Gateway Announces GatewayShield(TM), a Multi-Platform Security Initiative That Brings Best-In-Class Data, Internet and Hardware
March 02 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Gateway Protects Customers' Digital Information and Online Activity
From Viruses and Other Malware and Secures PCs From Physical Theft;
Solutions Are Available for Both New and Existing PCs and Servers
IRVINE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway today
announced GatewayShield, a comprehensive security initiative that
brings data, Internet and hardware protection to its professional,
small business and consumer customers. Gateway's modular approach
lets customers buy a brand-new GatewayShield-protected system or
select individual security options most suited to their needs for
their existing PC. "Security is quickly becoming the number one
concern for our business and consumer customers," said William
Diehl, vice president of product marketing for Gateway. "As a
leading PC manufacturer, we have a responsibility to help them
tackle this overwhelming challenge and protect their PC,
information and digital assets. With GatewayShield, customers can
be assured our current and future systems will always be armed with
best-in-class hardware and software offerings, helping them manage
their PC, network and communications security." Securing Your Most
Important Asset -- Your Data and Identity Most PC users would
agree, losing the data on their PC can be more devastating than
coming up with the money to replace a stolen system. Not only was
an estimated $5.4 billion in proprietary information stolen in
2004(1), but based on consumer complaints to the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC), more than 685,000 fraud and identity theft
complaints were filed in 2005. Internet-related complaints
accounted for 46 percent of all reported fraud complaints; 55
percent of these complaints were based on Internet solicitations
with the majority, 35 percent, coming from email communications(2).
To help customers fight this monumental threat, Gateway offers
multiple security solutions across their desktop, notebook and
server lines. Starting with one of the industry's most robust
security solution to date, Gateway professional notebooks and
desktops include a powerful security chip, Trusted Platform Module
(TPM), an industry-standard for meeting Trusted Computing Platform
requirements. Integrated onto the motherboard, this chip can't be
removed and provides enhanced protection against data theft by
encrypting files, authenticating network access and passwords, and
safeguarding email communications and file transfers. In addition
to the hardware encryption, Gateway also includes Wave Software's
EMBASSY(R) Trust Suite Gateway Edition. This combination creates a
much more secure environment than traditional passwords and
software-based solutions that are vulnerable to hacking and cyber
attacks. Ideal for IT-managed environments, Gateway PCs with TPM
better protect critical applications and capabilities such as
email, web access and local protection of data. In addition to data
encryption, Gateway offers a way for professional customers to
actually remove sensitive data from a stolen system before it's
compromised. With Gateway's Mobile Theft Protection Solution,
Computrace Complete(R)(3) customers can discretely and immediately
delete data remotely from a missing notebook PC, ensuring
confidential business or personal information is not compromised.
For professional customers running mission critical data centers,
Gateway offers an enhanced level of security through comprehensive
and cost-effective data replication and recovery software. Gateway
servers and storage systems equipped with Topio Data Protection
Suite(TM) (TDPS) can continuously copy and protect their data over
any distance and across heterogeneous infrastructures. Working
seamlessly with existing or evolving network and IT
infrastructures, TDPS maintains a 100 percent, consistent replica
of a businesses' source data; this recovery read image enables
application failover in minutes -- while providing data currency up
to the millisecond. Gateway also offers data protection solutions
for small businesses and consumers with Gateway's Complete Security
Suite II. This bundle includes: * Personal Data Vault -- encrypts
and password protects data, providing a single secure place to
store sensitive information. * Recover Pro -- ensures applications
and data can be recovered in case of virus attack, accidental file
overwrite or Windows failure. * Window Washer -- removes
unnecessary files to retain your privacy and free up valuable disk
space. * Spy Sweeper -- fights malicious adware and spyware
programs. Guarding Against Online Threats A constant battle for
every PC user, the onslaught of Internet-based threats continues to
rise. In 2005 there was a 240 percent increase in the number of new
malicious programs introduced, including more than 46,000 new
viruses, worms, Trojans and bots, compared to 13,000 threats in
2004(4). To guard against this continually evolving threat, Gateway
makes it easy for small businesses and consumers to protect their
information through a leading security software bundle -- McAfee(R)
Internet Security Suite(5). Featuring VirusScan, Personal Firewall
Plus, SpamKiller and Privacy Service, this bundle automatically
scans files, email attachments, and Internet downloads for harmful
programs. Automated daily updates provide protection from the
latest threats. Gateway offers a 90-day complimentary subscription
when pre-installed on new systems. If purchased separately for
installation on existing systems, customers can choose from 15, 24
and 36 month subscription offerings. Gateway's proactive upgrade
tool, BigFix(R)(6), ensures small business and consumer systems are
always armed with the latest security updates. With the customer's
permission, BigFix identifies and sends messages offering upgrades
to enhance the security of the system. Gateway professional
customers will appreciate Symantec Client Security (SCS), which
proactively and comprehensively protects their systems from
security risks and network intrusions such as blended threats,
spyware, unauthorized network access and mass mailer attacks.
Gateway offers a 90-day complimentary subscription to SCS when
customers choose to have it pre-installed on new systems. All these
solutions help customers meet the security guidelines outlined by
the Department of Homeland Security and the Cyber Security Industry
Alliance: install a firewall and keep it properly configured;
install anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and keep it up to
date; and regularly install updates for your computer's operating
system(7). Protecting Your Hardware Because a notebook PC is stolen
every 53 seconds(8) and the FBI reports that 97 percent of all
stolen computers are never recovered(9), Gateway gives its
customers the added protection of an optional theft recovery
service, which uses tracking software to retrieve stolen systems.
Gateway's Mobile Theft Protection Solution minimizes the fear and
costs associated with a theft, or even worse, the resulting
ramifications from the system's data being compromised or lost all
together. After a notebook PC has been reported as stolen, a
recovery team works with local law enforcement agencies to retrieve
the system. First, the team monitors the system for Internet access
and then quickly and easily identifies who is using the system and
their location by monitoring the IP address, the Internet Service
Provider and the credit card, address, phone number and name on the
ISP account. Armed with this information, local law enforcement
agencies recover the system. Absolute Software reports a more than
90 percent retrieval success rate. Most recently, a Gateway
notebook was tracked down in Nigeria, Africa after being stolen in
Colorado. All professional notebook PCs can be equipped with
ComputraceComplete(R), a theft recovery service which is integrated
into the notebook's BIOS. Activating the service is optional and
subscription based. Consumer and SMB notebook models can be
equipped with a similar service, Computrace(R) LoJack(R) for
Laptops, a software based solution. And while PC theft can't be
eliminated entirely, Gateway rounds out its security offerings with
an obvious but significant deterrent -- standard on all its
notebooks, desktops and flat panel displays are reinforced lock
slots, giving customers a quick and easy solution to a growing
problem. With the addition of an inexpensive and simple-to-operate
cable lock, customers can thwart crimes of opportunity with an "old
fashioned" approach -- simply securing their system to a desk.
Pricing and Availability For more information on GatewayShield
offerings, including pricing and availability, customers can visit
http://www.gateway.com/gatewayshield or call 1-800-GATEWAY.
Solution providers and value added resellers interested in
partnering with Gateway through the ProNet Partner Program can find
more information at http://www.gateway.com/pronet. About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE:GTW)
has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and
related products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and
schools. After acquiring eMachines in early 2004, 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. All offers subject to
change without notice or obligation and may not be available
through all sales channels. Other product or service names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. (1)
Source: Safeware Insurance, 2004 (2) Consumer Fraud and Identity
Theft Complaint Data, January - December 2005, Federal Trade
Commission, January 2006
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/pubs/Top10Fraud2005.pdf (3)
Services offered by Absolute Software Company, not Gateway. Terms
and conditions may apply. Go to
http://www.absolute.com/pdf/EULA.pdf for complete details. (4)
PandaLabs Annual Report 2005
http://www.pandasoftware.com/pandalabsreport (5) 90 days of
complimentary updates included. Internet connection required. (6)
Internet connection required. (7) Department of Homeland Security
and NCSA's 2006 Emerging Internet Threat List: Helping Consumers
Prepare to Avoid Potential Threats.
https://www.csialliance.org/home/DHS-NCSAUSThreats-02-14-06-FINAL.pdf
(8) Source: Safeware Insurance, 2004. (9) Source: FBI
http://www.absolute.com/Public/main/laptop-theft-statistics.asp
DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Erin Davern of Gateway, Inc.,
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