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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMA (The International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association) today announced the successful conclusion of the "Are You Ready?" campaign, an effort which focused on helping the computer industry prepare for the transition of hard disk drives (HDD) to long data sectors using a technology referred to as Advanced Format (AF). IDEMA is the data-storage industry's trade association dedicated to driving technology standards that...
IRVINE, Calif., May 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) today said it was informed by the European Commission (EC) that the EC would enter a Phase II review of WD's previously announced acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' holding company, Viviti Technologies Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. The company is co-operating fully with the EC in the Phase II review. The proposed acquisition, which is subject to several closing...
Western Digital Corp. announced on Monday that it is paying $4.3 billion in cash and stock to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. The deal is one of the largest in an industry that has been consolidating for decades. The deal gives the combined companies about half of the worldwide hard drive market. Western Digital is giving itself a foothold in the market for drives that go into servers and corporate-level storage arrays. It is the number 1 hard drive maker, ahead of Seagate...
IRVINE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE:6501) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion. The proposed combination will result in a customer-focused storage company, with significant...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMA® (The International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association), with founding members Hitachi® Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), Marvell®, Seagate® Technology, Western Digital® (WD) and Xyratex®, today announced the formation of the Advanced Storage Technology Consortium (ASTC). Open to IDEMA members, ASTC's purpose is the formation of collaborative joint research initiatives among and between storage...
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- News Facts Cooliris, innovator of the fastest and most stunning way to engage with media on desktops and devices, and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) are working together to boldly redefine the personal storage user experience with the launch of Hitachi's new LifeStudio external hard drive family. Understanding consumer storage needs better than anyone, Hitachi teamed with Cooliris to provide an unprecedented external storage...
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMA (The International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association) today announced the launch of the "Are You Ready?" campaign, an effort to raise awareness in the computer industry about the advances and advantages of long data sectors. IDEMA is the data-storage industry's trade association dedicated to driving technology standards that support the advancement of data storage. The campaign focuses on helping the computer industry prepare for...
MILPITAS, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today introduced in the channel two rack-optimized 6Gb/s SATA and SAS JBOD storage enclosures designed to allow businesses to cost-effectively respond to escalating data volumes and changing storage requirements. The LSI(TM) model 620J and 630J storage expansion enclosures are the latest additions to the broad LSI portfolio of storage building blocks, which enable channel customers to deploy affordable and...
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- While most technology companies continued to struggle in 2009 against the economic downturn, E2open experienced remarkable growth. E2open is the leader in on-demand, multi-enterprise solutions that provide visibility and control across global demand and supply networks. Largely contributing to the company's growth are a number of new customer wins and significant expansions by existing customers, including Hitachi Global Storage Technologies,...
HAVANT, England, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xyratex Ltd. (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of enterprise-class data storage subsystems and storage process technology, today announced support for Hitachi GST's enterprise-class 7,200 RPM 2TB offering, the Ultrastar A7K2000 hard disk drive. Hitachi's Ultrastar A7K2000 2TB hard drives have been fully integrated into Xyratex's family of storage systems, making it the industry's first, fully integrated external storage subsystem to...
