BELLSOUTH SELECTS EMC FOR NETWORKED-BASED INFO STORAGE.

BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) has announced that EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) has been selected to provide information storage systems and software solutions to Web hosting and enterprise customers for BellSouth(R) Managed Storage Services.

In October 2001, BellSouth announced its Storage-Enabled Network (SEN) framework, which represents the future of data storage solutions and builds on BellSouth's reliable and redundant e-Platform strategy.

"The SEN framework will serve our customers' current and future data management needs that extend beyond basic, on-site solutions," said Jai Menon, BellSouth's executive vice president of Applications, Strategy and Product Innovation. "BellSouth Managed Storage Services offers customers a comprehensive solution managed around the clock by network professionals. With access to EMC's leading storage solutions, our customers will now be able to take advantage of a complete set of information management, protection and sharing tools."

"The fast delivery of robust, scalable and highly available infrastructure services is the real value of managed storage services," said Bill Nelson, senior vice president of EMC's global service provider business unit. "BellSouth is enhancing its managed storage service offerings with an EMC E-Infostructure(TM) that will enable them to offer their customers a wide range of new services capable of scaling to meet the most demanding requirements."

BellSouth will deploy EMC's CLARiiON(R) and Symmetrix(R) Enterprise Storage systems and software -- including EMC TimeFinder(TM), SRDF(TM) and ControlCenter(TM) -- as part of BellSouth Managed Storage Services. BellSouth Managed Storage Services represents the latest in a series of value-added service offerings and includes primary disk storage - storage area networks (SANs) and network attached storage (NAS) - and back-up and restore services. BellSouth Managed Storage Services is provided through state-of-the-art BellSouth(R) e-Business Centers. This expands BellSouth's managed storage services capabilities to support a variety of storage technology providers.

BellSouth and EMC have forged a marketing alliance aimed at cross-promoting services through each company's respective sales channels. EMC will offer tools and professional services to help customers effectively map service offerings to a changing marketplace. In addition, EMC and BellSouth will collaborate in the on-going development of storage technology including the planning and go-to-market process and provide key technical resources to develop differentiated services based on an EMC E-Infostructure and the BellSouth data network.

BellSouth has utilized EMC solutions since 1995 for its IT infrastructure. EMC's CLARiiON and Symmetrix storage systems offer unmatched performance, connectivity and functionality for the largest storage consolidation and application requirements. BellSouth will provide pre-configured CLARiiON storage arrays for customer SAN and NAS solutions requiring rapid installation. Through EMC CLARiiON and Symmetrix information storage systems and software, BellSouth customers will be able to protect and leverage data and information. For more information on EMC products and services, visit http://www.emc.com/products/.

About the BellSouth e-Platform

BellSouth's e-Platform initiative incorporates the robust network infrastructure that delivers reliable dial tone everyday with the latest in fiber optic connectivity, hardware and software to create the ideal environment for hosting data-intensive applications and services. The BellSouth e-Platform utilizes the latest in connectivity options including DWDM and Gigabit Ethernet to deliver customer-driven applications and services such as hosting, security and storage to businesses and consumers alike. The e-Platform is powered by 3.6 million miles of fiber optic cable, state-of-the-art BellSouth e-Business Centers, 1,650 central offices, 50 BellSouth Managed Facilities, 20,000 SONET rings and over 700 fast-packet switches to create an integrated, distributed e-business platform. BellSouth's e-Platform initiative leverages this extensive network infrastructure and experience with data services to deliver the speed, reliability and security required for next-generation e-business applications.

About BellSouth Corporation

BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serving nearly 46 million customers in the United States and 15 other countries.

Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting and other Internet services. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services, including BellSouth(R) Real Pages.com(SM).

BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative wireless data and voice services.

For more information, calll 404/829-8722 or visit http://www.bellsouth.com.

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