Selection Services to Provide Network Support Allowing Wimbledon to Serve Up an Ace This Summer

29th June 2007 - Selection Services today announces that for the third year running it will be assisting The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) to support its Cisco communications network during this year’s Championships at Wimbledon. The network plays a critical role in ensuring the World’s media have real-time access to all the latest news from the tournament in order to provide the best possible coverage.

The agreement will see Selection Services support the event’s Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), which will enable over 500 attending reporters from over 60 countries to access all information on the tournament, up to the minute schedules and match scores. Selection Services will also monitor the press and Cisco Internet links, allowing the media to uplink reports and photography in real time. The network also plays a crucial role in sending out match scores, alerts and information to the world’s press.

Selection Services will arrive at Wimbledon two weeks prior to the event, to test the Cisco wireless network. A skilled team of technicians will then remain onsite for the duration of the tournament to provide ongoing fault evaluation, diagnostics and software support, to ensure maximum uptime for the network.

“Wimbledon is a hugely popular tournament. Network resilience is critical to ensure that the tournament runs as efficiently as possible and that the world’s press have the necessary means to cover the event successfully. Three years ago our existing network supplier went into liquidation and we were hugely grateful to Selection Services when they stepped in at short notice. Following the first phase of our major upgrade of the network, it made sense to maintain some continuity of support and we are pleased that Selection is joining our team to perform that role,” said Jeff Lucas, The All England Lawn Tennis Club.

“With the world watching, network stability and protection against IT downtime is critical for large events such as Wimbledon. By including Selection Services personnel in the IT support team, The All England Lawn Tennis Club is able to protect its reputation and achieve real cost and operational benefits,” commented Alan Cantwell, CEO of Selection Services.
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About The All England Lawn Tennis Club
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) runs the Wimbledon Championships, the premier tennis event in the world and played on grass. Blending tradition with innovation Wimbledon presents the beguiling spectacle of the supreme talent and athleticism of the world's best tennis players amid the timeless elegance and charm of tennis in an English country garden.

More than 450,000 people attend The Championships; 5.5 million unique users follow events online, while an estimated worldwide audience of 562 million homes across 178 territories are able to view TV coverage of Wimbledon.

About Selection Services www.selection.co.uk
Founded in 1992, Selection Services has quickly established itself as a major force within the IT services industry and a market leader in computer maintenance, enterprise systems management and professional services.

The company has more than 300 technical, service and business professionals supporting a diverse client base of over 400 organisations across the UK, Europe and the US. Among the client base notable names such as Bibby Financial Services, Liberty, Hobbs, Avis UK and the Commission for Racial Equality enjoy long-term managed service solutions.

Through Selection Services’ in-house service delivery teams, added value is provided to clients by leveraging partner status with IT vendors, including HP, Microsoft, Novell and Citrix, enabling Selection Services to accommodate and satisfy all client requirements.

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