Gateway 2000 Announces Continued Support for Microsoft Windows NT Workstation with the E-5000 Series Workstations

Business Wire, March 6, 1998

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1998--Gateway 2000, Inc., (NYSE: GTW), a global leader in the direct marketing of PCs, today announced continued support of Microsoft Windows NT Workstation with the GATEWAY(TM) E-5000 Workstations. Shipped with Windows NT Workstation preloaded, the E-5000 Workstations incorporate the latest technology, including support for dual Pentium(R) II processors and Intel's 440LX GPset with Accelerated Graphics Port technology.

"The E-5000 represents Gateway's commitment to offer a complete solution for high-end workstation users working with CAD (Computer-aided design), animation and visualization software," said John Zanot, director of product marketing, Gateway 2000 Major accounts, Inc. "Driven by customer demand, Windows NT and Intel workstations are the fastest growing workstation platform. We are glad to be working closely with both Microsoft and Intel to promote market acceptance and growth of the Windows NT Workstation market."

"We are delighted that Gateway 2000 is pre-installing Windows NT Workstation," said Brad Chase, vice president of Windows marketing, Microsoft Corporation. "Windows NT Workstation combined with Gateway's E-5000 Workstations delivers exceptional price/performance, reliability and interoperability for the most demanding engineering and design environments."

GATEWAY E-5000 Workstations

The GATEWAY E-5000 series of workstations are the ideal platform for demanding mechanical design professionals. Single or dual Intel Pentium(R) II processors are complemented with ECC SDRAM memory for maximum performance without sacrificing reliability. A wide range of options allows customization of the system to meet exacting requirements, including high performance AGP video solutions, such as the AccelGraphics AccelECLIPSE II workstation graphics card, SCSI storage systems, and high bandwidth networking. Every workstation is built to customer specifications in a 10-bay tower case for maximum flexibility.

About Gateway

Gateway 2000 (NYSE: GTW), a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, is a leading global direct marketer of PC products. The company, headquartered in North Sioux City, South Dakota, has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland and Malaysia and employs over 13,000 people worldwide. Gateway products and services consistently win top awards from leading industry publications. Revenue for the year 1997 was $6.3 billion. For further information, visit Gateway at http://www.gateway.com.

Many Gateway 2000 products are custom engineered to Gateway 2000 specifications, which may vary from the retail versions of the software and/or hardware in functionality, performance or compatibility.

CONTACT: Gateway 2000, North Sioux City

Kerry Hope

605/232-1115

kerry.hope@gateway.com

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Audrey Merwin

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