02-23-2010, London, UK - Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced that it is expanding the distribution of its hard disk drives (HDD) and external storage solutions through commercial broadline distributor, Tech Data International (Tech Data). The distribution agreement offers the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) channel increased access to Hitachi’s broad range of HDDs, while enhancing Hitachi’s distribution coverage and customer breadth in the EMEA region.
“It’s a very exciting time to be partnering with a broadline distributor like Tech Data. The demand for hard disk drives and external storage solutions continues to grow among consumers, the IT sector and business enterprises,” said Nick Kyriacou, director of sales, Europe Middle East and Africa for Hitachi GST. “The agreement with Tech Data enables us to address the market growth opportunities across EMEA, and ensures that we are able to offer the European channel access to our broad range of solutions to meet these demands.”
Janis Kemers, director, Tech Data International, stated: “Tech Data is delighted to have formed a partnership with Hitachi GST, which, as one of the world’s largest hard drive producers, has an enviable reputation for quality and reliability and offers a range of solutions that addresses a broad spectrum of markets, from notebook and consumer PCs to the enterprise data centre. This agreement significantly strengthens and expands our portfolio and will enable Tech Data to offer a comprehensive choice of storage solutions to customers throughout Europe.”
Tech Data will offer a full range of Hitachi GST products, which include the following brands.
Travelstar
Durable, high-performance and high-capacity 5,400 and 7,200 RPM, 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) drives for notebooks, gaming systems, compact desktop systems, and external storage solutions.
Deskstar
Proven and reliable family of 7,200 RPM SATA drives for commercial and consumer PCs, high-performance gaming systems, workstations, high-capacity video surveillance, personal storage and desktop RAID solutions.
Ultrastar
Full line of SATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Fiber Channel (FC) hard drives that support the enterprise digital ecosystem.
CinemaStar
Drives specifically designed for audio/video (AV) streaming performance, large capacity, quiet operation, and low power and temperatures for HD DVRs, DVD/HDD recorders, DVR-enabled TVs, media centers, and video surveillance systems
Hitachi External Hard Drives
Simple, stylish and reliable external storage and backup solutions for the home, the office or while on the road.
About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) develops advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, and innovative external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world’s most valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi GST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. Hitachi GST was established in 2003 with its U.S. headquarters located in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.HitachiGST.com
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 400,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 (ended March 31, 2009) consolidated revenues totaled 10,000 billion yen ($102.0 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS:TECD) is one of the world’s largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers. Tech Data serves more than 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries. Every day, these resellers depend on Tech Data to cost-effectively support the technology needs of end users, including small and medium businesses (SMB), large enterprises and government agencies. Ranked 102nd on the FORTUNE 500(R), Tech Data generated $24.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.
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