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Gateway Secures a $2.7 Million Contract From the U.S. Navy to Provide Products and Services to Personnel Worldwide Gateway to Provide Desktop, Notebooks, Servers and Other Products for Naval Ships and Submarines IRVINE, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, the nation's third-largest PC vendor, was awarded a $2.7 million contract to provide products and services to the United States Navy's Morale, Recreation and Welfare (MRW) Division. Gateway is supplying more than 1,100 E-6300 desktops with displays, 100 M460E notebooks, 90 9210 SCSI servers, and over 600 other products, including CD towers, scanners, color printers and network switches for sailors worldwide. The products are primarily used in more than 300 naval ships and submarine libraries for sailors to communicate with friends and family via email and video conferencing, as well as for recreation activities such as gaming and surfing the Internet. Additionally, the Navy offers a Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) that offers both academic skills classes and college courses to sailors. They are able to take these accredited courses online while on sea duty assignments, preparing them for personal and professional growth. "We are proud that our products are being used to aide in the well-being of the U.S. Navy's personnel through their MRW division," said Vin Riera, vice president of government sales, Gateway. "We are very pleased to provide powerful solutions to keep personnel in touch with loved ones while they are serving our country." Gateway was able to meet the U.S. Navy's unique operating system requirements and custom configure all of its desktops, notebooks and servers. Providing this solution is critical to the Department of Defense (DOD) because changing operating system platforms frequently would require thousands of proprietary applications to be rewritten. United States Navy's Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division The Navy's Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division administers a varied program of recreation, social and community support activities for U.S. Navy facilities worldwide. The programs provide active-duty, reserve and retired Navy personnel and their families with quality support and recreational services that contribute to the retention, readiness, mental, physical and emotional well-being of the sailors. Additionally, the MWR provides shipboard libraries with computers for recreation and communication. The U.S. Navy contract is one of a series of recent customer wins for Gateway's Professional Business segments. Other customers include the state of California and the U.S. Air Force. 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/ http://www.gateway.com/pronet http://www.gateway.com/business

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