HOUSTON, TX, June 1, 2005 - R7 solutions, a Houston-based GIS and enterprise information technology consulting firm, has finalized a partnership deal with Dell, the world's largest PC maker. Under the agreement, R7 Solutions becomes a certified partner of Dell's State and Local Government GIS division engaged in specifying, configuring and delivering pre-built integrated GIS hardware and software solutions. The partnership gives R7 Solutions priority access to Dell support for GIS solutions and a major discount on Dell hardware for preferred municipal clients.

"We are glad to offer our customers the increased convenience of a complete GIS solutions," said K. Lawrence Epperson, CEO of R7 Solutions. "GeoRoom, our flagship location-aware workflow suite, is already an end-to-end enterprise software solution for web-based GIS. Now we can offer our clients first-class hardware at an unbeatable price. We are especially excited by Dell's commitment to state and local government. We have some great solutions for the municipal GIS market, and this will help us immensely."

R7 Solutions offers an array of innovative GIS solutions to assist companies in maintaining their competitive edge. In addition to custom GIS application development and hosted GIS solutions, R7 Solutions also offers mobile GIS applications for handhelds, and GeoRoom, an enterprise-level, subscription, on-line map and data center.

About Dell

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is a trusted and diversified information-technology supplier and partner, and sells a comprehensive portfolio of products and services directly to customers worldwide. Dell, recognized by Fortune magazine as America's most admired company and No. 3 globally, designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailored systems that provide customers with exceptional value. Company revenue for the past four quarters was $51.1 billion. For more information about Dell and its products and services, visit www.dell.com.
 

About R7 Solutions

R7 Solutions develops and implements award-winning enterprise software for the energy, transportation, government and real estate industries. The company's flagship product is GeoRoom, the real-time web-based map and data integration suite. Founded in 2001, the company has unique expertise in geographic information systems, enterprise integration of geospatial data, document management and workflow systems. For more information, please contact R7 Solutions at 713.529.3300 or visit www.r7solutions.com.