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To: Tony Viola who wrote (112989)	10/10/2000 9:50:59 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

BestBuy.com Prepares for Online Holiday Rush With Intel-Based Servers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000--With the online holiday rush around the corner, BestBuy.com(TM), a wholly owned Internet subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. turned to Intel-based servers to handle unexpected spikes in Internet traffic. The nation's leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances, has standardized on Intel-based servers for its online site. ``We wanted a low-risk approach to the scalability and stability of the platform, and we wanted this from day one,'' said John Walden, president and CEO of BestBuy.com. ``When we first started, we instantaneously had meaningful volume. Our data center seamlessly handled the volume using our 100 Intel-based servers.'' BestBuy.com utilizes over 100 Compaq ProLiant 1850 systems with dual Pentium® III processors in a tier-based architecture for hardware load balancing. This configuration ensures that Web traffic is directed to the ``most available'' server so customers never have to wait for a response. In addition, the database tier, which carries out data collection and analysis, is made up of 10 Compaq ProLiant 8500 systems powered by eight Pentium® III Xeon(TM) processors. BestBuy.com, launched in June 2000, has added even more capacity to its site to be prepared for the online holiday shopping season. ``As we approach the holiday season, we're anticipating increased volumes of traffic to the site,'' said Randy Skare, director of Technology Systems for BestBuy.com. ``A lot of people will be looking at new products that will become available shortly before the holiday. So, the important thing for us is the open system approach, the tiered architecture and the ability to scale modularly to handle the kind of loads we expect this holiday season.'' About Intel Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Note to Editors: Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Intel Tami Casey, 408/765-8203 tami.casey@intel.com