WD CREATES A STORM AT CEBIT 2012 WITH THEIR CLOUD AND THUNDERBOLT SOLUTIONS

Sydney, Australia – 14 May 2012 – Western Digital, the world’s leader in external storage solutions, is gearing up to deliver compelling tech talks and product demonstrations at CeBIT Australia 2012, held May 22 – 24 at Darling Harbour, Sydney. The sophisticated WD stand (Booth #B50) will showcase WD Sentinel™ DX4000, My Book Thunderbolt™ Duo, WD TV Live™ and My Book Live™ with the theme “WD Solutions for your Business and You” and with expert staff to answer questions about these innovative new products. In addition, there will be free business talks at the App Theatre and Cloud Theatre to raise awareness of how applications and cloud storage solutions can improve business productivity and efficiency.

Discover WD Sentinel DX4000 network storage solutions for SMB
The WD Sentinel DX4000 demonstrations will focus on the advantages of centralised network storage in a fast paced business environment. Running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials operating system software and sporting an Intel D525 Dual Core Atom processor, WD Sentinel is an essential tool for secure data storage including the ability for server-based automatic backup and restore for up to 25 devices on the network. Show-goers will find out more on WD Sentinel DX4000 which is the ideal storage, backup, and secure remote access solution for any small-to-media sized business.

Witness ultra-fast drive speeds
The My Book Thunderbolt Duo storage system is one of the fastest high capacity external storage solutions available in the market, offering 4 TB and 6 TB capacities. Running the dual-drive storage system under RAID 0, 1 or JBOD, WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo offers redundancies for backups so vital information is kept safe . The speed and flexibility of the drive makes it perfect for creative professionals, allowing them to write, store, protect and edit high-definition and graphic-intensive projects. Demonstrations will focus on the unprecedented and impressive speeds as well as the daisy chain capabilities.

Engage with the experts
The CeBIT Cloud/App Theatres will run over three days during the show period featuring dozens of free-to-attend business technology talks. WD will be holding two talks during this period. At the Cloud Theatre on Tuesday 22 May 4 pm, the discussion will focus on personal cloud storage solutions, featuring My Book Live personal cloud storage solutions. With My Book Live systems, users can share files, stream media, and access content anywhere and anytime with no monthly fees while the data is safe and secure back at users’ homes or offices. At the App Theatre, WD will host a talk on Wednesday 23 May, 2:45 pm, extolling the benefits of WD mobile device applications and how they can be utilized effectively in a business environment. Using the WD 2go™, WD 2go Pro, WD Photos™ and WD Remote™ applications, data can be easily accessed on-the-road while remaining safely back at the office. At the talk, the speaker will shed light on the wide-reaching implications of these technologies for all manner of business sectors.

Relax, unwind and win
Visitors to the WD stand will have an opportunity to receive special promotions and giveaways over the three days. An exclusive promotion will also be offered to CeBIT visitors. In addition, WD will provide visitors the opportunity to purchase products through the WD Store immediately after experiencing products at the WD stand.
Fresh coffee, cold drinks and chocolates will also be on hand as visitors relax their tired feet and experience all that WD has to offer.

About WD
WD, a storage industry pioneer and long-time leader, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its storage technologies serve a wide range of host applications including client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own storage systems. Its home entertainment products enable rich engagement with stored digital content.

WD was founded in 1970. The company's products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital, WD and HGST™ brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company’s website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.