Hitachi Expands Reach for Hard Drives with ASI Corp. as New Distributor in North America18 October 2005
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with ASI Corp., a leading distributor of computer components and peripheral products in North America. The new agreement will enable Hitachi to further extend the distribution of its industry-leading hard disk drive product line to value-added resellers (VARs) and System Integrators (SIs) in North America.
"Hitachi's relationship with ASI and its strong reseller and system integration network will help us achieve a broader depth within the channel," said George Silva, vice president of sales, North America, Hitachi GST. "ASI is truly committed to the channel by consistently delivering specific programs and solutions that drive value to the point of integration, and we are pleased to be working with them to provide resellers with the products and services they need to be successful."
ASI has been servicing resellers for more than 18 years and currently serves more than 18,000 VARs throughout North America. As part of the agreement, ASI will distribute Hitachi's complete hard drive portfolio, which ranges from one-inch Microdrive digital media for portable consumer electronic devices to the 3.5-inch Ultrastar drives for enterprise applications.
"We are pleased to add Hitachi's extremely complete and competitive product portfolio to our line-up of storage devices," said Brian Paterson, ASI's vice president of sales and marketing, U.S. "This agreement reflects Hitachi's and ASI's dedication to bringing greater value and benefits to our channel partners. Additionally ASI will focus on creating complete storage solutions by utilizing many other recently engaged partnerships."
About ASI Corp.
ASI Corp. is a leading wholesale component and peripheral products distributor founded in 1987 to service the integration needs of value added resellers in North America. The company's 14 branch locations in the US and Canada focus on the immediate delivery of over 80 vendor's lines to approximately 18,000 VARS. The company is a leading distributor for the following vendors: AMD, ASUS, ATI, Creative Labs, ECS, Intel, LG Electronics, Logitech, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Seagate, Sony, Samsung, ViewSonic and Western Digital.
About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies was founded in 2003 as a result of the strategic combination of Hitachi's and IBM's storage technology businesses. Hitachi GST is the industry's second largest hard disk drive manufacturer in revenue.
The company's goal is to enable users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing access to large amounts of storage capacity in formats suitable for the office, on the road and in the home. The company offers customers worldwide a comprehensive range of storage products for desktop computers, high-performance servers and mobile devices. For more information on Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachigst.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027.0 billion yen ($84.4 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 and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Website at http://www.hitachi.com.
Source: Business Wire
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