NEW YORK GATEWAY COMPUTER ANNOUNCE NEW SECURITY HARDWARE PROTECTION PLATFORM Gateway Announces GatewayShield(TM), a Multi-Platform Security Initiative That Brings Best-In-Class Data, Internet and Hardware Protection to Professional and Consumer Customers

Gateway Protects Customers' Digital Information and Online Activity From Viruses and Other Malware and Secures PCs From Physical Theft; Solutions Are Available for Both New and Existing PCs and Servers

IRVINE, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway today announcedGatewayShield, a comprehensive security initiative that brings data, Internetand hardware protection to its professional, small business and consumercustomers. Gateway's modular approach lets customers buy a brand-newGatewayShield-protected system or select individual security options mostsuited to their needs for their existing PC.
"Security is quickly becoming the number one concern for our business andconsumer customers," said William Diehl, vice president of product marketingfor Gateway. "As a leading PC manufacturer, we have a responsibility to helpthem tackle this overwhelming challenge and protect their PC, information anddigital assets. With GatewayShield, customers can be assured our current andfuture systems will always be armed with best-in-class hardware and softwareofferings, helping them manage their PC, network and communications security."

Securing Your Most Important Asset -- Your Data and Identity Most PC users would agree, losing the data on their PC can be moredevastating than coming up with the money to replace a stolen system. Notonly was an estimated $5.4 billion in proprietary information stolen in2004(1), but based on consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission(FTC), more than 685,000 fraud and identity theft complaints were filed in2005. Internet-related complaints accounted for 46 percent of all reportedfraud complaints; 55 percent of these complaints were based on Internetsolicitations with the majority, 35 percent, coming from emailcommunications(2). To help customers fight this monumental threat, Gatewayoffers multiple security solutions across their desktop, notebook and serverlines.
Starting with one of the industry's most robust security solution to date,Gateway professional notebooks and desktops include a powerful security chip,Trusted Platform Module (TPM), an industry-standard for meeting TrustedComputing Platform requirements. Integrated onto the motherboard, this chipcan't be removed and provides enhanced protection against data theft byencrypting files, authenticating network access and passwords, andsafeguarding email communications and file transfers. In addition to thehardware encryption, Gateway also includes Wave Software's EMBASSY(R) TrustSuite Gateway Edition. This combination creates a much more secureenvironment than traditional passwords and software-based solutions that arevulnerable to hacking and cyber attacks. Ideal for IT-managed environments,Gateway PCs with TPM better protect critical applications and capabilitiessuch as email, web access and local protection of data.

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