Computer Industry Financial News June 2010

  
 
  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 lifestyles. Hard Drives Technology
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Seagate 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.

  
     
  Featured products on Seagate.com 5/22/2010:
FreeAgent Desk Drives
  • Seagate STAC1000100
  • Seagate STAC2000100
  • Seagate ST305004FDA2E1
  • Seagate ST306404FDA2E
  • Seagate ST310005FDA2E1
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  • Seagate ST320005FDA2E1
  • Seagate ST305004FPA2E3
  • Seagate ST306404FPA2E3
  • Seagate ST310005FPA2E3
  • Seagate ST315005FPA2E3
 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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  • Seagate STAJ100
  • Seagate STCEA201
  • Seagate STCEA101
  • Seagate ST30500SCA101
  • Seagate ST30500SCA109
  • Seagate ST31000SCA109
  • Seagate ST31000SCA101
 
     
WD Drives 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 works with My Book external Home Network hard drives.		 Affiliate:
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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
 ShareSpace network storage system
  • Western Digital WDA4NC20000
  • Western Digital WDA4NC40000
  • Western Digital WDA4NC80000
 
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dell Drives 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 		 
     
     
     
  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.   		 
     
  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
 Laptop Battery Slices
  • Dell  312-0179
  • Dell  312-0747
  • Dell  312-0918
  • Dell  312-0865
  • Dell  312-0824
  • Dell  312-0652
 
     
     
  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 environment.    
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  Written By Philip Dominguez
http://www.Seagate.com August 6th, 2009
Seagate Company Snapshot 5/18/2010
Seagate 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 And 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 		 
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 
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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