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From: Seagate Technology [mailto:seagate@en25.com]
Sent: Thursday, 22 June 2006 11:11 AM
To: HARPER
Subject: Seagate News Alert!

Reaffirming its commitment to Maxtor channel partners following its acquisition of the company, Seagate today said that it will continue to offer Maxtor-branded products at retailers and in the channel for the foreseeable future. The company also confirmed it will provide full service and support for Maxtor products and honor all Maxtor product warranties long term.

Seagate and Maxtor distributors and channel partners can expect all programs and terms and conditions to remain unchanged through the end of September, at which time Seagate expects to announce enhancements to the current programs.

“Now that we’ve completed our acquisition of Maxtor, we expect the greater strength and scale of the combined company to generate new business opportunities for our channel partners as we leverage two strong brands and create significant new synergies,” said Jeff Loebbaka, Senior Vice President Global Channel Sales and Corporate Marketing.

“The future for Seagate and its channel partners holds great promise,”
Loebbaka added. “We expect the combined company to be well-positioned to accelerate delivery of a diverse set of compelling and cost-effective solutions to the growing customer base for data storage products.”

Seagate’s distributors and channel partners can expect further updates on the company’s integration of Maxtor products and channel programs as more information is available.

This sound very familare to when Maxtor aquired Quantium. It it about 1 1/2 to 2 years, and the Maxtor name will be discontinued.