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[[Image:ExcelStor ES3220 20051227.jpg|thumb|ExcelStor ES3220 20&nbsp;GB drive]]
[[File:ExcelStor 80 GB Hard Disk Interior.jpg|thumb|right|Mechanism of an ExcelStor 80&nbsp;GB hard disk manufactured in 2004]]
'''ExcelStor Technology''' ({{zh|c=易拓科技}}) was established in 2000 as a small [[hard disk drive]] manufacturer and has evolved into a contract manufacturer and a system integrator. It has a manufacturing plant in [[Shenzhen]], China, and an [[R&D]] center in [[Longmont, Colorado]], United States. The company is partly owned by Shenzhen Kaifa Technology, of which the major share holder is [[China Great Wall Computer Group]] Co.

In 2002, ExcelStor signed a deal with [[IBM]] to manufacture and sell the 40&nbsp;GB version of IBM's [[Deskstar]] 120GXP series under the ExcelStor brand name. IBM was also to market these drives under its own brand name.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605111653/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/883.wss 2002 IBM deal]</ref> In 2003, after [[Hitachi Global Storage Technologies|Hitachi]] took over IBM's storage division, the deal was extended to include 40&nbsp;GB and 80&nbsp;GB drives from Hitachi's Deskstar 7K250 series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.excelstor.com/test_21.htm |title=2003 Hitachi deal |access-date=2004-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041207213401/http://www.excelstor.com/test_21.htm |archive-date=2004-12-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to regular drives, the company also produced models with unusual firmware features, such as multi-boot management, and backup and restore features.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=10&id=1784 |title=ExcelStor GStor Plus GP1080 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212204704/http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=10&id=1784 |archive-date=2006-12-12}}</ref>

Since 2004 ExcelStor has manufactured some of [[Iomega]]'s products, including [[Iomega REV|REV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iomega.com/about/prreleases/2007/121207_excelstor.html |title=Iomega describes relationship with ExcelStor in third paragraph of press release |access-date=2012-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015213320/http://www.iomega.com/about/prreleases/2007/121207_excelstor.html |archive-date=2012-10-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007 Iomega announced it would acquire ExcelStor in a [[stock swap]] valued at approximately $315&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/15127/iomega-buys-chinese-drive-maker-excelstor |title=Valuation of Iomega acquisition based on Iomega stock in December 2007 |access-date=2008-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531053648/http://news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/15127/iomega-buys-chinese-drive-maker-excelstor |archive-date=2008-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The deal fell apart, however, with Iomega paying a termination fee of $7.5&nbsp;million in 2008 as Iomega was being acquired by [[EMC Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.iomega.com/about/prreleases/2008/040808_excelstor.html April 2008 termination of Iomega acquisition]</ref>

In 2007, Excelstor laid off 20 of its 28 employees at its Longmont CO R&D Center.<ref>http://www.bcbr.com/article.asp?id=86346 Jobs cut at ExcelStor in Longmont</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.excelstor.com/ ExcelStor Technology]
* [http://www.kaifa.com.cn/eng/index.asp Kaifa Technology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316171614/http://www.kaifa.com.cn/eng/index.asp |date=2010-03-16 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061225064540/http://www.greatwall.com.cn/5a/english.asp Great Wall Computer Group]

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