Acer to Supply London 2012

Computing powerhouse Acer has agreed a deal to provide technical equipment for the London Olympic Games.

The London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) will receive 11, bronchi 000 desktops, 10,500 monitors, 1,500 laptops, 1,500 touch screens, 900 servers, 5 SANs and a range of accessories. Acer will also provide 350 technical assistants to help with the running of the games.

“Making an important contribution to the smooth and efficient running of the London 2012 Olympic Games is a very exciting task for Acer as we continue to serve more and more business customers. We want to prove that as our equipment and engineers can support the biggest sporting event in the world and satisfy the diverse needs of our Olympic customers, there is no doubt that we can also support businesses of any size,” said Walter Deppeler, Acer Europe, Middle East and Africa president and chief marketing.

Gerry Pennell, Locog’s chief information officer, added: “In a highly pressurised project with an immovable deadline, we rely not only on our equipment to work flawlessly, we also rely on the service and expertise delivered by our partners. Acer’s role is crucial in ensuring that the computing equipment infrastructure supporting the Games works the first time, and every time.”