FPT to distribute Western Digital Hard Drives
Ho Chi Minh City - WD® (NYSE code: WDC), the world leading hard drives manufacturer officially authorized FPT Distribution Company (a member of FPT Trading Group) to be its distributor in Vietnam today January 26th, 2010.
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Accordingly, FPT will distribute all WD® products, ranging from WD Caviar®, WD Scorpio® to WD RE as well as best selling external storage such as My Book® and My Passport™.
In the speech made in the signing ceremony, Ms. Margaret Koh, Business Director of South Asia said:“We have specific strategies in expanding business network and WD®’s presence in Vietnam. Choosing FPT as product developement partner is our strategic option. We strongly believe that FPT, with ten year distribution experience and the nationwide network of sale and post sale services, can quickly introduce WD® products in the Vietnam market „.
By this cooperation, WD® and FPT believe that WD® products will be sold widely through FPT distribution network of more than 400 agents in 64 provinces nationwide.
Today is an important day when FPT becomes the authorized distributor of WD® in Vietnam. We are proud to be your strategic partner. With distribution experience and standardized salesman and strong financial foundation, we believe that we can quickly introduce WD® products and trademarks to the consumer. Via a network of more than 400 agents across the country, the consumer shall be able to access the best products and post sale services from WD® and FPT. With enthusiastic support from WD® , effective business strategies and closed cooperation, FPT will succeed in providing WD® products in Vietnam”
About WD®:
Western Digital is the second largest data storage manufacturer in the world, pioneering in provision of storage solutions to meet the demand of data collection, storage and using, and data security of individual and corporate customers.
WD® designs and produces a diversity of hard drives of high quality and efficiency and Flash disk that enable users easily store and protect their data. Improved technology is integrated in PC applications, embedded systems, and electronic applicants as well as in telecommunication products.
Founded in 1970, the storage products of the company have been known by leading OEM manufacturer, vendors, agents and retailers as Western Digital® and WD®. Visit www.westerndigital.com , choosing Investment tab for further information on finance and investor.
Western Digital, WD, logo of WD®, WD Caviar, WD Scorpio and My Book are registered brands and My Passport belongs to Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other nations. All the above mentioned brands are intellectual properties of WD. Hard drive capacity is labelled: 1 megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one thousand billion bytes. The capacities may differ depending on the operating environment.
About FPT Distribution:
Being a member of FPT trading group, FPT Distribution has been holding the number one position in ICT market, going side by side with partners and disstribution network to bring Vietnamese comsumer the lattest IT products of diversified categories and perfect quality.
The headquarter of FPT Distribution bases in Hanoi with branches in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Can Tho. The company is now trusted partner of more than 60 prestigious vendors all over the world such as Acer, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Oracle, HP, Toshiba, Apple, Samsung, Cisco, Veritas, Computer Associates, Symantec, NEC, MSI, and Foxconn.
Notice:
This release contains forecasts, including the one for the presence and development of WD® in Vietnam. These forecasts base on existing prospects while the actual results may differ due to a number of reasons such as: the fluctuation of demand and supply in HD industry, the competitive tensity, general business conditions and risks listed in the recent report including the template 10-Q for the first fiscal quarter in 2010. It is not WD®’s responsibility to update these forecasts before any coming event for any reason.
For more information, contact:
Mimi Wong
PR Manager of WD APAC
(852) 3656 5196
[email protected]
Le Thi Thuy Trang
F5 Business Center- FPT Distribution
0986 810018
[email protected]
