CyberMedia and Gateway Join Forces To Supply The Next Level of Integrated Support For Gateway PC Users
PR Newswire - June 24, 1998 16:50
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Joint Development Effort Under Way to Create a Customized Support and Education Tool
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBR), the leader in automatic technical support for personal computers, today announced an agreement with Gateway (NYSE: GTW), a global leader in the direct marketing of PCs, to offer the next level of fully integrated PC support for Gateway users.
Under the terms of the joint development effort, CyberMedia has been customizing its award-winning software to create a support and education tool that will be factory-installed on all Gateway PCs designed for the home and small to medium-sized businesses.
"Partnering with one of the largest producers of PCs in the US endorses and further strengthens our leadership position," said Kanwal Rekhi, CyberMedia's chairman and CEO. "This will allow us to substantially expand CyberMedia's user base. By working closely with Gateway's development team we expect to gain valuable insights that will refine our product to better address customer needs."
The Gateway-CyberMedia relationship is based on a renewable one-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
About Gateway
Gateway, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, is a leading global direct marketer of PC products. The company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland and Malaysia and employs more than 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 www.gateway.com.
About CyberMedia
As a pioneer in the category of Automatic Technical Support (ATS), CyberMedia's mission is to help computer users anytime, anywhere. The company offers a complete set of software and services that provide the highest quality of immediate help to computer users at home and work, all over the world.
CyberMedia's ActiveHelp(TM) product line includes First Aid(R) to automatically fix the common problems Windows users face; Oil Change(TM) to update PCs with many of the latest third-party provided bug fixes, patches and drivers; UnInstaller to remove unwanted Window's applications; Guard Dog Deluxe(TM) to safeguard Internet security and privacy; and the CyberMedia Support Server line of automatic technical support software for corporations and mid-size businesses.
Founded in 1991, CyberMedia employs more than 250, with company headquarters in Santa Monica, CA, and offices in San Jose, CA, Portland, OR, Washington, D.C., Japan, Ireland, and India. For additional information contact CyberMedia, Inc., 2850 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405; phone (310) 664-5000; fax (310) 664-4720; or visit the CyberMedia Web site at www.cybermedia.com.
Note: CyberMedia and First Aid are registered trademarks and Oil Change, Guard Dog, UnInstaller and the CyberMedia logo are trademarks of CyberMedia, Inc. All other trade names are trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE CyberMedia, Inc.
/CONTACT: Press: Melissa Giller, Marketing Communications Manager of
CyberMedia, 310-664-5253, melissa@cybermedia.com, or Investor Relations:
Fiona Ross, Vice President and Group Supervisor, Financial Relations Board for
CyberMedia, 310-442-0599, far@la.frbd.com; or Kent Hollenbeck, Public
Relations Manager of Gateway, 605-232-1654, kent.hollenbeck@gateway.com/
/Web site: cybermedia.com |
