MicronPC -MPC- Secures Three-Year Veterans Affairs Contract

Business Wire, Jan 23, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2003

MicronPC (MPC Computers), a Gores Technology Group company, has been selected to provide approximately 11,500 ClientPro desktop computers to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21), comprised of VA sites in northern and central California, Nevada and Hawaii, plans to lease approximately $12 million in new equipment over a three-year time span. MPC will install the new products, de-install the VA's current equipment, and ensure destruction of any sensitive data as part of a full service installation project.

"We are extremely pleased and honored to be the sole recipient of this contract," said Ron Clevenger, MPC vice president of federal sales. "We have a laser focus on providing superior products and customer service to government agencies. This award demonstrates a vote of confidence by the VA, and further validates the value and service we deliver to our government customers."

The first of three shipments of the ClientPro desktops will begin in February, and two more shipments will take place through 2004 and 2005.

About MicronPC (MPC)

MPC, LLC provides award-winning computer products and services for small and medium business, government, education and consumer markets. In addition to its direct business-to-business sales channel, MPC products are sold through leading resellers nationwide. MPC is held by Gores Technology Group, an international acquisition and management company. MPC is headquartered in Nampa, Idaho. More information about the company can be found at www.micronpc.com.

About Gores Technology Group

With headquarters in Los Angeles, Gores Technology Group (GTG) is a privately held international acquisition and management firm that pursues an aggressive strategy of acquiring promising high-technology organizations and managing them for growth and profitability. GTG has a proven track record of acquiring and successfully managing companies -- including many divisions acquired from large publicly traded companies -- through its commitment to customers, employees, and continued development of intellectual property. GTG has acquired and managed approximately 40 interrelated but autonomous technology-oriented companies with locations throughout the world. Those companies provide a broad range of technology-based products and services to a substantial customer base representing millions of active users worldwide. Visit the company's Web site at www.gores.com.