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Gateway Tuesday announced its entrance into the home networking market, incorporating Intel's AnyPoint Home Networking product line into the successful Gateway Performance, Gateway Essential, and Gateway Select desktop product lines. At an event in San Mateo, Calif. today, Gateway and Intel representatives unveiled the new solution, which will be available on Monday, April 12. "Gateway is committed to becoming the premiere provider of Home Networking solutions to the consumer market," said Bob Burnett, vice president of Product Management and Planning, Gateway. "When it comes to bringing new cutting edge technologies to market in an affordable, easy-to-use solution, Gateway prides itself on being a pioneer. Our clients expect no less." Home networking allows clients to easily connect multiple computer systems using existing telephone wiring. Once connected, the networked systems share resources such as Internet access, printers, and files, and even play multi-player games. Clients can purchase a Gateway Performance, Gateway Essential, or Gateway Select desktop equipped with an AnyPoint PCI card that's ready to be networked right out of the box. "Intel understands Gateway's desire to provide the best overall home networking solution for their clients," said Dan Sweeney, general manager of Intel's Home Networking Operation. "By incorporating Intel's AnyPoint Home Network products into their consumer desktop product lines, Gateway is offering a solution that helps maximize value, performance, and overall client experience." For more information about Gateway's Easy Share Home Networking and other Gateway products, call 1-800-GATEWAY, click www.gateway.com, or visit any Gateway Country location. Gateway, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, provides complete computing solutions for clients worldwide. The company has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland and Malaysia and employs more than 19,000 people worldwide. Gateway products and services consistently win top awards from leading industry publications. Revenue for the year 1998 was $ 7.5 billion.