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Computer Industry Financial
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June 2010
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The Computer Industry
is working its way through the Global Economic Recession
and Global
shifts related to product demand. Some hardware
manufacturers
weathered the financial storm of 2008 and 2009 by
making
modifications to their business strategies. Seagate,
Western Digital,
and Dell are continuing to invest in innovation and pump
out new products while making strategic moves
to better navigate through a volatile global
marketplace. In 2010,
many technology
demands originate from both home life and mobile
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Seagate continued
to re-organize
with a trending emphasis on their sales strategy in late
2009.
Seagate's last fiscal year ended July 3, 2009 (*2010
current fiscal
year is almost complete). In 2009 Seagate reported a
net loss of approximately ($3086) million.
Seagate also reported a diluted loss of ($6.32) per share
in 2009.
Seagate had to downsize by laying off workers and
restructuring the
organization during the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years.
Seagate announced
financial optimism for the 2010 Fiscal year totals.
With dismal financial news in 2009,
strategies have had a chance to play out for Seagate.
In a
2009 article, written by Trade Federation Inc., it was
suggested
that Seagate could rebound in 2010. Heading into June
of 2010, the stock market activity
seems to support that optimism.
Stock symbol: STX (NASDAQ)
Date: May 18, 2010 (4:00 PM ET)
Open $27.60
Day Low $16.75
Day High $18.14
52 Week Low $7.13
52 Week High $21.58 |
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Seagate has come back around to
promoting product lines that enhance the home and personal
lifestyles.
The home has become more sophisticated over the last decade
bringing
more options and a greater variety of content to people.
Hard
Drive capabilities have blossomed in the home and
entertainment
segments of the digital storage market.
When it comes to home solutions in 2010, The Free Agent
Go Drive series hard drives
are on the Seagate menu. Serving
up... ...Entertainment
The current storage capacity range for the
FreeAgent
Drive line is 250GB through 2TB. The line features 5
flavors: Go,
Go Special Edition, FreeAgent Desk, FreeAgentXtreme, and
GoFlex Desk.
These hard drives use the USB 2.0 interface to connect to
your devices.
These drives and other products combine with newer Seagate
product lines
that include TVs, HD Media players, and Digital Video
Recorders. |
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Featured products on Seagate.com 5/22/2010:
FreeAgent Desk
Drives
- Seagate STAC1000100
- Seagate STAC2000100
- Seagate ST305004FDA2E1
- Seagate ST306404FDA2E
- Seagate ST310005FDA2E1
- Seagate ST315005FDA2E1
- Seagate ST320005FDA2E1
- Seagate ST305004FPA2E3
- Seagate ST306404FPA2E3
- Seagate ST310005FPA2E3
- Seagate ST315005FPA2E3
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FreeAgent
Go Drives 5400rpm
- Seagate ST905003FBA2E1
- Seagate ST905003FDA2E1
- Seagate ST905003FAA2E1
- Seagate ST905003FGA2E1
- Seagate ST906403FDA2E1
- Seagate ST906403FGA2E1
- Seagate ST907504FAA2E1
- Seagate ST908804FAA2E1
- Seagate ST910004FAA2E1
- Seagate ST905003FPA2E1
- Seagate ST906403FNA2E1
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Home Entertainment
Products
- Seagate STAJ100
- Seagate STCEA201
- Seagate STCEA101
- Seagate ST30500SCA101
- Seagate ST30500SCA109
- Seagate ST31000SCA109
- Seagate ST31000SCA101
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2009
proved to be a
year of transformation for Western
Digital
(WD). WD, like Seagate, delivered some financial
news. WD invested in innovation while
shedding assets that may not fit into the company's forward
vision.
Fast forward, 2010 looks to be sizing up for Western
Digital.
2009 turned out to be worse than 2008 for
Western Digital financially.
The 2009 financials did include an acquisition
that marked the entrance of Western Digital into the Solid
Sate Drive (SSD)
market. Western Digital, like Seagate, also needed to
realign cost
structures. In 2009, Western Digital sold their media
substrate manufacturing facility in Sarawak, Malaysia.
The 3rd Quarter revenue of 2010, reported by WD on
4/22/2010, is up by
66% compared to the revenue in the 3rd Quarter of
2009. Based on
sales of hard drive units only (excluding SSD, WD TV Media
Player, and
media/substrates sales), Western Digital has increased
revenue and
margin over the third quarter in 2009. WD reported
that almost
half (49%) of the total revenue for Q3 in 2010 was
generated via OEM
channel sales. The percentage of revenue coming from
North
America, South America, and Europe dropped slightly in Q3
of 2010.
Just over half (52%) of the total revenue generated by
Western Digital,
in Q3 of 2010, came from Asia.
In August 2009, Western Digital again devoted
the initial home page banner to Scorpio Blue. In May
of 2010 the
Scorpio Blue product family slipped to the 3rd banner in
the home page
rotation. The initial banner slot is currently being
taken by an
advertisement featuring an iPhone / iPod touch Photo Viewer
App that
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Featured products on WesternDigital.com 5/22/2010:
My Book World Edition network drives
- Western Digital WDH1NC10000
- Western Digital WDH1NC20000
- Western Digital WDH2NC20000
- Western Digital WDH2NC40000
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ShareSpace network storage system
- Western Digital WDA4NC20000
- Western Digital WDA4NC40000
- Western Digital WDA4NC80000
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As
far as whole
computer systems and
digital solutions go, Dell Inc. is still on the
scene. At the same time,
Dell has been giving mixed signals to investors. Dell
continues to
think outside the box or at least about the
box. In terms of sales focus, Dell has put mobility
at the top of their list.
On the 12-month graph, stock prices at Dell look like a
roller coaster
ride. The prices have been trending upward overall,
yet would
appear as steady or predictable as stock prices over at
Seagate.
Investors might be stoked by the wide range of business,
government, and
community partnerships and involvement. Equally as
important are
the timely and professional press releases published on the
company's
website.
Stock symbol: DELL (NASDAQ)
Date: May 24, 2010 (12:25 PM ET)
Open $13.42
Day Low $13.36
Day High $13.87
52 Week Low $10.63
52 Week High $17.52 |
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Innovation is
still at work over at Dell.
Back in December of 2008, Dell pledged to revolutionize
packaging.
This pledge came out of the need to save money and global
pressure to
make environmentally friendly business decisions. In
2010, Dell is now making some of their packaging from mechanically
pulped bamboo.
The bamboo comes from a Forest Stewardship Council-
certified bamboo
forest in China. The packaging will compost and biodegrade
in an active
compost pile. There are several benefits specifically
associated
with bamboo. Bamboo is among the fastest growing
woody plants,
bamboo’s tensile strength is similar to that of steel,
bamboo promotes
healthy soil, and it does not require replanting if
harvested correctly.
In May of 2010, Dell placed mobile products in the first 3
slots of
their home page banner rotation. The number one slot
featured
laptops. With the 2010 Summer season about to heat
up, Dell might
be able to capitalize and gain market share. Dell
stands to add
significant revenue, in the coming years, out of personal
vacations and
from businesses. Laptop users every where are all
familiar with
battery life issues. The advancements of
Batteries has
lagged behind the capabilities of other technology around
us. Dell
offers extra batteries to customers. In addition,
some laptops are
capable of using a primary and secondary battery. The
secondary
battery is also known as a battery slice. |
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Featured products on Dell.com 5/24/2010:
Laptop Primary Batteries
- Dell 312-0452
- Dell 312-0449
- Dell 312-0883
- Dell 312-0749
- Dell 312-0929
- Dell 312-0910
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Laptop Battery Slices
- Dell 312-0179
- Dell 312-0747
- Dell 312-0918
- Dell 312-0865
- Dell 312-0824
- Dell 312-0652
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Adaptability
remains a key
ingredient in 2010. These companies have endured
through some
volatile times with still some uncertainty looming over the
future.
Seagate is rebounding from cost cutting strategy and has
decided to
focus in on home and lifestyle solutions for 2010.
Western Digital
also seems to be turning things around in 2010 with mobile
customers on
their sights. Dell continues to nurture partnerships
while driving
innovation internally. All these companies agree on
building
momentum through on-going constructive activity in the
current
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Written By Philip Dominguez
http://www.Seagate.com August 6th, 2009
Seagate C
ompany Snapshot 5/18/2010
Sea
gate Stock Tracker graph and data 5/18/2010
Seagate Fiscal
Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results 7/21/2009
Seagate
Appoints New Vice President And Managing Director Of Asia
Pacific And
Japan
7/28/2009
Seagate An
d Haier Drive PC Sales In Chinese Rural Areas
Article 7/24/2009
Seagate
FreeAgent Product Sheet
5/22/2010
Seagate Home Entertainment products
5/22/2010
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WD Fiscal Fourth
Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results 7/28/2009
WD Investor
Summary 4/22/2010
WD
Photos® and My Book product families
5/22/2010
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Dell Stock Chart 5/22/2010
NASDAQ
Summary Data for DELL viewed 5/24/2010
Dell
Battery Slices 5/24/2010
Dell Bamboo Packaging
Press Release 5/11/2010 viewed on 5/24/2010
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