Company Contacts: WD Asia Pacific Mimi Wong Senior Manager, Public Relations Email: mimi !ong"!

#c com

Think Big Events and Media Management Jason Teh / Jennifer Lagman Public Relations Contacts for Philippines $ffice: %&'( )''*++,, loc ,&Emails: .asonteh"thin/bige0ents ph !#pr"thin/bige0ents ph

FOR MMED ATE RE!EA"E: WD# DEB$T" "$R%E !!A&CE'C!A"" (ARD DR %E ! &E New WD Purple 3.5-inch Drives Equipped for Home/Sm ll !usiness Securi"#-s#s"em Environmen"s M123L1, Philippines 4 5eb '+, '&,- 4 W67, a Western 6igital %21S618: W6C( compan9 an# storage in#ustr9 lea#er, to#a9 announce# the a0ailabilit9 of W6 Purple:, a purpose*built line of ; <*inch, high*capacit9 har# #ri0es for sur0eillance applications 6esigne# specificall9 for 0i#eo sur0eillance units, W6 Purple har# #ri0es e=cel in ne! an# e=isting home an# small business securit9 en0ironments !ith up to eight har# #ri0es an# up to ;' high*#efinition %>6( 0i#eo cameras Shipping to#a9, W6 Purple har# #ri0es are a0ailable in capacities from , T? up to - T? @?9 e=pan#ing our APo!er of ChoiceB pro#uct portfolio !ith W6 Purple, !e ma/e it simple for our C1Rs, integrators an# consumers to select the right #ri0e engineere# for their application an# 0ali#ate# !ith our in#ustr9 lea#ing sur0eillance partners,D sai# Matt Rutle#ge, senior 0ice presi#ent an# general manager of W6Bs Storage Technolog9 group @W6

optimiEe# the W6 Purple line of har# #ri0es for sur0eillance applications to impro0e high* #efinition 0i#eo pla9bac/, an# operate in '-=) !or/loa#s of sur0eillance en0ironments D @6ifferent from or#inar9 #es/top har# #ri0es #esigne# for eight hours of #ail9 operation, W6 Purple #ri0es ha0e the built*in reliabilit9 to operate in >i/0ision home an# small business
*M$RE*

W67 RELE1SES W6 PFRPLE SFRCE3LL12CE*CL1SS ST$R1GE L32E Page '

s9stem installations so critical 0i#eo footage is a0ailable !hen it is nee#e# most,D sai# Hing Hang, #irector of testing, >i/0ision @1n a##itional benefit of W6 Purple #ri0es is the9 support up to eight #ri0es an# ;' >6 cameras so there is the fle=ibilit9 to e=pan# for future s9stem co0erage D @The biggest tren# impacting the 0i#eo sur0eillance mar/et in recent 9ears has been the transition from analog cameras to net!or/ cameras,D sai# Jon Crople9, principal anal9st for 0i#eo sur0eillance at 3>S Technolog9 %2HSE: 3>S( @With enhance# resolution, !i#e #9namic range an# #a9/night functionalit9 in cameras increasing, #eman# for storage solutions capable of accommo#ating large 0olumes of 0i#eo !ill also increase D $ptimiEe# to !ithstan# the #eman#s of al!a9s*on #igital PCR, 6CR an# 2CR recor#ing en0ironments, W6 Purple har# #ri0es offer lo! po!er consumption an# man9 a#0ance# performance features t9picall9 reser0e# for enterprise*le0el storage

Feat)*es W6 Purple har# #ri0es are eIuippe# !ith an arra9 of e=clusi0e W6 technologies, inclu#ing: * A++F*ame, * When combine# !ith 1T1 streaming support, 1ll5rame: technolog9 helps to re#uce 0i#eo footage loss !ith a proprietar9 cache polic9 management technolog9 to help impro0e #ata flo! an# pla9bac/ W6 Purple inclu#es e=clusi0e firm!are upgra#es that protect against 0i#eo pi=ilation an# interruptions !ithin a sur0eillance s9stem * Advanced Fo*mat Techno+ogy, -AFT. * the more efficient me#ia format that enables increase# areal #ensities, a#opte# b9 W6 an# other #ri0e manufacturers to continue gro!ing har# #ri0e capacities

W67 RELE1SES W6 PFRPLE SFRCE3LL12CE*CL1SS ST$R1GE L32E Page ;

Enginee*ed fo* Compati/i+ity ?uilt for eas9 integration into ne! or e=isting 0i#eo sur0eillance s9stems, W6 Purple har# #ri0es are #esigne# an# teste# to sur0eillance*class stan#ar#s an# are compatible !ith in#ustr9*lea#ing chassis an# chip*sets Without a current in#ustr9 stan#ar#, W6 !or/e# closel9 !ith sur0eillance partners to #e0elop a proprietar9 benchmar/ to #efine an# #emonstrate performance in sur0eillance s9stems Tests of W6 Purple har# #ri0es in#icate superior performance to competiti0e sur0eillance*class bran#s of storage, especiall9 as cameras, channel count an# !or/loa#s increase 1 special Compatibilit9 Selector is a0ailable to assist customers !ith sur0eillance #ri0e selection at:

http://!!! !# com/en/pro#ucts/pro#ucts asp=Ji#K,',&

P*ice and Avai+a/i+ity Shipping no! through select resellers an# are #istribute# b9 Techtron S9stems Corp an# Fbertech 3nc in the Philippines, W6 Purple sur0eillance*class har# #ri0es are a0ailable in capacities from , T? up to - T? an# co0ere# b9 a three*9ear limite# !arrant9 MSRP for the ; <*inch , T? #ri0e, mo#el L: %W6,&PFRM( is PhP ;,'N& &&O the ' T? #ri0e, mo#el L: %W6'&PFRM( is PhP -,)&& &&O the ; T? #ri0e, mo#el L: %W6;&PFRM( is PhP +,'<& && an# the - T? #ri0e, mo#el L: %W6-&PFRM( is PhP N,PP< && 1##itional information about W6 Purple har# #ri0es an# limite# !arrant9 terms ma9 be foun# on the compan9 !ebsite at http://pro#ucts !# com/!#purple

A/o)t WD W6, a Western 6igital compan9, is a long*time inno0ator an# storage in#ustr9 lea#er 1s a storage technolog9 pacesetter, the compan9 pro#uces reliable, high*performance har# #is/

W67 RELE1SES W6 PFRPLE SFRCE3LL12CE*CL1SS ST$R1GE L32E Page -

#ri0es an# soli# state #ri0es These #ri0es are #eplo9e# b9 $EMs an# integrators in #es/top an# mobile computers, enterprise computing s9stems, embe##e# s9stems an# consumer electronics applications, as !ell as b9 the compan9 in pro0i#ing its o!n storage pro#ucts W6Bs lea#ing storage #e0ices an# s9stems, net!or/ing pro#ucts, me#ia pla9ers an# soft!are solutions empo!er people aroun# the !orl# to easil9 sa0e, store, protect, share an# e=perience their content on multiple #e0ices W6 !as establishe# in ,P)& an# is

hea#Iuartere# in 3r0ine, California 5or more information, please 0isit the compan9Bs !ebsite at !!! !# com Western 6igital Corp %21S618: W6C(, 3r0ine, Calif , is a global pro0i#er of pro#ucts an# ser0ices that empo!er people to create, manage, e=perience an# preser0e #igital content 3ts companies #esign an# manufacture storage #e0ices, net!or/ing eIuipment an# home entertainment pro#ucts un#er the W6, >GST an# G*Technolog9 bran#s Cisit the 3n0estor section of the compan9Qs !ebsite %!!! !estern#igital com( to access a 0ariet9 of financial an# in0estor information
LLL Western Digital, WD, the WD logo are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; WD Purple is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may e mentioned herein that elong to other companies. !s used for storage capacity one giga yte "#$% & ' illion ytes, one tera yte "T$% & one trillion ytes. Total accessi le capacity (aries depending on operating en(ironment. See support.)dc.com for limited )arranty terms and conditions. *DITO+,S -OT*S. WD product photos. http.//)d rand.com/ *ditorial re(ie) samples of WD Purple hard dri(es may 2anagement, WD P+ !gency in the Philippines.

e re0uested (ia Think $ig *(ents 1 2edia