Gateway was founded in 1985 in an Iowa farmhouse and has grown into one of America's best-known brands. Gateway is the third-largest PC Company in the U.S. Gateway started out in 1991 when it introduced its distinctive cow-spotted boxes. In December 1993, it became part of the Fortune 500 and started to trade NASDAQ, a t$15.00 per share, prior to moving to the New York Stock Exchange in 1997. In March 2004, the company acquired eMachines, a PC maker, for $235 million. This took Gateway from a PC maker to a full-service technology provider with a wide range of its own products and services, such as thin TVs, digital cameras, camcorders and systems and networking products. As of July 2004, Gateway has approximately 3,400 employees.

Gateway prefers the plain talk and fair dealing way of doing business and bases on offering products directly to customers, providing them with the best value for their money and unparalleled...