Amy - Re: "However, it's the Server farms that I'm wondering about, namely, because they are not in the top of their category. "
Here's a new customer for Intel Online Services. If you know any GOLFERS or Tiger Woods fans(!!!) they might be
interested.
"Intel Online Services Hosts the ''Presidents Cup 2000'' Web Site
Intel's Application Hosting Subsidiary Teams with Quokka Sports to Bring International Golf Competition to the Internet"
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Thursday October 19, 3:01 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Intel Online Services Hosts the ''Presidents Cup 2000'' Web Site
Intel's Application Hosting Subsidiary Teams with Quokka Sports to Bring International Golf Competition to the Internet
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000-- Intel Online Services, Inc. today announced it is hosting the Web site of The Presidents Cup 2000, taking place Oct. 19 - 22. Intel Online Services is teaming with Quokka Sports, a leading provider of sports entertainment for the digital world(TM), to bring this international golf competition to the Internet.
Intel Online Services, the Internet application hosting subsidiary of Intel Corporation, is providing a reliable, scalable hosting platform for The Presidents Cup site, designed to handle spikes in worldwide Internet traffic and accommodate diverse content including streaming video and live scores. Using Intel Online Services' AppChoice(TM) Managed Hosting Services, Quokka is able to focus on creating content and applications that are unique to The Presidents Cup, leaving the integration and management of hardware, operating system, lower-level applications and other critical elements to Intel Online Services.
The Presidents Cup 2000 site (www.presidentscup.com) provides numerous features including extensive match-by-match analysis and tournament coverage from the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Lake Manassas, Va. The Web site will also provide news and regular feature updates with daily video tournament highlights; and unique tournament applications, such as a course fly-over of each hole and a ``golf viewer'' with images coupled with text commentary.
``Intel Online Services is committed to helping our customers focus on their core competencies,'' said Mike Aymar, president, Intel Online Services, Inc. ``Our job is to free our customers, such as Quokka Sports, from many of the complexities of managing their site, empowering them to concentrate on the creation of compelling content and applications.''
``Intel Online Services provides strong technology expertise to Quokka Sports. We chose Intel Online Services to host the www.presidentscup.com site based on their ability to provide hosting with a global reach, scalable platform and flexible infrastructure,'' said Alvaro Saralegui, COO of Quokka Sports.
About Quokka Sports
Quokka Sports, a leading provider of sports entertainment for the digital world(TM), creates complete interactive sports experiences that fulfill the passions of sports enthusiasts worldwide. Quokka Sports (Quokka.com) leverages digital technology to offer rich, immersive presentations that include live event coverage, analysis, news and information, audio and text dispatches from athletes, games, community forums, and premium shopping.
The Quokka Sports Network is comprised of several sport verticals that feature some of the world's premier sporting properties. These include year-round coverage of 35 Olympic sports (NBCOlympics.com, SaltLake2002.com), Golf (Golf.com, PresidentsCup.com), Sailing (QuokkaSailing.com, AmericasCup.org, BTChallenge.com, VolvoOceanRace.org), Motor Racing (CART.com, MotoGP.com) and Action Sports (MountainZone.com coverage of skiing, climbing, hiking, snowboarding, adventure racing and mountain biking). Quokka Sports develops its content for a broad range of digital platforms from narrowband and broadband Internet to wireless and converged devices. Quokka Sports' innovative sports entertainment productions are enabled by Quokka Performance Team members Compaq Computer Corporation, Computer Associates International, Inc. and Intel Corporation. Quokka Sports has offices in San Francisco, London, New York and Seattle.
About Intel Online Services
Intel Online Services, Inc., an Intel Corporation subsidiary, provides highly reliable and innovative managed hosting services tailored to businesses running mission-critical Internet applications. Intel Online Services offers fully managed, second-generation hosting, which integrates the management and monitoring of multiple complex technologies that are critical for the success of e-Businesses applications.
Intel Online Services currently operates data centers in Santa Clara, Calif.; Chantilly, Va.; Reading, England; Seoul, Korea; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; and Mumbai, India. Intel Online Services plans to invest $1 billion by the end of 2001 to develop and integrate Internet data centers worldwide.
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.
Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders.
``Quokka,'' ``Quokka Sports'' and ``MountainZone'' are registered trademarks, and ``Quokka Sports Immersion,'' ``Qnews,'' ``What Happens Next,'' ``Sports Entertainment for the Digital World,'' ``Wired Athlete,'' ``Athlete's Voice'' and the Quokka Logos are trademarks of Quokka Sports, Inc.
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