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Editor's note:- this page is the profile page linked from hard drive related editorial. For the SSD related profile click here - WD Solid State Storage.
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Western Digital

WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD brand names. Visit www.westerndigital.com to access more information.

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  • editor's comments:- March 2012 - For many years WD was the clear #2 largest hard drive company measured by revenue. The #1 was Seagate.
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HGST - a WD company
Editor:- March 8, 2012 - after waiting a year for regulatory clearances etc - WD has completed its acquisition of HGST - which will retain its brand identity and operate as a wholly subsidiary.

To satisfy the regulators - a part of HGST's business (which makes 3.5" HDDs) will be sold to Toshiba.
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EMC arrays will have WD SAS SSDs inside
Editor:- March 5, 2012 - Hitachi GST today announced that its 2.5" SAS SLC SSD product - the Ultrastar SSD400S - is now shipping in EMC's VNX iSCSI arrays.
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