Let's review what we know: In order to prepare students for success in the 21st century you need the appropriate technology today. A technology plan and budget will outline your requirements, but where do you go from there? Gateway 2000 has the answers. We give customers the right combination of price, quality, service and technology. That winning combination made us the number-one direct marketer of PCs in the nation in 1995. Whether you’re looking for a presentation vehicle, a networked workstation, or portability, Gateway has the computer to meet your schools needs and budget. Our innovative business model puts you in direct contact with the manufacturer, saving you money.
Gateway’s Major Accounts department provides service to all our education, state and local government and Fortune 1000 customers. A team of dedicated professionals in education sales, customer support and accounting will work with you to meet your computing needs. They understand the education market and can recommend the personalized support, service options and customized solutions that can best meet your school’s needs. Our Education Teams are assigned by state so they can be more familiar with unique state or regional school district requirements. Take advantage of your Education Team’s knowledge and you’ll make smart decisions for your school. Gateway 2000 can help stretch your budget further, provide leading-edge technology and deliver great technical support. Our functional no-frills approach to manufacturing PCs makes us a price-performance leader in the computer industry. Overhead costs are kept down because GATEWAYTM/ PCs aren’t stockpiled in a warehouse. That means you won’t end up with old technology that’s been sitting on a shelf. Each Gateway computer is built after the order is placed, allowing you to customize your system to meet your specific needs. Your account executive can help you configure your PCs and stay within your budget.
Making The Grade
Gateway 2000 is known for outstanding performance and value. Our quality management systems for customer hardware support, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; desktop and portable manufacturing divisions, and remanufacturing systems in North Sioux City, South Dakota, are ISO 9002 certified. Components must pass rigorous quality and compatibility tests before being installed in a Gateway computer. Our alliance with vendors like Western Digital, ATI, Sony, Intel and Microsoft helps us build reliability into our PCs, decreasing the cost of ownership over the life of the system. These close, long-term vendor relationships also help us develop a stable product line by anticipating new technology and industry changes. As your friend in the business, we pass this knowledge on to you so you can make informed decisions about present and future technological needs and carefully plan product and technology transitions. We also offer special hardware and software solutions for large volume orders. Our Custom Integration Service lets you specify the installation of a variety of hardware and software we don’t normally sell, like curriculum administration software, video-conferencing hardware and software, or video-editing cards. Then we’ll install it at our factory, test the systems and ship them direct to your school. That saves your district the time and money of having a third party modify your systems after they leave Gateway.Your computers will arrive ready to use. The software is preloaded, so all you need to do is unpack the computers and plug them in. Should you ever need assistance, our dedicated Major Accounts technical support staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Help is only a toll-free phone call away. The specially trained Major Account technicians include Certified Novell® engineers and Microsoft® Certified Professionals. These techs are well prepared to give you advanced technical help and have undergone specialized training in networking solutions including Novell Netware®, OS/2® and MS® Windows NT®.
Along with competitive prices, we offer a variety of payment and leasing options. Qualified customers are given the options of net 30-day credit terms and leasing as flexible ways to finance Gateway products. Administrators, teachers and parents can all apply for the Gateway 2000 Moola MasterCard® credit card issued and administered by MBNA America® Bank, N.A. With the Moola card, you can earn rebate points on all your purchases, including Gateway PCs. Those rebate points will accumulate in a Moola account and can be used for future Gateway purchases (certain restrictions apply).
Call Gateway 2000 today and give your students, faculty and staff the quality computers they’ve been asking for at a price you can afford.
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