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Gateway Extends Digital Entertainment Throughout the Home Gateway Will Give Consumers More Ways to Enjoy Digital Entertainment With Products Based on Microsoft's Windows Media Center Extender Technology POWAY, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing to deliver products that let consumers enjoy digital entertainment anywhere in the home, Gateway announced today that it will support Microsoft's new Windows Media Center Extender Technology and plans to deliver innovative products based on the software for the holiday selling season this year. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) This announcement follows Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates' keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show, during which Gates stated that Gateway would develop Windows Media Center Extender products. Also during the keynote, Gates demonstrated an early version of a Gateway set-top box utilizing the upcoming software. This technology demonstration will also be on display in Gateway's booth at the Pepcom Digital Experience event from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight in the Mirage Hotel's Grand Ballroom. The new Gateway products using Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender Technology will allow consumers to enjoy Windows XP Media Center features without the requirement of a PC in that room. The new set-top box or TV with Media Center Extender functionality will enable access to digital entertainment -- such as photos, live and recorded TV, video and music -- that is stored on a Media Center Edition PC from any room in the house. Also, this new technology lets consumers have multiple connections to their PC; while one person in the house is using the computer in the den or home office, at the same time another can enjoy digital entertainment stored on the PC from another room using a Windows Media Center Extender product. "We've been leading the charge to deliver easy-to-use, full-featured offerings for the connected home, so we've already seen first-hand that consumers are excited about products that give them more flexibility to enjoy digital entertainment," said Matt Milne, senior vice president of consumer solutions for Gateway. "Our products based on Microsoft's new Windows Media Center Extender Technology will enable Media Center users to get more enjoyment and productivity out of their PCs." "Gateway is already shipping innovative Media Center Edition PCs, and we are thrilled to work with the company on the development of a Media Center Extender product," said Brad Brooks, director of marketing, Windows eHome division at Microsoft Corp. "This collaboration will allow us to deliver a solution to consumers that will extend their Media Center PC experience, giving them improved access to their favorite digital entertainment regardless of where the PC is located." These new products expand Gateway's existing connected home product line and complement the innovative products that have made Gateway the premier provider of devices for the digital home. Other devices from Gateway that make it easy for consumers to enjoy digital media in their homes are the Gateway Connected DVD player, which can access digital media stores on a PC in another room via a wireless connection, and the Gateway(R) FMC-901 Home Theater PC, which looks like a piece of stereo equipment but is actually a full-featured PC that can act as the hub for digital entertainment in the home. Additionally, Gateway offers Media Center PCs and other easy-to-use wireless and wired home networking products. Existing PCs, DVD players and equipment for the connected home are available now by calling 800-GATEWAY, on Gateway.com or by ordering them at the 190 Gateway stores located across the U.S. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology and direct-marketing pioneer, using its call centers, web site and retail network to build direct customer relationships. As it transforms itself from a leading PC company into a branded integrator of personalized technology solutions, its range of Gateway-branded products is expanding to include thin TVs, digital cameras, tablet PCs, and enterprise products, all of which are designed to work seamlessly together with the company's award-winning line of PCs. Gateway is America's second most admired computer company, according to Fortune magazine(1), and its products and services received more than 125 awards and honors last year. Visit http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. All offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not be available through all sales channels. Prices exclude shipping and handling. Applicable taxes extra. Gateway Terms and Conditions of Sale apply. 1. Source: Fortune magazine, March 3, 2003 issue. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Lisa Emard of Gateway, Inc., +1-858-848-3426, Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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