Gateway enters RI market

Gateway enters RI market

JAKARTA (JP): The U.S.-based personal computer maker Gateway
Inc. announced on Tuesday its entry into the Indonesian PC market
regardless of the country's economic crisis.

The company said in a statement that local firm PT Melia
Komputindo had been appointed as its authorized distributor in
the country, offering Gateway products with a full range of
business software applications, documentation, training and
support services to clients using computers at home, in business
and government.

"As a Gateway authorized reseller in Indonesia, Indonesians
can gain fast access to a full range of custom-built systems,
featuring the latest technology without carrying costs of
finished product inventory," said Peter Quinlan, director of
business development for Gateway South Asia.

Gateway is a leading global manufacturer of built-to-order PCs
and a Fortune 500 company which is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange and also traded on NASDAQ.

The company established its presence in Southeast Asia with
the opening of its Singapore and Malaysia offices in 1997, two
years after entering the Japanese and Australian markets. Gateway
opened its Hong Kong office in September 1998. (rei)