A storage industry pioneer, Western Digital Corporation offers products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company develops and manufactures hard and solid-state drives for internal, external, portable and shared storage applications. Its hard drives are used in desktop and notebook computers, mobile devices, corporate networks and home entertainment equipment. The company s solid-state drives are used in embedded applications, such as network communication products and the industrial, medical, military and aerospace markets. Founded in 1970, Western Digital Corporation s storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers and selected resellers through the Western Digital and WD brand names. The company employs more than 45,000 people at manufacturing facilities in the United States, Malaysia and Thailand and sales offices worldwide.