Seagate ST98823A Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF) - Page 4

Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity To Learn More • To register for the Seagate Partner Program, visit spp.seagate.com. • Learn more about the whitebook opportunity at www.whitebookbuilder. com. • For information on Intel's common building blocks and Verified by Intel programs, visit www.intel. com/go/verifiedbyintel. notebooks are replacing desktops as mobile workstations. System builders need to recognize the importance of mobile computing and adjust their strategy accordingly. Mobile offerings emphasize customization and end-to-end solutions, both areas where system builders and local valueadded resellers have the potential to outperform large integrators. Whitebooks are a key element in any end-to-end mobile computing offering, which also includes wireless network setup, installing VPN and firewall software, and ongoing service agreements. By offering their own whitebook computers, system builders will be able to build on trusted relationships with customers and avoid losing account control. Seagate Supports the Whitebook Market Seagate is committed to the whitebook market, investing significant research and development resources to create the best possible storage solutions for whitebooks. The Seagate Momentus family of hard drives offers several opportunities that system builders can use to differentiate their whitebooks, depending on the target vertical market: • The Seagate Momentus 5400.3 drive is the first 2.5-inch notebook hard drive featuring perpendicular recording technology; it offers a 160-GB capacity. • The Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.2 drive features hardware-based, 128-bit encryption to protect data from unauthorized access. • The Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD is a hybrid drive, featuring built-in nonvolatile cache memory that reduces power usage and improves performance, especially with Windows Vista. • The Seagate Momentus 7200 series of drives features fast 7200-RPM spindle speed that provides maximum performance for intense computing applications. In addition, Momentus drives are power-efficient and extremely rugged-they are able to withstand 900 Gs of nonoperating shock-so users can take their whitebooks anywhere. Succeed in Whitebooks With Strong Partners Seagate and Intel are collaborating on behalf of independent system builders to build supply chains and educate customers so whitebook business can thrive. Through its partner program, Seagate works with system builders to develop the best strategy to integrate high-performance components into whitebooks and become more profitable. AMERICAS ASIA / PACIFIC EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Seagate Technology LLC 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066, United States, 831-438-6550 Seagate Technology International Ltd. 7000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Singapore 569877, 65-6485-3888 Seagate Technology SAS 130-136, rue de Silly, 92773, Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, France 33 1-4186 10 00 Copyright © 2006 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Momentus is either a trademark or registered trademark of Seagate Technology LLC. Other product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Publication Number: TP560, October 2006