Alienware Selected by U.S. Army to Power Mission Planning; Alienware's Powerful Area-51m 7700 Mobile Systems Help Prepare U.S. Army Aviation Personnel for Critical Missions

Business Wire, March 24, 2005

MIAMI -- Alienware(R), the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center and professional computing systems, announced that the United States Army Aviation Mission Planning System Project Team, in coordination with the United States Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, has chosen Alienware to supply mobile systems and supporting peripherals for use during demanding mission planning sessions. Over 100 of Alienware's award-winning Area-51m 7700 mobile systems will be used by U.S. Army personnel deployed worldwide to help power mission rehearsals and simulation-based planning.

Alienware was selected over several other major PC manufacturers by the U.S. Army, which required mobile systems operating at the highest levels of performance and stability as part of its training of military, civilian, and international personnel in aviation and leadership skills. Equipped with Alienware Area-51m 7700 mobile systems, U.S. Army personnel are able to use highly advanced simulation software that allows them to do such things as rehearse battle scenarios and know exactly what complex terrains will look like. These critically important planning sessions help to greatly increase the chances for safety and success during actual missions.

Ideal for military use, the Area-51m 7700 defies conventional standards by being suitable for transport by everyone from helicopter pilots to ground troops without sacrificing power. Area-51m 7700 mobile systems are capable of being loaded with Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 desktop processors, dual hard drives with up to 200GB of storage, dual optical drives, and expansion for up to 4GB of DDR2 memory that are packed into a conveniently portable design.

"Alienware's Area-51m 7700 systems are powering cutting-edge mission planning sessions that represent the next generation of warfare strategy," said Robert Lusk, vice president of sales and marketing for Alienware. "Alienware stands in full support of the men and women of the U.S. Army, and we feel privileged to have the opportunity to provide assistance for their training."

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