Intel, Facebook Sign Infrastructure Solutions Agreement

Intel Xeon Processors to Power Social Utility
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Facebook and Intel Corporation will work together to optimize
Facebook's hardware and software as the company builds out its
datacenter infrastructure. With growing global popularity, Facebook
plans to deploy thousands of Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor-based servers
over the next year to help scale rapid global expansion and meet
processing needs of the company's increasingly rich media applications
that span videos, music, photos and more.

To maximize the return on this infrastructure investment, Facebook
and Intel have signed a collaboration agreement that focuses on
technology evaluation, benchmarking and optimization of software for
Intel architecture. Intel will work to address Facebook's processing
needs through assessment of various chipset and server platform
configurations, delivery of the most energy efficient processors and
allocation of software engineering to evaluate ways to harness the
optimal performance from Facebook's servers.

"We are pleased to expand our relationship with Intel," said
Jonathan Heiliger, vice president of Technical Operations at Facebook.
"Intel has demonstrated that the performance of their systems can help
Facebook scale our infrastructure and continue to deliver the best
experience to users around the world."

"Intel is excited to engage with Facebook as they are a dynamic
force in the evolution of the Internet," said Kirk Skaugen, vice
president and general manager of Intel's Server Platforms Group.
"Facebook's selection of Intel Xeon processors for their next round of
infrastructure growth is a testament to the performance, energy
efficiency and technology benefits Intel can provide."

Over the past several months, Facebook rigorously tested and
benchmarked a number of server platforms and scenarios, and ultimately
selected the Intel Xeon processor 5400 series for its round of new
deployments that begin in July.

"When you are responsible for providing a fast, high-quality
experience to more than 90 million people worldwide, every ounce of
efficiency matters," Heiliger said. "Intel's Xeon processors play a
critical role in achieving our infrastructure efficiency."

Both companies envision that the collaboration may benefit not
only Facebook, but ideally the Web 2.0 industry at-large. Intel plans
to work with Facebook to evaluate ways to improve its software
performance on Intel-based servers. Intel has a wealth of software
engineering expertise as well as such tools as Intel VTune(TM) and
Intel Thread Checker to help companies improve application performance
on multi-core Intel processors. Since Facebook's applications are
mostly built on open source technologies, the companies believe that
some of the insights from this collaboration may be contributed back
to the open source community, benefiting other companies that use
similar underlying technologies.

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