Western Digital and Tech Pacific tie up for distribution

Mumbai: Western Digital Corp (NYSE: WDC), one of the world''s leading hard drive manufacturers, today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Tech Pacific (India) Ltd, India''s largest technology products distribution company. Under the agreement, Tech Pacific will be an authorised distributor in India for the entire range of Western Digital''s award-winning storage products. These include the WD RaptorO, WD CaviarÒ SE, WD Caviar and WD ProtégéÒ.

With this tie-up, Western Digital is further expanding its sales and service presence in the country. Leveraging Tech Pacific''s presence in 35 locations across the nation, Western Digital will enhance its geographic penetration across market segments. Western Digital will also extend its service infrastructure in India through Tech Pacific''s 14 service and support centres and 30 warehouses.

Commenting on the alliance, Hafeez Khawaja, senior regional director, middle east, Africa and south Asia for Western Digital, said, "Tech Pacific''s proven track record in IT distribution, all-India footprint and strong presence in the corporate and industrial segments will help us in growing our business rapidly here. Tech Pacific''s capabilities are an important element in our nationwide distribution strategy."

K Jaishankar, chief executive officer, Tech Pacific (India) Ltd said, "It is a privilege for Tech Pacific to be associated with Western Digital. Today, Western Digital is a hard drive industry leader and a technology pioneer with a commitment to channels. Western Digital''s premier and high quality products ranging from 40 GB to 250GB for all market segments will help us extend our hard drive offerings in India."