Seagate has unveiled a hard drive ‘toolkit’ to assist system builders boost profits and capitalise on the increasing convergence to Windows’ Vista operating system by providing the support to market and sell high-capacity storage that operates in harmony with Vista.The new resource will help system builders match a Seagate desktop, notebook or external hard drive to the correct version of Vista, which includes Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Business and Enterprise models. System builders will also gain assistance tailoring Vista-based systems to their customers’ requirements.

“Microsoft is pleased Seagate is offering drives that help increase Windows Vista users’ productivity by offering high-capacity, easy to access storage solutions for valuable data,” said Microsoft senior product manager, Trina Carlstrom.

“We are glad Seagate is continuing these efforts and supporting the channel with a range of initiatives and programs.”

According to Seagate, Vista requires high-capacity storage systems because of the amount of content available to create, store and share using the platform.

Personal computers powered by Seagate’s 1 terabyte Barracuda family of drives are especially suited for use with Vista, enabling users to expand the capabilities of desktop PCs in the home and office.

The Seagate kit includes a range of reference materials including white papers, brochures, sell sheets, a solutions guide, fact sheets, and FAQs. It is offered exclusively through the Seagate Partner Program (SPP) – a channel program that is designed to help solution providers close more sales and deliver better support, according to Seagate.