Launches, Recognitions and Corporate Announcements by Technology Companies in the Data Storage Device Industry - Research Report on EMC, SanDisk, NetApp, Western Digital, and Fusion-io

NEW YORK, September 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Investors' Reports announced new research reports highlighting EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK), NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), and Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

EMC Corporation Research Report

On September 4, 2013, EMC Corporation (EMC) announced that it has kicked-off a 24-hour, around-the-world live broadcast to release new products that help give customers the speed they need to lead their IT transformation. Some of the highlights of the broadcast include, the release of the highly anticipated range of VNX unified storage systems (VNX5200, VNX5400, VNX5600, VNX5800, VNX7600, VNX8000 and VNX-F); announcement of the ViPR Software-Defined Storage Platform; technology preview of Project Nile; the new EMC XtremSW Cache 2.0 software; and EMC's celebration of its technology partnership with the Lotus F1 Team, by jointly announcing the EMCVNX 5400 Lotus Team F1 Limited Edition arrays in Lotus F1 Team colors. The Full Research Report on EMC Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-09-05/EMC]

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SanDisk Corp. Research Report

On August 27, 2013, SanDisk Corp. (SanDisk) commemorated its silver anniversary by ringing the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell. According to SanDisk, its anniversary celebrations also include the Company's 5,000-person workforce volunteering in charitable programs throughout the year in all countries in which SanDisk operates. Sanjay Mehrotra, SanDisk's Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, said, "When Eli, Jack and I started SanDisk in 1988 we knew flash memory had great potential. The company's growth and impact have far exceeded our expectations. While we reflect upon the many achievements and milestones, SanDisk's employees are focused on creating the technology and solutions that will drive the next 25 years of industry transformation and value for our shareholders. SanDisk is celebrating this milestone by continuing its long tradition of community service. I'm proud that our employees are committed to achieve 100 percent participation in volunteer programs in 2013, a goal we are well on our way to reaching." The Full Research Report on SanDisk Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-09-05/SNDK]

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NetApp, Inc. Research Report

On August 26, 2013, NetApp, Inc. (NetApp) announced new integrations with VMware solutions and NetApp clustered Data ONTAP software to enable non-disruptive migration of data for hundreds of virtual machines at a time. According to NetApp, the new integrations enable organizations to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver new services with maximum application uptime and uninterrupted business operations. Furthermore, Brendon Howe, Vice President, Product & Solutions Marketing, NetApp said, "The cloud is enabling this new era of IT service delivery to help businesses be more flexible, responsive, and competitive. One movement-software-defined storage-is part of this transformation in IT that helps break down technology barriers, driving increased agility, simplicity, and efficiency. NetApp and VMware will continue to align our development efforts to help organizations and CIOs realize the agility of the cloud and the power of clustered Data ONTAP and its integration to VMware vCloud Suite to focus on IT server delivery versus hardware limits." The Full Research Report on NetApp, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-09-05/NTAP]

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Western Digital Corp. Research Report

On September 5, 2013, Western Digital Corp. (Western Digital) reported that WD, a Western Digital company, has announced the availability of its My Passport Slim^[TM], a line of the first, thin and portable hard drives. According to Western Digital, the My Passport Slim is available in 1 TB and 2 TB capacities, and measures at 4.33 x 3.14 x 0.48-inches and 4.33 x 3.14 x 0.7-inches for 1 TB and 2 TB, respectively. Commenting on the release, Scott Steffens, General Manager of WD's Consumer Storage Solutions Group, stated, "WD's My Passport Slim drives are setting a new industry standard for portability, capacity, and file protection. Its beautiful metal exterior, combined with up to 2 TB of storage, hardware encryption, and WD SmartWare Pro backup protection make it the only storage device today's mobile consumers will ever need to bring with them." The Full Research Report on Western Digital Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-09-05/WDC]

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Fusion-io, Inc. Research Report

On August 26, 2013, Fusion-io, Inc. (Fusion-io) announced that Fusion ioMemory products are supported by and compatible with VMware Virtual SAN^[TM]. According to Fusion-io, it offers a reliable flash tier with a unique architecture that VMware Virtual SAN customers can leverage to maximize the performance of their VMware Virtual SAN deployments. Additionally, Jeffrey Treuhaft, Fusion-io Executive Vice President of Products said, "VMware Virtual SAN™ is a unique software-defined storage solution based on a resilient, highly available scale out architecture that intelligently eliminates performance bottlenecks with caching. By leveraging Fusion ioMemory in their VMware Virtual SAN deployments, customers can achieve superior VMware Virtual SAN peak performance using the server infrastructure of their choice." The Full Research Report on Fusion-io, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.investorsreports.com/report/2013-09-05/FIO]

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