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Gateway Lands $8 Million Contract With the U.S. Air Force for E-Series Desktops Gateway Also Awarded a Five-Year Agreement to Offer IT Products and Services IRVINE, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, the nation's third-largest PC vendor, extended its relationship with the U.S. Department of the Air Force with a new $8 million contract to provide Gateway E-4300 desktops and services to bases globally. Gateway was also awarded with a five-year agreement to bid for its new line of specifically designed enterprise-level IT products. To improve asset management, reduce total cost of technology ownership and obtain mainstream enterprise technology, the Air Force established a quarterly purchasing program with leading IT developers. Through the Air Force's proprietary online purchasing tool, Gateway fulfilled the recent quarterly request for desktops, providing 9,885 E-4300 customized enterprise-class systems. The Gateway E-4300 desktops offer manageability, performance and a flexible array of options ideal for the Air Force's enterprise environment. The units come complete with an Intel 915G chipset, 1GB DDR2 memory and 80GB serial ATA hard drives offering market leading performance. The systems also offers expandability with multiple PCI slot options as well as integrated 10/100/1000 NIC for enhanced networking. Gateway customized the desktops for seamless integration into their secure network, by integrating the systems with smart card enabled Cherry Secure Keyboards. The systems were also preloaded with numerous Major Command (MAJCOM) specific images, adding to ease-of-installation into the Air Force network. "We work hard to understand each customer's specific challenges and objectives so that we can tailor a solution that meets the needs of their specific IT environment, which is why we are proud the U.S. Air Force selected our systems to meet their enterprise computing demands," said Vin Riera, vice president of government sales, Gateway. For more information on Gateway products, customers can visit http://www.gateway.com/ or call 1-800-GATEWAY. Solution providers and value added resellers (VARs) interested in partnering with Gateway through the ProNet Partner Program can find more information at http://www.gateway.com/pronet. From value-priced servers to ultra-reliable desktops to comprehensive services, Gateway has served organizations for 20 years. Gateway uses its multi-channel approach to make the purchase, use and support of technology simple. Gateway customers include many of the world's leading organizations, such as the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, The University of Arizona, California Highway Patrol and others. For more information on Gateway Professional solutions, visit http://www.gateway.com/business. 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, Bryan Sherlock of Gateway, Inc., +1-949-471-7756, Web site: http://www.gateway.com/pronet Web site: http://www.gateway.com/business Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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