Seagate hard drive

Seagate Technology is an American company founded in 1979 and located in Scotts Valley, California.

On December 21, 2005 Seagate announced the acquisition of shares, for 1.9 U.S. billion dollars from its American rival Maxtor and its merger into the company.

Seagate Technology is the global leader in the production of hard disks with about 30% market share in the first half of 2005, with over 52 million hard drives shipped.