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seagate.custkb.com - 1/18/2009

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— seagate.custkb.com — Firmware Recommendations for Seagate Drives [207931] (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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Google and Seagate cut staff while Microsoft weighs options
Engadget — We woke up this morning to find somebody other than Steve Jobs at the helm of Apple and Palm reigning supreme as the new darling of the tech industry. Unfortunately, it's not the tech bubble year of 1996 -- it's the recession plagued start to 2009. So it's no surprise to hear that Google, Seagate, and Microsoft are all looking to slash operating costs in a quest to remain buoyant. ...

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Gizmología — Seagate, la popular empresa que fabrica discos duros, le está dando duro la crisis, bueno, queremos creer que es la crisis. El CEO de Seagate, William Watkins, ha renunciado y se van a despedir a 800 trabajadores, el 10% de su plantilla. Por lo menos queda el consuelo de que los sueldos de los directivos se reducirán un 25%. Comparte esta anotación ...

Job cuts sweep tech industry: Google, Motorola, Seagate, Sanyo, NEC & Microsoft affected
SlashGear — It’s not a good day for a career in the tech industry, as multiple job cuts and proposed cuts are reported, including some from big names like Google.  According to the search giant’s own blog, positions in both recruiting and engineering are at risk, with the former seeing 100 jobs cut outright, while the latter involves the closure (and potential for relocation) of offices in Austin, Texas; Trondheim, Norway; and Lulea, Sweden.  Google are hoping that the 70 engineers involved will be able to relocate rather than leave the company.  Meanwhile, Motorola have scythed 4,000 jobs, three-quarters of which are from the company’s handset division, ...