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XFX is a division of PINE Technology Holdings Limited, a leading manufacturer and marketer of innovative solutions for the worldwide gaming technologies market. Founded in 1989, PINE designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance video graphics technology and computer peripherals. The company’s dedicated research and development team are continually pushing the limits to meet the demands of the ever-growing and performance-driven community. Headquartered in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR), PINE has more than 1,000 employees worldwide with 16 offices around the globe. PINE also maintains four state-of-the-art research and development facilities in the Asia Pacific region and two factories in Mainland China.

XFX

PINE Fast Facts

• Company founded in 1989
• Listed on the Hong Kong GEM Board (Stock Code 8013) since 1999
• Headquartered in Hong Kong
• Two Corporate Divisions: XFX and Samtack

XFX Division Features

• Product distribution in more than 50 countries
• 17 offices worldwide
• Two R&D centers in Taiwan and Shenzhen
• Factory in Mainland China
• Brand and product marketing in the United States
• More than 1,000 employees

Corsair has been a leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed modules since 1994. As a pioneer in high-speed module design, Corsair is a trusted supplier to many computer manufacturers. In high-density memory solutions, Corsair has always been one of the first suppliers to achieve advanced qualifications on Intel, Tyan and SuperMicro server platforms. They also work closely with other major server platform manufacturers to release product that is 100% compatible with their latest server products.

Corsair

The flagship memory products are the DOMINATOR™ line of performance memory, which is designed for the unique demands of the serious enthusiast community. Featuring patent-pending Dual-path Heat Exchange (DHX) technology, the DOMINATOR family maximizes on performance, minimizes on heat, all the while running with heighten reliability and stability. The DOMINATOR line has set world performance records and won numerous awards. Corsair’s mainstream performance memory solutions are the XMS family. The XMS family includes XMS2 DHX, featuring innovative DHX technology now in the mainstream; XMS Xpert, the first modules with real-time display of parametric data; XMS Pro Series, gaming memory with real-time activity LEDs; and XMS2, high-performance DDR2 modules with black heat spreaders. The XMS Family also includes DDR1 solutions in XMS, available in either black or platinum heat spreaders

Corsair has expanded beyond memory modules to offer performance liquid cooling units and blocks under our Corsair Nautilus brand and power supplies under our HX Series brand.

In addition, Corsair offer a line of specialty Flash memory. From ultra-rugged Flash Survivor™ family to the multi-award winning durable Flash Voyager™ family, Corsair has quickly established itself as an industry leader for USB drives.

Founded in May, 2001 by Chairman and CEO Mr. Simon Chen, A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd. has quickly risen to become one of the world’s largest memory and flash product providers. At the beginning, with DRAM modules as the major product line, A-DATA’s mission was to become “The Global Leading Brand of Memory Products.” Later on, recognizing the market’s trend, A-DATA diversified its product portfolio to include Flash peripherals and multimedia solutions. Capitalizing on the strong growth of DRAM memory and flash related products in the market, based on DRAMeXchange 2006 and iSuppli 2006 reports, A-DATA ranks second in the world for DRAM Modules and fourth for Flash Disks respectively.

A-DATA

Although A-DATA was started with twenty employees only several years ago, the founder, Mr. Simon Chen and the senior management team have extensive memory-related industry experience in manufacturing and global sales, as well as the passion and energy to instill extraordinary corporate values as the foundation of the company. These values consist of integrity, fairness, honesty, perseverance, ingenuity, harmony, love and innovation. All these factors help contribute to remarkable and consistent year-on-year revenue and profit growth, allowing A-DATA to achieve milestones such as the No. 1 DRAM Module Provider in Asia, a listing on Taiwan’s Over-the-Counter (OTC) stock exchange (3260), a number three ranking in Taiwan Technology’s Top 100, and a rank of fourteenth on Taiwan’s Top 20 Global Brands in 2006. These impressive results and corporate culture are now used as a benchmark for success in Taiwan’s high-tech industry.

Mr. Chen proudly points out that A-DATA has been profitable every year, even when the DRAM market cycle and pricing was fluctuating dramatically. Mr. Chen has led A-DATA on the right track and the company continues to hit historical highs for revenue. This strong growth allowed A-DATA to reach NT$26.2 billion (US$795 million) in revenue for 2004. In 2005, total sales revenue increased significantly to NT$32 billion (US$973 million). The revenue for 2006 is still increasing a lot compared to 2005. Looking to the future, as the second largest DRAM memory provider in the world and Taiwan’s fourteenth top global brand in 2006, A-DATA will instill the spirit of “Only Accept Number One” to continue to drive our brand and market growth.

Western Digital is a data storage pioneer and a leader in the hard drive industry. The company provides cost-effective storage solutions for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. Customers rely on WD hard drives in desktop and notebook computers, mobile and handheld devices, corporate networks and home entertainment applications. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for external, portable and shared storage applications.

WD has proven its ability to respond to changing market needs by delivering to new markets the same quality, reliability and on-time delivery that has made it successful in the computing markets. WD is meeting new needs as the markets seek smaller, high-performance hard drives for a variety of computing and consumer electronics products.

Desktop computer users are served by a wide range of 3.5-inch WD hard drives. The popular WD Caviar family of drives, available in both EIDE and Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces, offers top performance, capacity, and cool and quiet operation for PC and Macintosh® computers. WD Caviar Black offers maximum performance for power computing; WD Caviar Green consumes as much as 40 percent less power than standard drives, providing cool, quiet and eco-friendly storage; and WD Caviar Blue is the series for those who want performance and reliability for everyday computing.

For notebook computing, the WD Scorpio family of 2.5-inch hard drives features high performance and low power consumption. The 7,200 RPM WD Scorpio Black drive delivers lightning-fast desktop-class performance, while the WD Scorpio Blue, offering the highest capacities, operates with low power consumption for longer system battery life and increased long-term reliability.

Both home and business users find applications for WD external hard drives and storage systems, which employ USB 2.0, FireWire® 400, FireWire 800, eSATA interfaces, or a combination, as well as Ethernet for network storage. With these drives, massive secured data storage is added quickly and easily. The My Book family delivers high-performance storage to PC and Macintosh computers, making them ideal for video, music and photo capture and editing, as well as for data backup. The pocket-sized My Passport Portable Drive offers the ultimate in storage convenience and portability.

Media enthusiasts can use WD TV to turn their My Passport Portable Drives into an HD media player, providing the most convenient way to play HD movies or user-generated videos, listen to high-quality digital music and show high-resolution slideshows of their family photos on their TV.

WD was founded in 1970 and began designing and manufacturing hard drives in 1988. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, the company employs approximately 50,000 people worldwide. Manufacturing facilities are in California, Malaysia and Thailand; design facilities are in Southern and Northern California, Colorado and Thailand; and sales offices are maintained around the world. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers, select resellers and retailers under the Western Digital and WD brand names. WD’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WDC. WD’s Web site may be found at www.westerndigital.com.

As digital content, such as music, video, photos and games, becomes more integrated into everyday life, the idea of static data storage is becoming obsolete. In today’s on-demand world, you want to access, share and secure your digital content using dynamic storage solutions that give you the freedom to do business, create and interact—anytime, anywhere. From protecting treasured family photos and personal music collections to developing next-generation consumer electronics devices and large enterprise networks, Seagate delivers advanced digital storage solutions to meet the needs of today’s consumers and tomorrow’s applications.

Seagate

When the first hard drives began shipping in 1956, only big corporations could afford the cost and space required for these one-ton behemoths. Today, digital storage is all around us. Whether you realize it or not, you are probably interacting with digital storage devices on a daily basis. Every time you visit an ATM machine, record and replay a favorite TV show on your DVR or download a song to your portable media player, you are accessing or storing information on a hard drive. Every day, content passes through numerous types of storage devices before it makes it to your office computer or personal media player. Hard drives today are involved not only in the storing of content but also in the transfer and creation of it. In our culture of downloading and instant access, you can find a seemingly endless amount of content to download, enjoy and share—whenever, wherever you want.

The digital storage market continues to grow at a rapid pace—fueled by the explosion in content being created and consumed, as well as new legislation requiring businesses to store specific records and information. Storage solutions today aren’t just about keeping your valuable data safe and secure but also helping your information and media be as accessible and flexible as you need it to be. Now you can access and take your content wherever you go—in your car, on your business trip, to the gym. From home entertainment consumer electronics devices to large enterprise data centers, Seagate digital storage solutions empower you to make the most of your content—for business and pleasure.

As the leader in the industry, Seagate has focused on building business efficiencies, such as platforming and vertical integration that give the company a competitive edge. Platforming has helped Seagate deliver a comprehensive product portfolio by allowing the company to apply one core technology platform to create multiple products. The company has applied the platforming concept to the manufacturing process, allowing Seagate to manufacture many different hard drive models on the same factory line to further increase efficiencies and improve product quality and margins.

Vertical integration also plays a large role in streamlining the design and development process. Seagate designs, owns and manufactures all of the core technologies needed to develop individual storage products, including heads, media, motors and printed circuit boards. Without reliance on third parties to supply components, the company has complete control of its entire development process and product roadmap—from component supply to technology improvements.  As a result, product quality, margins and time to market are vastly improved—enabling Seagate to quickly meet the quality, reliability and supply demands of its customers.

Seagate Technology has been at the forefront of the storage industry for nearly 30 years. With corporate offices in Scotts Valley, California, Seagate employs more than 55,000 people around the world—all contributing to the development of the company’s next-generation storage products. From the first 5.25-inch hard drive for the PC to the development of perpendicular recording technology, the company has been pioneering new industry standards that have fueled advancements in the digital information age. Through technology leadership and innovation, Seagate continues to help individuals and businesses maximize the potential of their digital content in an ever-evolving, on-demand world.

Founded in 1987 with a single product offering, Kingston® now offers more than 2,000 memory products that support nearly every device that uses memory, from computers, servers and printers to MP3 players, digital cameras and mobile phones. In 2008, the company’s sales reached $4.0 billion.

Kingston

With global headquarters in Fountain Valley, California, Kingston employs more than 4,000 people worldwide. Regarded as one of the “Best Companies to Work for in America” by Fortune magazine, Kingston’s tenets of respect, loyalty, flexibility and integrity create an exemplary corporate culture. Kingston believes that investing in its people is essential, and each employee is a vital part of Kingston’s success.

Kingston serves an international network of distributors, resellers, retailers and OEM customers on six continents. The company also provides contract manufacturing and supply chain management services for semiconductor manufacturers and system OEMs.

At the Forefront of Memory: The History of Kingston

Kingston Technology grew out of a severe shortage of surface-mount memory chips in the high-tech marketplace in the 1980s. John Tu and David Sun were determined to find a solution. They put their engineering expertise to work and designed a new Single In-Line Memory Module (SIMM) that used readily available, older technology through-hole components. A new industry standard was born — and, on October 17, 1987, so was Kingston Technology.

1989 Kingston differentiates itself from its competitors with 100-percent testing, resulting in quality assurance and the leadership position in the market.

1990 Kingston branches out into its first non-memory product line, processor upgrades.

1992 Kingston is ranked #1 by Inc. magazine as the fastest-growing privately held company in America.

1993 Kingston expands into networking and storage product lines.

1994 Kingston introduces DataTraveler® and DataPak™ portable products.
In September, Kingston becomes ISO 9000 certified on its first assessment attempt.
Forbes magazine lists Kingston as number 367 on its list of “The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.” Kingston is listed with revenue of $489 million.

1995 Kingston opens a branch office in Munich, Germany to provide technical support and marketing capabilities for its European distributors and customers.
In October, Kingston joins the Billion-Dollar Club. The company’s 1995 sales exceed $1.3 billion.
Ads ran thanking the employees (“Thanks a Billion!”) with each individual employee name in the Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times.
Ads ran thanking the suppliers and distributors in trade publications and the Wall Street Journal

1996 On August 15, Softbank® Corporation of Japan acquires 80 percent of Kingston for a total of $1.5 billion.
In November, Kingston and Toshiba co-Market memory upgrades for Toshiba PCs. This is the first time a PC OEM and a memory manufacturer team up.
On December 14, John Tu and David Sun allocate $100 million for employee bonuses as a result of the acquisition.
Kingston announces a 49% increase in unit sales for its memory module products in calendar year 1996 over calendar year 1995.

1997 In January, Kingston opens its European headquarters in the United Kingdom.
Kingston opens manufacturing facility/office in Taiwan.
Kingston opens sales office in Japan.
In August, Kingston opens manufacturing facility and offices in Dublin, Ireland.

1998 Kingston ranked #2 by Fortune Magazine of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States”
Kingston expands manufacturing capacity by purchasing PC-OEM manufacturing buildings in Fountain Valley, CA.
In February, the Quality Management Systems of Kingston Technology were assessed and registered as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001/ANSI/ASQC Q9001 for quality standards by SGS International Certification Services.

1999 In July, John Tu and David Sun buy back the 80 percent of Kingston owned by Softbank for $450 million.
Kingston introduces ValueRAM® a high-quality, low-cost memory designed for system integrators to use in white box solutions.
In September, Kingston opens manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia.

2000 Kingston launches Advanced Validation Labs, Inc. (AVL), a sister company that provides memory validation services.
Kingston’s Storage Products Division (SPD) is spun off as a new company, StorCase® Technology, Inc.
In June, Kingston announces a new supply chain management model to its memory manufacturing process. Payton Technology Inc. is established to help support this new model.
Forbes magazine lists Kingston as number 141 on its list of “The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.” Kingston is listed with revenues of $1.5 billion for 1999.

2001 In March, Kingston announces the formation of the Consumer Markets Division (CMD), a new division focusing on the retail and e-tail channel.
Kingston is honored by Industry Week as a “Top 5 Global Manufacturing Company”

2002 In January, Kingston makes Fortune’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” for the fifth year in a row.
In July, Kingston launches patented, industry-leading memory tester.
In November, Kingston launches new HyperX® line of high-performance memory modules.
Kingston launches patented EPOC chip-stacking technology.

2003 In April, Kingston receives the “Diverse Supplier Award for Best Overall Performance” from Dell.
In June, Kingston is honored for “Excellence in Fairness” by the Great Place to Work Institute.
In August, Kingston makes a $50 million investment in Elpida.
In October, Kingston launches “Green Initiative” for module manufacturing.

2004 Kingston announces revenues of $1.8B for 2003.
iSuppli ranks Kingston as world’s number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
In August, Kingston increases Flash memory cards’ warranty to “lifetime”.
In September, Kingston announces new DataTraveler Elite USB drives, with hardware-based security encryption.
In October, AMD names Kingston “Outstanding Partner” for contributions to AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron launches.

2005 Kingston reports record-breaking revenues of $2.4B for 2004.
iSuppli ranks Kingston as world’s number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market for the second consecutive year.
In May, Kingston launches line of validated ValueRam modules for Intel-based servers.
In July, Kingston is granted a U.S. patent on dynamic burn-in tester for server memory.
Kingston announces $26M investment in Tera Probe, the newest and largest wafer testing company in the world.
In September, Kingston opens the world’s largest memory module manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China.

2006 Kingston breaks the $3B milestone with revenues of $3.0B for 2005.
iSuppli ranks Kingston as world’s number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market for the third consecutive year.
In March, Kingston introduces first fully-secure 100% privacy USB drive with 128-bit hardware-based encryption, and later with 256-bit hardware encryption.
In April, Kingston launched Fully-Buffered Dimms (FBDIMMs) breaking the 16GB barrier.
In August, Kingston enters the portable media market with KPEX (Kingston Portable Entertainment eXperience).
In September, Kingston receives Intels Outstanding Supplier Award for Exceptional Support, Quality and Timely Delivery of FB-DIMM Products

2007 Kingston reports revenues of $3.7B for 2006.
January 2007: Inc. Magazine honors Kingston Technology Founders with Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Goldhirsh Award.
iSuppli ranks Kingston as world’s number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market for the fourth consecutive year.
October: Kingston Celebrates 20 years in the memory business.
Forbes lists Kingston as number 83 on its list of “The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.”
Inc. ranks Kingston as the #1 Fastest Growing Private Company By Revenue.

2008 Kingston reports revenues of $4.5B for 2007, marking the highest revenues attained in its 20-year history.
iSuppli ranks Kingston as world’s number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market for the fifth consecutive year.
In August, Inc.com’s “Top 100 Inc.5000 Companies” ranks Kingston #2 in both Gross Dollars of Growth and Overall Revenue.
In November, Forbes lists Kingston as number 79 on its list of “The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.”

2009 Kingston reports revenues of $4.0B for 2008, the second-largest in company history. Volume increased 41% in memory units shipped from 2007.

Entering the memory market in August 2000, OCZ Technology was built around the determination to manufacture the best high speed DDR and RDRAM. OCZ was founded by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, and their commitment to the end-user has not digressed.

OCZ Technology

OCZ Technology has been an innovator in many areas. OCZ Technology was  the first manufacturer to make Dual Channel optimized memory available to the public, which originally took advantage of nVidia’s Twinbank or Dual DDR architecture, found in their nForce chipset. They  have now taken that technology and tailored it for the Canterwood, and Granite Bay chipset’s. OCZ developed and was the first to implement ULN technology, which has been a critical element in their manufacturing process for some time. At OCZ diligently work to improve communication with CPU and motherboard chipset manufacturers prior to the release of their products. Only in this manner can they fine-tune their memory’s SPD settings, ensuring a synergistic relationship between the memory module, memory controller, and microprocessor. In today’s rapidly evolving semiconductor industry, such communication is not simply research, but a necessary component of our manufacturing process.

At OCZ htey have one primary goal, and it is to make sure that every customer is 110% satisfied. Every employee at OCZ is dedicated to accomplishing this goal. OCZ’ s engineers are constantly developing the fastest and best performing products. Their marketing department ensures all the information needed to make an informed purchase is available and presented in an easy to understand format. The technical support department constantly studies and tests the latest hardware to be as informed as possible to help you with any issue you may have. OCZ’ s customer service department is filled with customer satisfaction fanatics who will refuse to let you be unsatisfied.