WD has just unveiled its new My Cloud family of personal cloud
solutions. WD's My Cloud is a complete solution for users to organise,
centralise and secure the digital content from all of their computers
and mobile devices and access those files from any device, from anywhere
in the world. My Cloud users can store and organize their families'
photos and videos in one secure place on the home network. My Cloud is
available in 2 TB, 3 TB, and 4 TB capacities with no monthly payment
required. Customers can also attach a compatible USB 3.0 hard drive
directly to the USB expansion port on the My Cloud drive and instantly
expand their storage capacity. MSRP is $149.99 USD for 2 TB, $179.99 USD
for 3 TB and $249.99 USD for 4 TB. A two-drive and four-drive My Cloud
configuration will be available in the future.
Press Release
WD® Gives Consumers A Cloud Of Their Own
With New My Cloud™ Consumers Can Easily Save, Access and Share all
of their Photos, Videos and Files from Any Device, Anytime – without
Sacrificing Privacy
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WD®, a Western Digital
(NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in storage solutions for the
connected life, today introduced its new My Cloud™ family of personal
cloud solutions. WD's My Cloud is a complete solution for users to
organize, centralize and secure the digital content from all of their
computers and mobile devices and access those files from any device,
from anywhere in the world. By simply connecting a My Cloud personal
cloud drive to the Internet, consumers get the anywhere, any-device
access they can get from the public cloud, without having to pay monthly
fees or giving up control of their personal data.
"We believe that there's no place like home for the cloud," said Jim
Welsh, executive vice president and general manager of WD's branded
products and consumer electronics groups. "Everyone is inundated with
thousands of digital files scattered across multiple computers and
mobile devices, and controlling that chaos is a challenge. WD's personal
cloud is the easiest, most secure and most affordable way for customers
to control that chaos, with access to all of their files anywhere,
anytime."
Research firm Gartner estimates that the average household will own
approximately 3.3 terabytes (TB) of digital content by 2016[1]. In line
with this growth of digital content is the explosive growth of
Internet-connected devices, with the current U.S. household owning 5.7
connected devices, according to The NPD Group[2]. The convergence of
rapid content and device growth requires a new storage paradigm that
gives consumers complete control over their digital lives. Personal
cloud storage is the new standard, allowing users to keep media and
files safe at home on their own physical drive and then access them over
the Internet with any PC or Mac® computer or on tablets and smartphones
through mobile apps. Using the My Cloud drive, users can share files,
stream media and access content anywhere with no monthly fees and feel
secure in the knowledge that their cloud resides in their own home under
their exclusive control.
"Families are connecting, sharing, syncing, and backing-up numerous
mobile devices and computers in their household, with the amount of
digital data being created on these devices growing dramatically," said
Liz Conner, Senior Research Analyst, Storage Systems, IDC. "Personal
cloud is an ideal solution to simplify the complex issue of organizing
digital files across various devices so that users can enjoy their
digital videos, photos and music on all of their devices."
Streamlined Setup and Backup
Customers can get their personal cloud up and running in minutes with
WD's rich web-based user interface for seamless web-guided setup. WD's
software auto-detects the drive to make setup simple for novice users.
Once the My Cloud drive is setup, customers can easily connect their
computers and mobile devices with WD's free desktop and mobile apps.
With a Gigabit Ethernet connection and Dual-Core processor, transferring
files is blazing fast, allowing customers to quickly centralize all of
the digital content scattered across various devices onto My Cloud. With
direct file uploads from mobile devices, important files and videos can
be safely moved to My Cloud, freeing up valuable space on users'
tablets and smartphones.
Customers can also use their My Cloud to back up their computers and
digital files. For PC users, WD SmartWare™ Pro software offers options
for how, when and where to back up files. Mac users can utilize all the
features of Apple® Time Machine® backup software to protect their data.
Complete Control
My Cloud users can store and organize their families' photos, videos,
music and important documents in one secure place on the home network.
With the new My Cloud desktop app, navigating, controlling and sharing
these files from anywhere in the world is simple and intuitive. My Cloud
is available in 2 TB, 3 TB, and 4 TB capacities, providing bountiful
storage capacity with no monthly payment required. Customers can also
attach a compatible USB 3.0 hard drive directly to the USB expansion
port on the My Cloud drive and instantly expand their storage capacity.
Additionally, My Cloud serves as a home's digital entertainment hub,
storing terabytes of movies and music that can then be streamed to any
DLNA™-certified multimedia device such as a WD TV® Live™ media player,
as well as smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Accessing the Personal Cloud
Available for iOS® and Android™ devices, the new WD My Cloud mobile app
allows users to view photos, stream video and access their files from
anywhere on their smartphones or tablets. The mobile app also makes file
sharing and collaborating simple and secure, allowing customers to
easily email files, share files as a link, and print and open files with
third party apps.
Additionally, the My Cloud mobile app integrates major public cloud
services so that customers can easily transfer files between their
Dropbox™, SkyDrive® and Google Drive™ public cloud accounts[3].
Price and Availability
The 2 TB and 3 TB My Cloud is currently available at select U.S.
retailers and online at the wdstore.com. The 4 TB My Cloud is expected
to be available in November. MSRP is $149.99 USD for 2 TB, $179.99 USD
for 3 TB and $249.99 USD for 4 TB. The My Cloud mobile app currently is
available for download from the App Store(SM) and Google PlayTM. A two
drive and four drive My Cloud configuration will be available in the
future.
Capacity and Compatibility
My Cloud personal cloud storage is available in capacities of 2 TB, 3
TB and 4 TB and is compatible with Windows® 8, Windows 7, Windows
Vista®, Windows XP, OS X Mountain Lion™, Lion®, Snow Leopard®, as well
as DLNA®/UPnP® enabled devices.
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage
industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company
produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state
drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop and
mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems and
consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in
providing its own storage products. WD's leading storage devices and
systems, networking products, media players and software solutions
empower people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share
and experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in
1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, please
visit the company's website at
http://www.wd.com
.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global
provider of products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home entertainment
products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands. Visit the Investor
section of the company's website (
http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including
statements relating to the expected availability of My Cloud products in
two drive and four drive configurations, estimated growth of digital
content and interconnected devices, and the expected availability of the
4 TB My Cloud product in November. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements, including changes in markets, competition, demand; failure
to accurately anticipate customers' changing needs and emerging
technological trends like personal and corporate cloud storage, failure
by certain suppliers to develop and manufacture components, technology
or production equipment for our products, global economic or political
conditions and or other risks detailed from time-to-time in our
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but
not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, to which
your attention is directed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak as of the date
hereof, and WD undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered trademarks in the
U.S. and other countries; Windows and Windows Vista are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries. Mac, OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard and Time Machine
are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the
U.S. and other countries and is used under license by Apple Inc. Other
marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other
brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their
respective companies. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) =
one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.
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