They also can take advantage of our customized equipment and responsive support for their campuses, faculty and students. The Campus Computing Program has been a pilot program for several months. The institution may customize the program so some of the proceeds from the computer sales are returned to the school in the form of a rebate, to provide technology for a particular department, or to fund the school's IT department. This path offers the opportunity to take advantage of other benefits of the Campus Computing Program including special technical services, and the ease of maintenance and implementation of a standardized fleet of computers. Whether the campus chooses to standardize a single department or the entire campus, the Campus Computing Program offers reliability and stability for the institution.
Bookstores have the flexibility to set their specific method of operation with Gateway.
Customers may configure their system and order online or the bookstore or partner may set up specialized toll free phone lines for customers to dial Gateway directly for their system. Gateway will custom-build each configuration alleviating the bookstore from difficulty and expense of managing inventory. Depending on the needs of the campus, Gateway will provide assistance with specific marketing resources for school-wide promotions or even truckload sales. Gateway's Campus Computing Program was a perfect fit for our needs and those of our students and faculty who need versatile, reliable computers and a high level of customer service and support. Rob Frazier, chief information officer at McMurray University in Abilene, Texas, approached Gateway in late 1996 when looking for a PC vendor to standardize the campus.