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Seagate Expands Storage for Dish Network's(R) Digital Video Recorders

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Posted 07 January 2009 @ 07:51 pm ET

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seagate (Nasdaq: STX), theworld leader in storage solutions, continues to provide more gigabytes for theliving room, announcing that the Seagate(R) Showcase(TM) DVR storage expanderis now compatible with DISH Network's (Nasdaq: DISH) Solo ViP(R) 612 receiver,as well as the DuoDVRs ViP(R) 622 and ViP(R) 722, offering more DVR recordingcapacity. Also, when paired with the high-definition Solo ViP(R) 211 and 211kreceivers, the Seagate Showcase DVR storage expander converts these set-topboxes into DVRs. This latest certification of the 500GB USB-connected DVRexpander for one of the largest digital broadcast providers in the U.S. meansthat many of DISH Network's nearly 14 million subscribers can benefit fromgreater capacity to record more of the television shows they love(1).

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The Seagate Showcase solution is available in 500GB which provides up to100 hours of additional HD or 500 hours of standard definition content.Featuring a Seagate(R) Pipeline(TM) HD hard drive developed specifically tomeet the HD video demands of today's digital recording, the Seagate ShowcaseDVR storage expander is optimized for home entertainment, with a near silentoperation, earth-conscious sustainable power management and the ability tooperate in high temperature environments common to home entertainment centers.

"Combining the Seagate(R) Showcase(TM) DVR storage expander with DISHNetwork's top-rated line of DVRs allows our customers to create and controltheir own on-demand libraries," said Jessica Insalaco, chief marketing officerfor DISH Network. "The storage expander is the perfect complement when pairedwith our award-winning DVRs."

"With the ever growing amount of HD programming now available through DISHNetwork, their customers will certainly enjoy the benefits of add-on storageexpansion," said Brian Dexheimer, president of Seagate's Consumer SolutionDivision. "Seagate expects that the popularity of HD video recording willcontinue to trend upward with the mandatory move to digital televisionbroadcast in 2009. We are pleased to be working with the current leader inthis space and anticipate that more service providers will follow soon."

For more information or to order the Seagate Showcase DVR expander, go tohttp://www.Seagate.com. To learn more about DISH Network's DVR conversionfeature available with the Solo ViP(R) 211 and 211k HD receivers, visithttp://www.dishnetwork.com/DVRconversion .

About DISH Network Corporation

DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation's third largest pay-TVprovider and the leader in digital television, provides approximately 13.78million satellite TV customers as of Sept. 30, 2008 with industry-leadingcustomer satisfaction which has surpassed major cable TV providers for eightconsecutive years. DISH Network also provides customers with award-winning HDand DVR technology including the ViP(R)722 HD DVR, which received the Editors'Choice awards from both CNET and PC Magazine. In addition, subscribers enjoyaccess to hundreds of video and audio channels, the most Internationalchannels in the U.S., industry-leading Interactive TV applications, Latinoprogramming, and the best sports and movies in HD. DISH Network offers avariety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital price inAmerica, the DishDVR Advantage Package, high-speed Internet service, and afree upgrade to the best HD DVR in the industry. DISH Network is included inthe Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visithttp://www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information

About Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketingof hard disk drives and storage solutions, providing products for a wide-rangeof applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, and ConsumerSolutions. Seagate's business model leverages technology leadership andworld-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and qualityto its global customers, with the goal of being the time-to-market leader inall markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providingaward-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world'sgrowing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globeand at http://www.seagate.com.

Copyright (C) 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate, Seagate Technology andthe Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in theUnited States and/or other countries. Showcase and Pipeline are eithertrademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of itsaffiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All othertrademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respectiveowners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals onebillion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Yourcomputer's operating system may use a different standard of measurement andreport a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used forformatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for datastorage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are forillustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors,including file size, file format, features, and application software. Seagatereserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings orspecifications.

(1) Requires activation. Fees may apply.

SOURCE Seagate


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