MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maxtor President and COO Michael Wingert will deliver the keynote address at the annual DISKCON USA dinner on September 20, 2005, entitled "There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be in the Hard Disk Drive Business." WHO: Michael Wingert, president and chief operating officer, Maxtor Corporation WHAT: Keynote address at DISKCON USA 2005 dinner WHEN: Tuesday, September 20, 2005, 7 p.m. WHERE: Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California 95054 Maxtor Corporation contacts: Karen Clyne at 408-894-5958 or Melissa Helms at 408-894-4329. DISKCON contact for press passes or other DISKCON related inquiries: Sally Bryant at 408-991-9430 or via . About Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation (http://www.maxtor.com/) is one of the world's leading suppliers of information storage solutions. The company has an expansive line of storage products for desktop computers, near-line storage, high-performance Intel based servers and consumer electronics. Maxtor has a reputation as a proven market leader built by consistently providing high-quality products and service and support for its customers. Maxtor and its products can be found at http://www.maxstore.com/ or by calling toll-free (800) 2-MAXTOR. Maxtor is traded on the NYSE under the MXO symbol. About IDEMA The International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA) is the trade association for the $30 Billion disk drive industry, representing 340 member companies in the personal computing, enterprise, and consumer electronic storage with offices in Sunnyvale, CA., Singapore, and Tokyo, Japan. IDEMA is the founder and presenter of the DISKCON USA, DISKCON Asia Pacific, and Information Storage Week tradeshows and conferences. Visit http://www.idema.org/ for more information. NOTE: Maxtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation. This announcement relating to Maxtor may contain forward-looking statements concerning the distribution and sale of Maxtor products and Maxtor's execution. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties which could materially affect the company's results, including, but not limited to, market demand for hard disk drives, the successful execution of volume manufacturing, distribution and sales development programs, the development and implementation of new technologies, the company's ability to execute future production ramps and utilize manufacturing assets efficiently, pricing, competition, and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products. These and other risk factors are contained in documents that the company files with the SEC, including the Form 10-K for fiscal 2004 and its recent 10-Qs. Maxtor is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any responsibility to update or alter, its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Maxtor Corporation CONTACT: Karen Clyne, +1-408-894-5958, or Melissa Helms, +1-408-894-4329, both of Maxtor Corporation Web site: http://www.maxtor.com/

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