GATEWAY 2000 offers PC card modems with x2 Technology
on portable line
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1997--
Direct marketer first to introduce x2(TM)
Technology for Gateway Solo(TM) multimedia notebooks
Gateway 2000, Inc. (NYSE:GTW), a leading direct marketer of notebook computers, announced today it is
offering PC Card modems using x2 Technology from U.S. Robotics (Nasdaq:USRX - news) as an option
to its line of Gateway Solo multimedia notebooks. Gateway 2000 is the first major notebook marketer to
offer x2 modems as an upgrade option.
``We are pleased to be the first direct marketer offering a PC Card modem with x2 Technology,'' said
Dave Berger, director of product marketing, Americas. ``Gateway was among the first to ship the x2
Technology modems on our desktop line, and adding x2 Technology to the Gateway Solo line is a natural
complement. We believe the PC Card modem with x2 Technology represents another `first' in the very
successful Gateway Solo multimedia notebook line.''
Gateway 2000 will make available the new modem as the Gateway TelePath(R) modem with x2
Technology at a price of $200. The modem is also available to existing Gateway customers through its
Add-On Sales Department.
U.S. Robotics developed x2 technology to aid customers downloading information from the Internet.
``We are pleased that Gateway 2000 has begun selling the next generation high- speed modem technology
on its notebook product line,'' said Tony Francesca, vice-president OEM business, U.S. Robotics.
``Gateway 2000's portable customers now have the ability to access the power of the Internet with x2
Technology.''
More than 300 Internet service providers, including America Online, CompuServe, MindSpring,
NETCOM, Prodigy and Web America have committed to supporting x2 Technology to enhance their
online service delivery.
For more information on the Gateway Solo multimedia notebook line or the new Gateway TelePath
modem with x2 Technology, contact the company at 1-800-846-2000 or visit the Gateway 2000 Internet
site at gw2k.com.
About Gateway 2000
Gateway 2000, Inc., a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, is a global leader in the direct marketing of
PCs. The company, headquartered in North Sioux City, South Dakota, has manufacturing facilities in the
United States, Ireland and Malaysia, and employs over 10,000 people worldwide. Gateway 2000 products
and services consistently win top awards from leading industry publications. In 1996, the company
shipped 1.9 million systems and reported revenue of $5 billion. Revenue for the first quarter of 1997 was
$1.4 billion with net income of $67.5 million.
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