Gateway Protects Customers' Digital Information and Online Activity From
Viruses and Other Malware and Secures PCs From Physical Theft; Solutions Are
Available for Both New and Existing PCs and Servers
IRVINE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway today announced
GatewayShield, a comprehensive security initiative that brings data, Internet
and hardware protection to its professional, small business and consumer
customers. Gateway's modular approach lets customers buy a brand-new
GatewayShield-protected system or select individual security options most
suited to their needs for their existing PC.
"Security is quickly becoming the number one concern for our business and
consumer customers," said William Diehl, vice president of product marketing
for Gateway. "As a leading PC manufacturer, we have a responsibility to help
them tackle this overwhelming challenge and protect their PC, information and
digital assets. With GatewayShield, customers can be assured our current and
future systems will always be armed with best-in-class hardware and software
offerings, helping them manage their PC, network and communications security."
Securing Your Most Important Asset -- Your Data and Identity
Most PC users would agree, losing the data on their PC can be more
devastating than coming up with the money to replace a stolen system. Not
only was an estimated $5.4 billion in proprietary information stolen in
2004(1), but based on consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), more than 685,000 fraud and identity theft complaints were filed in
2005. Internet-related complaints accounted for 46 percent of all reported
fraud complaints; 55 percent of these complaints were based on Internet
solicitations with the majority, 35 percent, coming from email
communications(2). To help customers fight this monumental threat, Gateway
offers multiple security solutions across their desktop, notebook and server
lines.
Starting with one of the industry's most robust security solution to date,
Gateway professional notebooks and desktops include a powerful security chip,
Trusted Platform Module (TPM), an industry-standard for meeting Trusted
Computing Platform requirements. Integrated onto the motherboard, this chip
can't be removed and provides enhanced protection against data theft by
encrypting files, authenticating network access and passwords, and
safeguarding email communications and file transfers. In addition to the
hardware encryption, Gateway also includes Wave Software's EMBASSY(R) Trust
Suite Gateway Edition. This combination creates a much more secure
environment than traditional passwords and software-based solutions that are
vulnerable to hacking and cyber attacks. Ideal for IT-managed environments,
Gateway PCs with TPM better protect critical applications and capabilities
such as email, web access and local protection of data.
In addition to data encryption, Gateway offers a way for professional
customers to actually remove sensitive data from a stolen system before it's
compromised. With Gateway's Mobile Theft Protection Solution, Computrace
Complete(R)(3) customers can discretely and immediately delete data remotely
from a missing notebook PC, ensuring confidential business or personal
information is not compromised.
For professional customers running mission critical data centers, Gateway
offers an enhanced level of security through comprehensive and cost-effective
data replication and recovery software. Gateway servers and storage systems
equipped with Topio Data Protection Suite(TM) (TDPS) can continuously copy and
protect their data over any distance and across heterogeneous infrastructures.
Working seamlessly with existing or evolving network and IT infrastructures,
TDPS maintains a 100 percent, consistent replica of a businesses' source data;
this recovery read image enables application failover in minutes -- while
providing data currency up to the millisecond.
Gateway also offers data protection solutions for small businesses and
consumers with Gateway's Complete Security Suite II. This bundle includes:
* Personal Data Vault -- encrypts and password protects data, providing a
single secure place to store sensitive information.
* Recover Pro -- ensures applications and data can be recovered in case of
virus attack, accidental file overwrite or Windows failure.
* Window Washer -- removes unnecessary files to retain your privacy and
free up valuable disk space.
* Spy Sweeper -- fights malicious adware and spyware programs.
Guarding Against Online Threats
A constant battle for every PC user, the onslaught of Internet-based
threats continues to rise. In 2005 there was a 240 percent increase in the
number of new malicious programs introduced, including more than 46,000 new
viruses, worms, Trojans and bots, compared to 13,000 threats in 2004(4). To
guard against this continually evolving threat, Gateway makes it easy for
small businesses and consumers to protect their information through a leading
security software bundle -- McAfee(R) Internet Security Suite(5). Featuring
VirusScan, Personal Firewall Plus, SpamKiller and Privacy Service, this bundle
automatically scans files, email attachments, and Internet downloads for
harmful programs. Automated daily updates provide protection from the latest
threats. Gateway offers a 90-day complimentary subscription when
pre-installed on new systems. If purchased separately for installation on
existing systems, customers can choose from 15, 24 and 36 month subscription
offerings.
Gateway's proactive upgrade tool, BigFix(R)(6), ensures small business and
consumer systems are always armed with the latest security updates. With the
customer's permission, BigFix identifies and sends messages offering upgrades
to enhance the security of the system.
Gateway professional customers will appreciate Symantec Client Security
(SCS), which proactively and comprehensively protects their systems from
security risks and network intrusions such as blended threats, spyware,
unauthorized network access and mass mailer attacks. Gateway offers a 90-day
complimentary subscription to SCS when customers choose to have it
pre-installed on new systems.
All these solutions help customers meet the security guidelines outlined
by the Department of Homeland Security and the Cyber Security Industry
Alliance: install a firewall and keep it properly configured; install
anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and keep it up to date; and regularly
install updates for your computer's operating system(7).
Protecting Your Hardware
Because a notebook PC is stolen every 53 seconds(8) and the FBI reports
that 97 percent of all stolen computers are never recovered(9), Gateway gives
its customers the added protection of an optional theft recovery service,
which uses tracking software to retrieve stolen systems. Gateway's Mobile
Theft Protection Solution minimizes the fear and costs associated with a
theft, or even worse, the resulting ramifications from the system's data being
compromised or lost all together.
After a notebook PC has been reported as stolen, a recovery team works
with local law enforcement agencies to retrieve the system. First, the team
monitors the system for Internet access and then quickly and easily identifies
who is using the system and their location by monitoring the IP address, the
Internet Service Provider and the credit card, address, phone number and name
on the ISP account. Armed with this information, local law enforcement
agencies recover the system. Absolute Software reports a more than 90 percent
retrieval success rate. Most recently, a Gateway notebook was tracked down in
Nigeria, Africa after being stolen in Colorado.
All professional notebook PCs can be equipped with ComputraceComplete(R),
a theft recovery service which is integrated into the notebook's BIOS.
Activating the service is optional and subscription based. Consumer and SMB
notebook models can be equipped with a similar service, Computrace(R)
LoJack(R) for Laptops, a software based solution.
And while PC theft can't be eliminated entirely, Gateway rounds out its
security offerings with an obvious but significant deterrent -- standard on
all its notebooks, desktops and flat panel displays are reinforced lock slots,
giving customers a quick and easy solution to a growing problem. With the
addition of an inexpensive and simple-to-operate cable lock, customers can
thwart crimes of opportunity with an "old fashioned" approach -- simply
securing their system to a desk.
Pricing and Availability
For more information on GatewayShield offerings, including pricing and
availability, customers can visit http://www.gateway.com/gatewayshield or call
1-800-GATEWAY. Solution providers and value added resellers interested in
partnering with Gateway through the ProNet Partner Program can find more
information at http://www.gateway.com/pronet.
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. After acquiring
eMachines in early 2004, Gateway is now 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.
All offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not be
available through all sales channels. Other product or service names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
(1) Source: Safeware Insurance, 2004
(2) Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data, January - December
2005, Federal Trade Commission, January 2006
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/pubs/Top10Fraud2005.pdf
(3) Services offered by Absolute Software Company, not Gateway. Terms and
conditions may apply. Go to http://www.absolute.com/pdf/EULA.pdf for
complete details.
(4) PandaLabs Annual Report 2005 http://www.pandasoftware.com/pandalabsreport
(5) 90 days of complimentary updates included. Internet connection
required.
(6) Internet connection required.
(7) Department of Homeland Security and NCSA's 2006 Emerging Internet
Threat List: Helping Consumers Prepare to Avoid Potential Threats.
https://www.csialliance.org/home/DHS-NCSAUSThreats-02-14-06-FINAL.pdf
(8) Source: Safeware Insurance, 2004.
(9) Source: FBI
http://www.absolute.com/Public/main/laptop-theft-statistics.asp
SOURCE Gateway, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Erin Davern of Gateway, Inc.,
+1-949-471-7785, erin.davern@gateway.com
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