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Procom Offers 12 Millimeter 4.0GB Hard Drive Upgrades for Popular Notebook Computers IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Procom Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq: PRCM - news) announced today the offering of 12.7 millimeter (thickness) 4.0GB hard drive solutions for popular notebooks. These new hard drive solutions are the latest addition to Procom's ATOM Series, which offer hard drive capacities ranging from 500 megabytes to 5.0 gigabytes, with average seek times as fast as 12 milliseconds. Procom's new 12.7 millimeter series addresses the requirements of smaller form factor units made by industry leaders such as IBM, NEC, Toshiba, and Compaq, allowing users to upgrade to the 4.0GB capacity. ''We are pushing the envelope for more convenient ways to make the mobile computer a more effective 'virtual office','' said Kevin Judd, Procom's Hard Drive Upgrades Product Manager. ''As more companies migrate to laptops as their primary computers, they require desktop performance in a mobile package. Our new 12.7 millimeter 4.0GB hard drive upgrades for laptops provide solution for those users. Our products allow customers to have the capacities they need to do their jobs more effectively.'' ATOM4000 Series features: Plug and Play solutions 4.0GB of data Drive-in-a-Shuttle modules 12mm drive height ATOM4000 Series benefits: Easiest way to upgrade laptops Ideal for multimedia, large database and spreadsheet applications Install a new drive in seconds One-year cross ship Procom also offers a wide variety of brackets and drive shuttles to make installation easy. In addition, free technical support with a toll-free number is offered with all ATOM4000 hard drives. ATOM4000 Series Price for 12.7 millimeter 4GB Hard Drives Procom's ATOM4000 Series starts at $985 (MSRP). For more information on products and services contact Procom at (800) 800-8600 ext. 4620 or (714) 852-1000 ext. 4620. Website: procom.com E-mail: info@procom.com Procom Technology, Inc. Procom Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets enterprise-wide intelligent storage solutions for all major hardware platforms, operating systems and network protocols. In particular, Procom is the world's largest manufacturer of CD-ROM and DVD-ROM networking solutions and arrays. The integrated network storage solutions contain a high level of software value add that address the complexity of implementing sophisticated storage within an enterprise-wide network. The company's high-end networking products are targeted to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. Founded in 1987, the Irvine, Calif.-based company employs 270 people. Procom has offices in Germany, France, Canada and the Middle East and services more than 90 countries through 50 distributors and resellers. Procom is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol ''PRCM.'' SOURCE: Procom Technology, Inc.