Seagate was founded in 1979 and was the first company to build 5.25-inch hard disc drives for the PC.

Seagate's greatest strength is its ability to respond quickly and intelligently to the rapid changes inherent in the disc drive industry. Seagate attributes its success to a sound business strategy and exceptional strength in technical competencies, which provides the flexibility to address the world's evolving storage needs.

Building a business based on these beliefs has brought Seagate a successful combination of talented people and an expanding technology base that continues to enhance its leadership position. It is a company with vision, innovation and one of the largest commitments to research and development in the storage industry today.

At the core of Seagate's success is its advanced development of hard disc drive products. Seagate is the market leader with products in 1-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors in internal and external formats. In capacities ranging from 2.5 gigabytes to 500 gigabytes, this comprehensive line includes products for the price-sensitive desktop market, consumer electronics devices (handheld to in-home audio/video), pocket and portable storage, notebook computers and enterprise-class network servers.

Magnetic recording heads and rotating media are critical enabling technologies for advanced storage devices, and Seagate's strength in these areas allows it to supply the vast majority of its own components internally. Seagate's recording head operations manufactures advanced read/write heads for disc drives and tape drives, and is recognized as the world's highest volume manufacturer of magnetic recording heads.

Seagate Technology has R&D and product sites in: Silicon Valley, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Longmont, Colorado; Bloomington and Shakopee, Minnesota; Springtown, Northern Ireland; and Singapore. Manufacturing and customer service sites are located in: California; Colorado; Minnesota; Oklahoma; Northern Ireland; China; Malaysia; Singapore and Thailand.

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