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venturebeat.com - 1/12/2009

Seagate to lay off 10 percent and replace CEO Bill Watkins

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Storage company Seagate Technology said Monday that it will lay off 10 percent of its worldwide staff and that longtime chief executive Bill Watkins has resigned. Stephen Luczo, chairman, will replace Watkins as CEO. Watkins has been with the company 12 years and served as CEO since ...

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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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L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- Seagate Technology is laying off 10% of its workers and has tapped a new CEO. Stephen Luczo is in as chief, Bill Watkins is out. VentureBeat ...

Seagate realigns its heads
GMSV — ... and replacing him with Chairman Stephen Luczo , who held the job for six years before Watkins took over in 2004. The company also swapped out its president and chief operating officer, as incumbent David Wickersham resigned, possibly piqued over not getting the CEO job, and was replaced by CTO Robert Whitmore. And in a regulatory finding, Seagate confirmed plans to lay off almost 10 percent of its workforce, or about 5,000 people, with details to come in the quarterly report on Jan. 21. Collectively, the news sent ...