Did not see Wave mentioned specifically, but the news is great.
In addition:
IHS: Hard-Disk-Drive Shipments Rose 4.1% In Second Quarter
3:38p ET September 6, 2011 (Dow Jones)
IHS: Hard-Disk-Drive Shipments Rose 4.1% In Second Quarter
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Shipments of hard-disk drives rose in the second quarter despite declining netbook sales and some disruption from Japan's earthquake earlier this year, according to technology researcher IHS Inc. (IHS).
For the quarter ended in June, IHS said hard-disk-drive shipments improved 4.1% from the prior quarter, to total 167.1 million units.
Western Digital Corp. (WDC) led the market with 32% of global unit shipments, followed closely by chief rival Seagate Technology Inc. (STX) at 31% of shipments.
"Growth was achieved partially from a pull-in of orders by PC manufacturers fearing a potential shortage of components from the quake's impact, and also by suppliers utilizing less-expensive sea freight to ship goods instead of costly air freight," said Fang Zhang, analyst for storage systems at IHS.
Looking ahead, IHS forecast hard-disk-drive shipments to improve 3.4% in the third quarter, helped by increased sales activity in the back-to-school and pre-holiday seasons as well as continued corporate PC upgrades.
IHS added it expects new microprocessors, such as Sandy Bridge and Romley from Intel Corp. (INTC), to lend particular strength to the enterprise segment of the market.
-By Mia Lamar, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-3207;
mia.lamar@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
09-06-11 1538ET
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