Seagate Goes Pink to Support Finding a Cure for Breast Cancer
Company Partners with The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Offering a Limited Edition 'Pink' Seagate Pocket Hard Drive Loaded with Free Songs by Popular Artists
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 25 / -- Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women today. In the United States alone, one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman dies of breast cancer every 13 minutes. Helping to combat these staggering statistics, Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX), the world's number one hard drive maker, has partnered with The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to promote breast cancer awareness. As part of Seagate's "Backing up the Cause" program, the company is offering a limited edition pink Pocket Hard Drive, with ten percent of the purchase price donated to the Komen Foundation to fund research, promote global awareness and put an end to this life-threatening disease.
Available through Amazon.com and Buy.com, the Seagate "pink" Pocket Drive ($109 MSRP) comes pre-loaded with songs and video from popular music artists including Joan Jett, Stefy, Toby Lightman, Megan McCauley, Stephanie McKay, Alana Davis, Andrea Rosario and Annie Stela. With plenty of room to spare for your digital content, this generous 6GB pocket-sized external drive lets consumers store and carry hours of digital music, more than a thousand photos and hundreds of business files conveniently in their purse, backpack or briefcase. The Seagate Pocket Hard Drive connects quickly and easily to a computer or laptop via USB 2.0 for instant access to digital content.
"Seagate is proud to join forces with the Komen Foundation in its mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease," said Jim Druckrey, general manager of Seagate Branded Solutions. "Breast cancer touches all our lives and we hope that consumers will take this opportunity to support the Foundation's efforts by volunteering time, making a donation or purchasing a product that supports the cause."
"A key to our success at the Komen Foundation is that we collaborate with a variety of organizations to provide creative ways for people to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer," said Cindy Schneible, vice president of Cause-Related Marketing and Sponsorship at the Komen Foundation. "We are proud to have the opportunity to partner with Seagate to make a bold statement about breast cancer awareness and make a valuable contribution to breast cancer research and community outreach programs."
Further supporting Seagate's "Backing up the Cause" program, the company recently sponsored the local Komen Race for the Cure® in San Francisco, CA. Today, the Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world. In addition to raising funds, the Komen Race for the Cure® Series is committed to educating the public about early detection, the strongest method of surviving this life-threatening disease.
For more information about Seagate or the pink Seagate Pocket Drive, please visit www.seagate.com. More information about The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, breast health, and breast cancer can be found at www.komen.org.
About the Komen Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. A global leader in the fight against breast cancer, the Foundation fulfills its mission through support of innovative breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards and educational, scientific and community outreach programs around the world. Through fiscal year 2005, the Komen Foundation, together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, has invested $630 million in breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs.
About Seagate
Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate's business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers, and to be the low cost producer in all markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providing award- winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at www.seagate.com.
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