Gateway to Fed: Gateway Announces New Technologies For Federal Government. Gateway adds high-performance servers, workstations and newest portable PC to GSA Schedule - Product Information

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Feb 1, 1999

Gateway Wednesday announced that the company's ALR 7300 and ALR 8300 servers, E-5200 and E-5250 technical workstations, E-1200 366, and its highly acclaimed Solo 3100 notebook are currently available to federal government buyers on GSA schedule #GS-35F-4565G. "We are excited to bring some of the industry's newest technologies and Gateway's wide range of excellent products to the federal government and to the GSA schedule," said Phil Kennett, vice president of federal government sales. "Gateway has a strong tradition of being a leader in understanding the needs of the federal government and participating in the simplification of the procurement process." About Gateway Products on the GSA schedule

Servers - The Gateway ALR 7300 delivers cutting-edge features to smaller-networked environments at aggressive pricing. It supports up to two Pentium II Xeon processors, featuring the Intel 440GX chipset and 100MHz front-side bus to run applications even faster than before. The Gateway ALR 8300 also supports two Pentium II processors, the Intel 440GX chipset and 13 bays for scalability and support for two 400-watt hot-pluggable, loadsharing power supplies. In addition, the Gateway ALR 9200 enterprise-level server delivers optimal power and scalability, enabling even the most transaction-intensive applications smooth handling with up to six Intel Pentium Pro processors and InforManager server management software. Technical Workstations - The high-performance E-5250 workstation is available with dual Pentium II Xeon processors at 450MHz, and includes up to 2GB 100MHz ECC SDRAM, SCSI Hard Drive options driven by Ultra2 or RAID controllers, and an optional 92MB 3Dlabs Oxygen GMX graphics subsystem. This feature-rich offering provides the needed power for 3-D design, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), high-end animation and simulation, as well as software engineering. The E-5200 is available with either dual or single Intel Pentium II processors at speeds up to 450MHz. To ensure that technical professionals achieve peak performance at incredible pricing, the E-5200 incorporates the Intel 82440BX chipset, up to 1GB 100MHz ECC SDRAM and a full range of UATA drives and high performance SCSI controllers and hard drives. E-Series - The affordable network-ready E-1200 delivers outstanding serviceability and expansion options in a value-class managed PC. This fully featured Celeron processor-based PC with 128k full-speed cache, 32MB SDRAM, EV500 Color monitor (13.9" viewable area), Integrated ATI Rage IIC AGP w/4MB, 3.2GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, USB Ports, 13X min./32X max. CD-ROM and 3.5" Diskette Drives, Highly Serviceable and Convertible Case, Integrated Intel PCI 10/100 TP Ethernet Card with WOL, Intel LANDesk Client Manager Software Version 3.3, DMI 2.0 Compliant, 104 Keyboard & Microsoft IntelliMouse, and Microsoft Windows 95 is available for $1,055 delivered. This product is a cost-effective solution for mission critical desktops being replaced due to Y2k concerns.(1) Mobile Products - Gateway Solo 3100 Gateway's newest addition to its Solo product line, the Solo 3100 - code named FireAnt - is ideal for a highly mobile field force or an executive. It is a full-featured notebook, with CD-ROM or DVD, native ports and a full-sized display and keyboard. With a weight of around five pounds, the Solo 3100 is an ideal travelling companion. The Solo 3100 provides a mainstream feature set, a light weight form factor, and enables maximum mobility with minimal compromise. Business clients can choose between Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT for their Solo 3100 systems. Gateway's federal government sales department is designed to meet the needs and demands of the federal government. The above products are the most recent additions to the GSA schedule. To check out all of the items available on the GSA schedule, go to www.gateway.com/gov. Federal government sales representatives can be reached at 1-800-779-2000. About Gateway Gateway, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, provides complete computing solutions for clients worldwide. The company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland and Malaysia and employs more than 19,000 people worldwide. Gateway products and services consistently win top awards from leading industry publications. Revenue for the year 1998 was $ 7.5 billion. For further information, visit Gateway at www.gateway.com. (1) Y2K: All Gateway Celeron, Pentium, Pentium Pro, and Pentium II processor-based systems are qualified to carry the "NSTL Hardware Tested Year 2000 Compliant" logo because they have successfully completed the NSTL YMARK2000 test. These systems have also passed the Microsoft Millenium year 2000 test suite. Gateway cannot be responsible for any bundled software that improperly sets, resets, or calculates dates. These issues are not related to the hardware and operating system, and cannot be corrected by Gateway.