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Nasdaq 's annual meeting on Tuesday was brief and to the point: the US exchange's investors remain in support of Bob Greifeld, its chief executive, while controversy continues to swirl around the company's handling of the Facebook initial public offering .

IRVINE, Calif., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has appointed Kensuke Oka and Masahiro Yamamura to its board of directors, effective May 17, 2012.

Designed for high-performance PCs, Mac computers and professional workstations that require a balance of high performance and capacity, the WD VelociRaptor drive is a favorite among enthusiasts and creative professionals.

IRVINE, Calif., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Digital Corp. today announced that it has completed its divestiture of certain 3.5-inch hard drive assets to Toshiba Corporation, as required by regulatory agencies that conditionally approved the company's completed acquisition of Viviti Technologies Ltd.

HGST today announced a new family of CinemaStara 2.5-inch hard disk drives for the growing traditional and small form factor audio/video and consumer electronics HDD markets.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. : Barrington increased its target on Grand Canyon after the company reported stronger than expected Q1 results.

HGST today announced the storage industry's first technology demonstration of a 12 gigabit per second SAS solid state drive , representing the next performance step in the evolution of SAS, the preferred interface technology for enterprise servers and storage solutions.