Bangkok--15 Jun--Pr Plus TwoNew Terabyte My Book World Edition II Digital Storage ApplianceStreamlines Secure Access and Sharing for Consumers Expanding its lineup of consumer-friendly, easy-to-use external hard drives that has made it the leading consumer external storage brand worldwide, Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today introduced the My Book World Edition family of shared storage appliances. This new family of shared storage appliances allows consumers and home office workers to securely access their digital content, such as photos, home videos and documents, and share it with family and friends from anywhere in the world as if that content were stored local to the user. The terabyte (TB) My Book World Edition II model is equipped with a dual-drive configuration and RAID capability. WD Anywhere Access is WD’s new software for simplifying access to digital content and breaking the barriers of physical proximity to that content. Part of Anywhere Access is the unique Data OnHand feature, which makes My Book World Edition active in Windows Explorer and Windows “Save As” and “Open” options whenever the user is connected to the Internet. This streamlines access to the content for users, even if they are thousands of miles away from their My Book World Edition appliance, and eliminates task-heavy logging into and out of third-party Web access systems. It operates independently of any specific PC, so the original host computer does not need to be powered on. The two models of the My Book World Edition family of shared storage appliances are compatible with wired and wireless networks and equipped with a lighted on/off button; easy-to-use backup software; a unique capacity gauge LED that allows users to discern at a glance remaining storage space; and a three-year limited warranty. They come with EMC Retrospect Express backup software; one Ethernet port; one USB 2.0 port to instantly add more storage; intelligent drive management features and LED activity lights. The My Book World Edition model has a capacity of 500 GB. My Book World Edition II includes all of the features of the My Book World Edition product in a dual-drive system for 1 TB of capacity.Extra Data Protection My Book World Edition II units are shipped in the full 1 TB configuration, but can be set by users to reserve half of its capacity to mirror users’ data in real time using RAID 1. The My Book World Edition II is user-serviceable, allowing users to open the enclosure to replace one or both of the hard drives by following the detailed instructions, without voiding the system’s three-year limited warranty. Lately, Western Digital announced that its My Book World Edition external hard drive was voted ‘The Best of RetailVision’ in the best product peripheral category by top technology retailers in North America Best of RetailVision TM awards are the only awards in the retail distribution channel voted on solely by the attending retailers. Winners are selected by decision makers from top-100-level retailers who buy over $60 billion worth of products each year. RetailVision is produced by Vision Events, a division of Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT).Availability and Pricing My Book World Edition (500GB) is available now at the retail stores in Pantip Plaza, all branches of IT Mall and has a suggested retail price of baht 7,910 (VAT included) and baht 15,470 for My Book World Edition II (1TB). WD’s My Book family of storage products, including My Book World Edition, can be found at www.wdmybook.com .About WD WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company produces reliable, high-performance hard drives that keep users' data close-at-hand and secure from loss. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for external, portable and shared storage products. WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's Web site ( www.westerndigital.com ) to access a variety of financial and investor information. Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and WD Passport are registered trademarks and WD Scorpio and My Book are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. For more information please contact: Pimratchada Suppasittichote Pr Plus Two Co., Ltd. Tel. +662-158-9108 www.prplus2.com Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net