Founded in 1985, Gateway has grown from a two-person start-up to a multibillion-dollar Fortune 500 company that employs 12,000 people.

Michael Dell started the company in 1984 with the revolutionary idea to sell custom built computers directly to the customer. With the power of direct and Dell's team of talented people, we are able to provide customers with superb value; high-quality, relevant technology..

Toshiba, a world leader in high technology, is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and materials, power systems, industrial & social infrastructure systems, and household appliances.

Today, Intel is behind everything from the fastest processor in the world to the cables that power high-speed Internet. We keep innovating because it's in our blood. Because it's part of our heritage. And because the technology we invent today will shape the world's future.

HP is a leading provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and business. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services, and imaging and printing. The new HP is the result of a May 3, 2002, merger with Compaq Computer Corporation.

Sony is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its music, motion picture, television, computer entertainment, and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world.

On April 1st, 1976 Steven P. Jobs and Stephen G. Wozniak founded Apple in Palo Alto/California. In their famous garage they developed and produced the Apple I, the first PC ciruit board. It had 8kB RAM and an interface for a monitor.

The Document Company, Xerox provides solutions to help you manage documents - paper, electronic, online. In a marketplace that changes not by the day, but by the second, knowledge sharing is critical to your success. The document is the way we share the knowledge in our world, and nobody does it better than The Digital Document Company, Xerox.

Since the company was launched in 1991, Lexmark International's commitment to innovation, ownership of technology and unique path to market have been the ingredients of operational and financial success. Today, Lexmark is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions — including laser and inkjet printers, multifunction products, associated supplies and services — for offices and homes in more than 150 countries.

NETGEAR is a worldwide provider of easy-to-use, high performance networking solutions at prices affordable to homes and businesses. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, NETGEAR designs and develops products that enable home and business customers to share broadband Internet access, network office peripherals, and other Internet-enabled devices.

At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics.