Dell, Discovery Education Form Exclusive Educational Partnership; Two Companies to Provide Students Easy Access to Online Homework Help Tools

The companies today announced an exclusive partnership in whichDell customers will receive a special offer to subscribe to COSMEO,Discovery Education's comprehensive broadband learning and homeworkhelp service for kids and families. As part of this partnership, Dellcustomers can purchase a one-year $99 subscription or receive a free30-day trial to Discovery's interactive content when they configureInspiron notebook or Dimension desktop computers at www.dell.com or byphone with a Dell sales agent. With a one-year subscription, Dellcustomers will also receive two free DVD's from Discovery withexclusive content.

"The information Discovery has, and the way it's divided betweenall classroom levels and by curriculum for each state, is astounding,"said Rocky Mountain, vice president and general manager of Dell'sconsumer business. "This is the beginning of a broader relationshipwith Discovery to provide customers incredible content with theircustomized computer system."

"We're getting a glimpse of how our students will learn in thefuture," Mr. Mountain added.

The content Discovery Education provides through COSMEO ishighlighted by more than 30,000 educational video segments, 60,000encyclopedia articles, 20,000 images and clip art images, hundreds ofinteractive "brain games," online reference materials and more. Theservice offers content for kindergarteners to 12th graders and iscorrelated to state curriculum standards allowing parents and studentsto easily reference video clips and other learning tools specific totheir individual needs.

"This partnership is an exciting first step in DiscoveryEducation's relationship with Dell," said Melanie Bowen, executivevice president, Discovery Education. "The pairing of COSMEO's uniquebroadband educational content and Dell's state-of-the-art technologydemonstrates how each company can provide powerful and innovativeresources to consumers."

More information on the offer can be found atwww.dell.com/discovery.

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About Discovery

Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications, theleading global real-world and knowledge-based media company. Theleader in digital video-based learning, Discovery Education producesand distributes high-quality digital video content in easy-to-useformats, in all core-curricular subject areas. Discovery Education iscommitted to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digitalresources for teachers, students, and parents that make a positiveimpact on student learning. Through strategic partnerships with over25 public television stations across the country, its public serviceinitiatives, products, and joint business ventures, DiscoveryEducation helps educators around the world harness the power ofbroadband and media to connect their students to a world of learning.For more information, visit www.discoveryeducation.com.

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