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nytimes.com - 1/12/2009

Seagate Shares Fall on Surprise Management Shift

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Just one week ahead of its second-quarter financial report, Seagate, a leading maker of computer hard drives, said that the company’s outspoken chief executive has been replaced. >

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seagate.custkb.com - 1/17/2009

Seagate Knowledge Base

— seagate.custkb.com — Firmware Recommendations for Seagate Drives [207931] Subscribe Back Table Of Contents FAQ FAQ Also Viewed Does my drive need a firmware update? [206091] Barracuda 7200.11 SATA models with firmware SD04 or SD14 [203791] Where can I get a driver for ... (more) Seagate Knowledge Base

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theregister.co.uk - 1/16/2009

Seagate customers swamped by Barracuda drive failures • The Register

— theregister.co.uk — Barracuda failure map Countries affected by the Barracuda firmware failure. (Map from user DerSnoezie on MSFN forum.) (more) Seagate customers swamped by Barracuda drive failures • ...

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theregister.co.uk - 1/19/2009

Seagate isolates 'potential' Barracuda flaw • The Register

— theregister.co.uk — After reports that its 1TB Barracuda drives are failing at an unusually high rate, Seagate says it has isolated a "potential firmware issue" that would seem to be the cause of this worldwide plague. The company will provide a free firmware upgrade for ... (more) Seagate isolates 'potential' Barracuda flaw • The Register

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Seagate realigns its heads
GMSV — ... , about the prospects for storage technology in general and his company’s products in particular. Today, he’s waxing his car or defragging his closets or whatever else executives do when they’re suddenly and involuntarily granted unlimited time off. The hard drive maker announced today that it was uninstalling Watkins as CEO and ...

Nvidia Warns of Steep Drop in Revenue
Bits — ... in year-over-year revenue. Seagate, meanwhile, dismissed its chief executive, William D. Watkins, on Monday and will be laying off about 10 percent of its workforce amid the slump. The rough fourth-quarter forecast by Nvidia follows an announcement in September that it would ...

Seagate Layoffs Grow From 800 to 3,000
Bits — ... will lose their jobs in the next couple of months, the company said today in a regulatory filing. On Monday, Seagate revealed plans to lay off about 10 percent of its United States workforce, or close to 800 people, has now expanded those plans to include the broader layoffs which affect its workers across the globe. The layoffs come as Seagate tries to negotiate a management overhaul and deal with falling sales of PCs and servers, which use the company’s hard drives. Seagate lost its two top executives on Monday when it dismissed chief executive ...