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New Nashville-Based Assembly Facility Will Enable Gateway to Increase Its Responsiveness to Its Configure-to-Order Customers IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, Inc., the nation's third largest PC maker and fastest growing PC company in the U.S., according to IDC, today announced the opening of its configure-to-order assembly facility in Nashville, Tenn. Together with its new Best Practices Tech Support Center in North Sioux City, S.D., which opened last month, Gateway is expanding its U.S.-based operations to improve overall customer satisfaction. The dedicated assembly plant will improve the sales and delivery experience for its Professional and Direct customers. The company's new line-up of configure-to-order servers, also announced today, will be assembled in Nashville. Gateway also plans to build configure-to-order desktops and notebooks as well as provide custom integration and software imaging services at this facility. "The opening of the Gateway Configuration Center is a milestone in our mission to grow our Professional and Consumer Direct business by best fulfilling our customer's needs for exceptional product quality and delivery," said Bruce Riggs, Gateway's senior vice president -- operations and customer care. "Coupled with the certainty that all tech support calls are answered in North America, this facility will help us best service existing customers and attract new ones." First-year employment in the new configuration center is expected to grow to more than 300 people with an annual payroll of about $8 million. "I'm proud of our state's growing reputation as a center for diverse and innovative businesses and extremely pleased to welcome Gateway's Configuration Center facility to Tennessee," said Gov. Phil Bredesen. "I am committed to continuing to attract forward-thinking organizations that create higher-skilled jobs with better pay for Tennessee workers. The addition of this facility by a respected and successful company like Gateway is another important step towards that goal." In addition to the state of Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce were key partners in attracting this important project. Interested Applicants Gateway is recruiting for the Nashville, Tenn. facility in conjunction with the State of Tennessee's recruiting and staff development organizations. Qualified candidates in the areas of manufacturing; production planning, scheduling and procurement; production process engineering and staff development can obtain more information by visiting: http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/mainfindajob.html. 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. Gateway is 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. Special note This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not materialize or prove incorrect, could cause Gateway's results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be forward-looking statements, including any projections or preliminary estimates of earnings, revenues, or other financial items; any statements of plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; the extent of seasonal changes in demand; any statements regarding proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; statements of belief and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of these statements include, among others, risks related to shifting our distribution model to third-party retail; competitive factors and pricing pressures, including the impact of aggressive pricing cuts by larger competitors; general conditions in the personal computing industry, including changes in overall demand and average selling prices, shifts from desktops to mobile computing products and information appliances and the impact of new microprocessors and operating software; the ability to simplify the company's business, change its distribution model and restructure its operations and cost structure; component supply shortages; short product cycles; the ability to access new technology; infrastructure requirements; risks of international business; foreign currency fluctuations; risks relating to new or acquired businesses, joint ventures and strategic alliances; risks related to financing customer orders; changes in accounting rules; the impact of litigation and government regulation generally; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; the impact of employee reductions and management changes and additions; and general economic conditions, and other risks described from time to time in Gateway's Securities and Exchange Commission periodic reports and filings. Gateway assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Erin Davern of Gateway, Inc., +1-949-471-7785, ; or Dawn Rutledge Jones, +1-615-532-1910, , for Gateway, Inc.; or Investors, Marlys Johnson of Gateway, Inc., +1-605-232-2709, Web site: http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/mainfindajob.html Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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