.
Additionally, Dell has agreed to purchase advertising on CBS SportsLine.com and GolfWeb.com, which is also published by SportsLine.com. The first of these ads, targeting corporate decision makers, appeared during GolfWeb.com's premiere coverage of the U.S. Open.
"This agreement is extremely complementary for both companies," said Mark Mariani, President of Sales and Marketing for SportsLine.com, Inc. "Dell recognizes that SportsLine.com provides a great vehicle to reach business technology decision-makers, and we recognize that no one is better than Dell at providing reliable, industry-standard servers and storage that offer a terrific return on investment."
"More and more people use the Internet as their primary sports news source," said Sally Woolsey, vice president of Dell's medium business division. "With Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage systems running CBS Sportsline.com, sports fans can count on round-the-clock access to the latest scores, statistics and line-ups."
About SportsLine.com, Inc. SportsLine.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLN) is at the leading edge of media companies providing Internet sports content, community and e-commerce on a global basis. As the publisher of CBS SportsLine.com and the official Web sites of the NFL and the PGA TOUR, the Company serves as one of the most comprehensive sports information sources available, containing an unmatched breadth and depth of multimedia sports news, information, entertainment and merchandise. SportsLine.com also has strategic relationships with Major League Baseball and the NBA, and serves as a primary sports content provider for America Online.
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For further information, contact:
SportsLine.com Inc. — Corporate Communications — (954) 489-4000