Seagate recognised by Sun as 2003''s best disc drive company

Our Convergence Bureau
06 October 2003

Seagate was the exclusive disc drive supplier honoured with the award, which recognises companies for meeting the highest standards of product quality, support and on-time delivery. Seagate enterprise disc drive products are used within a wide range of Sun storage, server and workstation solutions.

"Sun Microsystems relies on a strong base of suppliers to deliver exceptional value to Sun''s customers, and our suppliers have made outstanding contributions in the areas of cost, quality, lead-time and strategic technical capabilities," says Eugene McCabe, senior vice-president, worldwide operations, Sun Microsystems. "We congratulate Seagate for its tremendous efforts in helping us succeed this year."

"Seagate''s success is a result of its close customer relationships with companies like Sun," says Brian Dexheimer, Seagate executive vice-president, sales, marketing and customer Service. "We are honoured to be selected as Sun''s Best-in-Class disc drive supplier for 2003 and we''ll continue to work closely with our strategic partners in the years ahead to ensure their requirements are not only met, but exceeded."

Seagate''s level of efficiency in manufacturing and time-to-market delivery is unparalleled, in part because of its adoption of world-class supply chain management and Six Sigma quality initiatives. Seagate is a leader in all respective markets it serves, as evidenced by products including its Cheetah family of disc drives which are the industry''s first choice for enterprise-class systems and workstations. The award-winning Cheetah family of drives is also recognised for its high reliability and performance when running in a range of demanding, transaction-intensive applications.

Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide range of Enterprise, PC, Notebook and Consumer Electronics applications. The company is committed to delivering award-winning products, customer support and reliability, to meet the world''s growing demand for information storage.