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MasterCraft Boat Co. Goes Full Throttle With Gateway From Boardroom to Back-Office, Gateway Supports Leading Boating Manufacturer IRVINE and POWAY, Calif., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MasterCraft Boat Co. sets the world standard for powerboat design and performance. So it's no surprise that the company would demand world-class hardware and support from its technology partner. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) The Vonore, Tenn.-based company recently upgraded its technology infrastructure with a variety of front- and back-office hardware from Gateway, Inc. MasterCraft's 500 employees rely on Gateway hardware as a critical component of their day-to-day success, whether it involves the marketing team using Gateway plasma displays at boating trade shows or the accounting department crunching numbers on Gateway desktops. "Four years ago, Gateway won our desktop business by offering a compelling price point, three-year limited warranties and solid customer support," said David Kirkland, director of IT, MasterCraft Boat Co. "As our relationship strengthened, Gateway's customer service staff became a strategic partner, providing key technical insight and advice when and where we needed it. We recently decided to build out our infrastructure with Gateway server products in the back-office, and we'll continue to expand with Gateway technology as we grow." To date, MasterCraft has standardized on: * 175 Gateway(R) E-Series desktops, featuring Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processors, 512 MB of RAM, as well as standard 40 GB hard drives(1) and three-year limited warranties(2). * Two Gateway(R) 920 Series tower servers, featuring Intel(R) Celeron(R) or Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processors, PC3200 ECC memory, integrated RAID 0/1 capabilities and Gateway Server Manager (GSM) software powered by LANDesk technology. * Two Gateway(R) 975 Series rackmount servers, featuring dual, 2.4-GHz Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors, 512 MB of ECC DDR memory, a 36 GB Ultra320 SCSI hot-swappable hard drive(1) and GSM software. * Two Gateway(R) 980 Series tower servers, featuring dual Intel(R) Xeon(R) 1.8GHz processors (up to 2.4GHz supported) plus 256MB of double data RAM and six PCI slots, four of which use PCIx connectivity technology, 18 GB, 36 GB and 73 GB SCSI hot-swappable hard drives at 10,000 rpm(1), with dual channel controllers or RAID controllers. * Three Gateway(R) 42" Plasma Displays, featuring a wide-screen flat plasma monitor, advanced digital image processing, 16:9 aspect ratio, picture-in-picture and picture-on-picture, Integrated NTSC Tuner, 160 degree viewing angle and a one-year limited warranty(2). "MasterCraft Boats' use of both front- and back-office Gateway products is another example of how Gateway is meeting the needs of the mid-enterprise market," said Steve McAllister, Gateway's vice president of mid-enterprise. "We're pleased to be able to deliver a portfolio of business solutions to customers that help them reduce support costs, maintain continuity and focus on the core competencies of their respective businesses." From high-end servers to market-leading plasma displays to comprehensive services, Gateway delivers whole-office technology solutions, coupled with high-touch service. Serving organizations for more than 15 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 and others. For more information on Gateway Professional solutions, visit http://www.gateway.com/business. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government offices and schools. With its acquisition of eMachines now complete, Gateway is the third-largest PC company in the United States and among the top ten worldwide. Its products under both brands received more than 150 awards and honors last year. Gateway products are offered at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct and indirect sales force. eMachines products are sold by major retailers. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. Intel, Intel Inside, the Intel Inside logo, Intel Centrino, the Intel Centrino logo, Pentium, Pentium III Xeon, Intel Xeon, Itanium, Intel SpeedStep and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. (1) Accessible capacity varies; GB = 1 billion bytes; MB = 1 million bytes (2) Limited warranties and service agreements apply; visit gateway.com or call (800) 846-2000 for a free copy. May not be available in all locations. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: media, Ted Ladd of Gateway, Inc., +1-858-848-2515, Web site: http://www.gateway.com/business Web site: http://www.gateway.com/

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