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Gateway Named 'Vendor of the Year' by Best Buy Gateway Also Wins Best Buy Bravo! Awards for 'Best Notebook' Vendor and 'Best Desktop' Vendor IRVINE, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been named "Vendor of the Year," and has also been presented Bravo! Awards as best vendor in both the notebook and desktop computer categories for 2004-2005 by Best Buy Co., Inc., the nation's number one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. "On behalf of the entire Gateway team, this award is large-scale confirmation of the value our customers, regardless of their size, place on our quality products, friendly and trustworthy advice, service and support," said Bob Davidson, senior vice president of Gateway's Retail operations. "As we do with all our customers, we are focused on working closely with Best Buy to make them as successful as possible. We look forward to working together to meet Best Buy's and their customers' needs for many years to come." Under Best Buy's vendor recognition programs, each business category within Best Buy reviews its group of vendors and selects the supplier it feels characterizes the best performance within its category, with criteria that include speed and innovation, honesty and respect, performance and business excellence. The nominations are presented to a leadership committee within Best Buy, which determines the winners in each category. The "Vendor of the Year" award, Best Buy's highest honor for its suppliers, is determined by a committee that considers from a pool of nearly 2,400 Best Buy vendors. In addition to winning best vendor overall, Gateway also won this year's Bravo! Awards for best desktop PC and best notebook computer. This is Gateway's first award as Best Buy's top vendor, and it represents the third Bravo! Award for desktop PCs, a string which started with eMachines before that company merged with Gateway, and the first Bravo! Award for Gateway for notebooks. Best Buy began carrying Gateway-branded PCs in the fall of 2004. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools with highest quality and service and best overall value. Gateway is now the third largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. The company's value-based eMachines brand is sold exclusively by leading retailers worldwide, while the premium Gateway line is available at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct and indirect sales force. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Media, David Hallisey, +1-949-471-7703, , or John W. Spelich, +1-949-471-7710, , both of Gateway, Inc. Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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