100 Million Hard Drives Sold: Bell Microproducts Sets Industry Benchmark
March 24 2010 - 10:00AM
Low cost storage capacity remains in high demand – as evidenced by
a recent benchmark set by Bell Microproducts Inc. (Nasdaq:BELM),
one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and
computing technology. Today, the company announced that it has
reached the milestone of shipping 100 million hard disk drives
(HDD) since its founding in 1987.
According to Bell Micro's president and CEO, Don Bell, strong
customer relationships are one of the keys to the company's
success: "Our customers are the key to our success, and the
fact that they have purchased over 100 million HDDs from us over
the years is a testament to their high confidence level in Bell
Micro – and our ability to meet their needs. Achieving this
milestone has truly been a global team effort – we have earned our
strong market position through consistent execution over time."
This milestone was achieved by combining Bell Micro's global
resources with our strong supplier relationships to solve the needs
of our customers. Bell Micro is the predominant source of HDDs
and represents all of the major manufacturers, including Hitachi,
Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital.
"The rich digital world we live in today would not be possible
without affordable, high capacity hard disk drive storage," states
John Rydning, IDC's research director for hard disk drives. "Bell
Micro's shipment of its 100 millionth HDD is a testament to the
important role it plays in delivering HDD storage to customers
around the world – for more than 20 years."
"A growing demand for digital storage capacity combined with
more affordable technology continue to fuel demand for HDDs," noted
Joe Cousins, vice president of marketing for Bell Micro. "In
fact, we are back to above pre-recession levels in terms of total
disk drives sold in the market and were able to reach the 100
million HDDs sold milestone ahead of the date which we had
originally projected. Moreover, Bell Micro's long standing
reputation as a trusted storage partner positions us well as we
strive towards the next milestone."
Bell noted that the company has the right support
infrastructure, product lines, inventory, technical expertise and
supply chain capabilities to continue as the leading global disk
drive distributor. Reflecting upon the success of Bell Micro over
the years, Bell commented that, "We are committed to continuing to
support our customers in an excellent manner and providing them
with the complete package for their storage needs, from design to
deployment. We have earned a strong position with our
customers by doing this well over our 21 years in the disk drive
industry. Together, Bell Micro, our customers, and supplier
partners have proven to be a winning combination."
For more information, please visit www.bellmicro.com.
About Bell Microproducts Inc.
Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq:BELM) is an international,
value-added distributor of a wide range of high-tech products,
solutions and services, including storage systems, servers,
software, computer components, and peripherals, as well as
maintenance and professional services. An industry-recognized
specialist in storage products, the company is one of the world's
largest storage-centric value-added distributors.
Bell Microproducts is uniquely qualified with deep technical and
application expertise to service a broad range of information
technology needs. From design to deployment, its products are
available at any level of integration, from components to subsystem
assemblies and fully-integrated, tested and certified system
solutions. More information can be found in the company's SEC
filings, or by visiting the Bell Microproducts web site at
www.bellmicro.com.
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