Srinagar, July 3: In a welcome development, the Western Digital Corporation, one of world’s largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers, has chosen Kashmir to start its annual “kick-off event” for India, Middle East and Africa.
 The 3-day event at Srinagar was kicked off today. Leadership teams from India, Middle East and Africa, besides senior executives from Europe are participating.
  “Over the course of the event, the executives will review WD’s performance in the India, Middle East and Africa regions, and discuss new initiatives for these markets,” said Khalid Wani, Director, India, Middle East & Africa.
 “This is WD’s first major executive conference in India after completing the acquisition of Viviti Technologies Ltd. (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies),” he said.
 “The acquisition has significantly broadened the company’s customer and resources base, and strengthened presence in the traditional enterprise market,” he added.
 To mention, 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.

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