GTSI Wins Multi-Million Dollar Air Force Academy PC Tablet Contract
May 24 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Specially Packaged Gateway M280G Tablet PC Will Be Offered for the
First Time to 2010 Cadet Class CHANTILLY, Va., May 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GTSI Corp. (NASDAQ:GTSI), a leading
information technology solutions provider to the government, today
announced that it has been awarded the U.S. Air Force Academy Class
of 2010 Cadet Purchase Buy. GTSI, along with Gateway, Inc.
(NYSE:GTW), will be providing the cadets with a Gateway M280G
Tablet PC. The Tablet PC and accessories will be specially packaged
and priced for the students. "We applaud the Air Force Academy's
decision to become the first military academy to offer tablet PCs
to its cadets," said Scott Friedlander, GTSI Executive Vice
President. "We are delighted to support the Academy and to be
teamed with Gateway who offers such a feature-rich product. The
tablet PC has many possibilities for improving the educational
experience of the cadets in the future. With the Air Force Academy
leading the way, the tablet PC could become an important tool for
all institutions of higher learning." "We're excited to support the
United States Air Force Academy with the provision of one of our
most feature-rich and performance-oriented notebook PCs for
educational institutions," said Vin Riera, Gateway vice president
of government sales. "Combining the benefits of a standard notebook
with the advantages of pen computing, the Gateway M280 is ideal for
the academic environment, where it is tangibly enhancing teaching
techniques and increasing student engagement and learning. The
flexible option of being able to handwrite text and draw diagrams
saves time, paper and costs for students who want to use it for
note-taking. It is also ideal for educators who can comment
directly on student's work without having to print a page." "We are
excited to be introducing tablet computing to our new cadets this
fall," said Larry W. Bryant, Director of Academic Computing at the
United States Air Force Academy. "Tablet computers offer all the
advantages of notebook computers in the classroom, but the tablet's
ability to capture handwriting, formulas, and drawings make it even
more valuable. It still allows the students the mobility and
freedom to work almost anywhere, and the addition of special math
and science software designed specifically for tablets extend the
concepts instructors can teach and the way students learn. We look
forward to pioneering tablets with both our students and the
faculty." GTSI estimates that the Air Force Academy will order
between 1200 to 1400 tablets and accessories. Accessories include
an external hard drive, external keyboard, 128 MB memory stick,
Ethernet cable, power strip, and carrying case. About GTSI Corp.
GTSI Corp. is the leading information technology product and
solutions provider, combining best of breed products and services
to produce solutions that meet government's evolving needs. For
more than two decades, GTSI has focused exclusively on Federal,
State, and Local government customers worldwide, offering a broad
range of products and services, an extensive contract portfolio,
flexible financing options, global integration and worldwide
distribution. GTSI's practices incorporate certified experts and
deliver exceptional solutions to support government's critical
transformation efforts. Additionally, GTSI focuses on systems
integrators on behalf of government programs. GTSI is headquartered
in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Further
information about the Company is available at
http://www.gtsi.com/About. GTSI and GTSI.com are registered
trademarks of GTSI Corp. in the U.S. and other Countries. All trade
names are the property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: GTSI
Corp. CONTACT: Paul Liberty, +1-703-502-2540, , or Fern Krauss,
+1-703-502-2054, +1-301-424-9140, , both of GTSI Corp. Web site:
http://www.gtsi.com/
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