Vodafone Deepens Its Strategic Partnership with EMC

Vodafone Selects EMC as Preferred Storage Vendor in Europe

HOPKINTON, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the
world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that
Vodafone has selected EMC as a preferred partner for storage and
storage-related products in its European markets.

The deepening of the strategic relationship between the two companies will
result in EMC receiving preferred vendor status for the next three years.
Under the terms of the agreement, EMC's solutions will represent a significant
proportion of the overall external storage capacity for all new
storage-related purchases within Vodafone Information Systems' data center
control. This will help to ensure that Vodafone continues to provide
continuous availability of all customer and corporate data - with an optimal
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) - across Europe.

Vodafone currently uses EMC high-end and mid-range Storage Area Network (SAN)
and Network-attached Storage (NAS) systems in its global data centers, as well
as EMC storage management software and services. With this agreement Vodafone
and EMC have expanded their existing partnership to unify the maintenance and
service for Vodafone's European storage environment, and to help increase
efficiency by consolidating around - and upgrading to - EMC's industry-leading
information infrastructure technology.

"Both Vodafone's global brand and its established reputation are founded on
technical excellence. EMC recognizes the significance of the endorsement that
Vodafone has made in moving to work with us as a preferred storage solution
partner in the European theater," said Frank Hauck, EMC's Executive Vice
President, EMC Storage Division, Global Marketing and Customer Quality. "We
look forward to working with Vodafone more closely than ever, in this and in
other areas of the EMC Information Infrastructure and Management portfolio."

EMC has been a Strategic Supplier to Vodafone for several years, and was
honored in 2006 with Vodafone's Global Supplier Award in the "Best Performance
in IT" category. EMC attained the company's number one ranking in corporate
responsibility, financial stability, commercial performance, technology,
quality management, and delivery capability.

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