United Independent School District to Use Tablet PCs for District-Wide
Mandatory Testing
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway, Inc. the
nation's third-largest PC company, today announced it was awarded a $1.6
million contract with United Independent School District (UISD) in Texas
for M280 Convertible Notebook PCs and associated training, technical
support and services.
As part of the three-year contract, Gateway will provide middle school
students in the district with more than 1,000 convertible notebooks for use
with day-to-day instruction and online testing.
The unique design of the Gateway(R) M280 Convertible Notebook enables
it to be easily "converted" from notebook into tablet-mode by swiveling and
folding down the display. This mode is ideal for the classroom environment,
allowing students to use the PC for solving mathematical equations and
taking notes with a digital pen. Students can also draw diagrams and edit
documents directly on the widescreen display, which provides valuable extra
work space over standard format displays.
"We're delighted that United Independent School District is investing
in our tablet solution, which offers many advantages to the educational
process and can help increase student engagement and learning," said Vin
Riera, vice president of public sector, Gateway. "We've seen great results
in computing programs leveraging convertible notebooks nationwide. As a
solutions provider, we will work closely with UISD to deliver the
best-in-class technology, service and support that will maximize their
technology investment for years to come."
North American Based Telephone Support
While many PC vendors go off-shore to save service costs, Gateway's
technical telephone support for U.S. customers is entirely based in North
America. Customers are assured their calls are handled by knowledgeable,
experienced, well-trained and dedicated support agents close to home.
Gateway Professional
From ultra-reliable desktops, notebooks and servers to comprehensive
services, Gateway has served organizations for 20 years. Gateway makes
technology purchase, use and support simple through the programs developed
for education, government and business customers. The ProNet Partner
Program's channel-friendly benefits help solution providers strengthen and
grow their businesses. Gateway customers include many of the world's
leading organizations, such as the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, the
University of Arizona, State of California, State of New York and others.
For more information on Gateway Professional solutions, visit
http://www.gateway.com/business.
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. See
http://www.gateway.com for more information.
SOURCE Gateway, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.gateway.com/business
http://www.gateway.com
CONTACT:
Erin Davern of Gateway, Inc.,
+1-949-471-7785, erin.davern@gateway.com
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