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Toshiba Electronics Europe Selects ModusLink's Solution Center in Brno, Czech Republic to Provide Content Loading Services for Flash Memory Products
WALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)--
ModusLink
Global SolutionsTM Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) today
announced Toshiba (News - Alert) Electronics Europe GmbH (TEE), the European electronic
components business of Toshiba Corporation, has selected ModusLink's
solution center in Brno, Czech Republic to provide on-demand
configuration capabilities. TEE has certified the solution center and
will be leveraging ModusLink's content delivery solution to meet its
customers' requirements for pre-loaded flash memory devices.
The evolution of mobile computing technology, in particular the
proliferation of tablets and smartphones, is changing how people use
technology to access information and stay connected. Gartner
recently forecasted worldwide media tablet sales to grow to 118.9
million units in 2012, a 98 percent increase over 2011 sales1.
These devices, as well as many of the ultrabooks on the market today,
don't have standard CD/DVD drives but do have USB ports and SD slots.
Offering recovery media and other large-file software pre-loaded onto SD
and microSD cards or USB drives gives consumers a viable back-up option
and allows for situations where wireless downloads of software may not
be practical.
"ModusLink has the configuration capabilities, infrastructure and global
footprint needed to effectively deliver a true on-demand content
solution at a critical time in the advancement of mobile and tablet
technology," said Naoyoshi Hosoda, vice president, Toshiba Electronics
Europe. "With our pre-loaded media devices, we can provide consumers
with the same secure access to content and software they have come to
expect with conventional computing platforms."
Pre-loaded flash media can be leveraged for an array of products
including consumer electronics, software and other digital content,
medical devices and automobile navigation systems. A number of companies
in these varied industries are utilizing this service today to meet
their pre-load requirements.
"We expect the number of devices without optical drives to increase in
the coming years as additional industries embrace mobile and wireless
technology and the need for solutions like Toshiba's will grow," said
Tom Nightingale, president, sales and marketing, ModusLink. "We're
seeing this already; the use of in-vehicle navigation systems that
function best with regular map updates is one such example. By enabling
a demand-driven solution for customers requiring flash media with
pre-loaded content, both Toshiba Electronics Europe and ModusLink are
well positioned to meet the needs of this rapidly growing market
opportunity."
configuration
services page.
Additional Resources
About Toshiba Electronics Europe
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is the European electronic components
business of Toshiba Corporation, which is ranked among the world's
largest semiconductor vendors. TEE offers one of the industry's broadest
IC and discrete product lines including high-end memory,
microcontrollers, ASICs, ASSPs and display products for automotive,
multimedia, industrial, telecoms and networking applications. The
company also has a wide range of power semiconductor solutions as well
as storage products like HDDs, SSDs, SD cards and USB sticks.
TEE was formed in 1973 in Neuss, Germany, providing design,
manufacturing, marketing and sales and now has headquarters in
Düsseldorf, Germany, with branch offices in France, Italy, Spain, Sweden
and the United Kingdom. TEE employs approximately 300 people in Europe.
Company president is Mr. Takashi Nagasawa.
About ModusLink Global Solutions
ModusLink Global Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) executes comprehensive
supply chain and logistics services that improve clients' revenue, cost,
sustainability and customer experience objectives. ModusLink is a
trusted and integrated provider to the world's leading companies in
consumer electronics, communications, computing, medical devices,
software, luxury goods and retail. The Company's operating
infrastructure annually supports more than $80 billion of its clients'
revenue and manages approximately 470 million product shipments through
more than 30 sites in 15 countries across North America, Europe, and the
Asia/Pacific region. For details on ModusLink's flexible and scalable
solutions visit www.moduslink.com
and www.valueunchained.com,
the blog for supply chain professionals.
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This release contains forward-looking statements, which address a
variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits of the
business relationship between ModusLink Global Solutions and Toshiba, as
well as the opportunities presented by the perceived market demand for
flash media with pre-loaded content. The following important factors and
uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: We
are not designated as this client's sole supplier of the services
referenced in this press release; We frequently sell to our clients on a
purchase order basis and without contractual minimums and therefore our
sales are subject to demand variability; Our success depends on our
ability to execute on our business strategy and the continued and
increased demand for and market acceptance of our solutions and
services; We may not be able to expand our operations in accordance with
our business strategy; We may experience difficulties integrating
technologies, operations and personnel in accordance with our business
strategy; We derive a significant portion of our revenue from a small
number of customers and the loss of any of those customers would
significantly damage our financial condition and results of operations;
Increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which
we compete; and risks associated with international operations. For a
detailed discussion of cautionary statements that may affect ModusLink
Global Solutions' future results of operations and financial results,
please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements represent management's
current expectations and are inherently uncertain. We do not undertake
any obligation to update forward-looking statements made by us.
ModusLink Global Solutions is a trademark of ModusLink Global
Solutions Inc. All other company names and products are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
1 Press Release, April 10, 2012: "Gartner (News - Alert) Says Worldwide
Media Tablets Sales to Reach 119 Million Units in 2012" http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp id=1980115
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