Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Logicom Public, Ltd. Announce Distribution Agreement
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 Logicom Public Ltd. The agreement will help to boost Hitachi’s distribution coverage in the Middle East, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Balkans and Italy, ensuring increased availability of Hitachi’s portfolio in the region as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
“As we enter the second half of 2010 and the demand for HDD and external storage solutions among consumers and business enterprise continues to grow, its important to ensure that we are well placed to take advantage of the opportunities that the Middle East, Balkans and Turkey represent,” said Steve Pereira, vice president, Hitachi GST, Europe Middle East and Africa. “The agreement with Logicom ensures that we have the necessary focus in the region to address the opportunities that the market presents, and ensures that we are able to offer the greater access to our broad range of solutions.”
Michael Papaeracleous, executive director of Distribution of Logicom Public Ltd, commented that “This agreement makes sense for both companies and it’s great that Logicom customers can start to benefit from increased availability of Hitachi’s products. We believe there is great potential in all our markets and we have a good plan in place to help Hitachi achieve their goals.”
Logicom Public Ltd will offer a full range of Hitachi GST products, which include the following brands.
Travelstar™ mobile drives
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 solution. Drives come in standard 9.5mm z-height drives, and new slim 7mm drives for designing ultra-portable and thin solutions.
Deskstar™ desktop drives
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™ enterprise drives
Full line of SATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Fiber Channel (FC) hard drives that support the enterprise digital ecosystem
CinemaStar ™ audio/video optimized drives
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 users on-the-go
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 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachigst.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
About Logicom Public Ltd
Logicom Public Ltd is an international group of companies, listed on the Main Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE/CySE20 index. The Group’s activities include the distribution of IT products, assembly of computer systems and the provision of Integrated IT, Networking, Telecom and Business Solutions. Logicom has a physical presence in 18 countries, employs over 500 professionals and services more than 8,000 customers in 20 countries in Europe, Middle East, Gulf, North Africa and Asia.
Travelstar, Deskstar, CinemaStar and Ultrastar are trademarks of Hitachi GST. Hitachi trademarks are authorized for use in countries and jurisdictions in which Hitachi has the right to market the brands. Hitachi is not liable for third parties’ unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
