Gateway Offers Customers Nationwide Availability of Windows 2000 Demos
At the More Than 230 Gateway Country Showrooms Across the Country
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking the lead in guiding customers
through technology transitions, Gateway, Inc. (NYSE: GTW) today unveiled an
interactive Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 demo readily available nationwide for
small and medium businesses. Part of Gateway's comprehensive program that
provides pre- and post-sales guidance for Windows 2000, customers can visit
any Gateway Business Solution(SM) center in the more than 230 Gateway
Country(R) showrooms for an advance look at Windows 2000 prior to Microsoft's
official release date on Feb. 17, 2000.
"Windows 2000 is an important technology transition for our small and
medium business customers," said Ron Smith, vice president of Marketing,
Gateway Business. "Our multi-faceted business model puts us in a unique
position to leverage the Internet, our Gateway Country Business Solution
centers and our network of consultants to customize our Windows 2000 offerings
to meet our business customers' individual needs."
Experience Windows 2000 Live at a Gateway Country Showroom Near You
Gateway gives small and medium businesses, government and education
customers advance access to the latest technologies -- a privilege
traditionally available only to enterprise customers. Effective today,
customers can come into any of the more than 230 Gateway Country showrooms to
experience how Windows 2000 can positively impact their business. Gateway's
specially trained sales representatives will take customers through a live
demo and will help them assess their readiness, requirements and transition
strategies for deploying Windows 2000. Additionally, the demo will explain
how the new operating system will improve reliability, simplify manageability,
provide ultimate mobile functionality and ease Internet and networking set-up.
To find the Gateway Country showroom nearest you visit
http://www.gateway.com/about/country/storelocator.shtml.
"Our business customers expect us to lead," said Smith. "Whether it's
leading them to emerging technologies or to solutions that increase
productivity, they turn to us to guide and support them through these
transitions. We'll continue to partner with our customers to be their trusted
guides for all of their business computing needs."
Leveraging the flexibility of its direct built-to-order business model,
customers can now order Windows 2000 Professional on Gateway Solo(R) 9300 and
2550 business notebooks, E-1400, E-3200, E-4200 and E-4400 business desktops,
and E-5400 workstations. Gateway's ALR(R) 7000, 8000 and 9000 Series servers
are available with Windows 2000 Server. Customers can log onto
http://www.gateway.com to order new systems with Windows 2000 today. Microsoft will
officially launch Windows 2000 on February 17, 2000.
"We're excited to work with Gateway to bring Windows 2000 to small and
medium business customers," said Deborah Willingham, vice president Windows
Marketing, Microsoft Corporation. "Gateway's direct relationship with
customers in small- and medium-size businesses, and its unique Gateway Country
locations enable the company to guide these customers through their transition
to Windows 2000."
Windows 2000 Services and Support
Gateway leverages a combination of its award-winning technical support
team, its network of regional Business Network Specialists and on-line support
solutions to help small and medium businesses, government and education
customers migrate to Windows 2000. Whether customers require readiness
assessment, installation services, information on upgrading legacy systems or
complete custom builds, Gateway Business is ready to meet their needs.
Today customers can visit http://www.gateway.com/gw_atwork/win2000experience/ for
general information and answers to most commonly asked questions about
integration and systems requirements. Gateway will provide customers on-line
guidance on migrating legacy systems, installation information and technical
support.
About Gateway
Gateway (NYSE: GTW), a Fortune 250 company founded in 1985, focuses on
building lifelong relationships with consumers and businesses through complete
technology personalization. Gateway ranked number one in U.S. consumer PC
revenue in the first, second and third quarters of 1999 (1) and was rated
among the top ten best corporate reputations in America according to a survey
conducted in August of 1999 by Harris Interactive and the Reputation Institute
and published in The Wall Street Journal. Gateway employees worldwide provide
clients with services and built-to-order computers that consistently win top
awards from leading industry publications. Gateway had total global revenue
of $8.65 billion in 1999 and shipped 4.68 million systems. For more
information, visit our Web site at http://www.gateway.com
(1) According to GartnerGroup/Dataquest US PC Quarterly statistics.
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Related links:
http://www.gateway.com
CONTACT:
Donna Kather, 949-609-4401,
donna.kather@gateway.com, or Ruth Rosene, 949-609-4498,
ruth.rosene@gateway.com, both of Gateway Business
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