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WD® to Demonstrate First PCI Express Hard Drives at Computex 2014
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 02, 10:00PM CDT
WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, will be demonstrating the first PCI Express hard drives at Computex Taipei, June 3-4, 2014. Enabled with key technology partners, WD's prototype introduces the new SATA Express interface, a form of PCI Express technology, which is offered on recently launched Intel® series-9 chipset motherboard platforms. The SATA Express interface provides a roadmap for faster speeds, lower power consumption and increased flexibility for future OEM designs.
This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 4:17PM CDT
Stupidity is contagious -- even respectable companies can catch it. As we do every week, let's take a look at five dumb financial events this week that may make your head spin. 1. In space, no one can hear your stream Western Digital updated...
Seagate Strengthens SSD Portfolio - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 30, 1:20PM CDT
Seagate Technology (STX) is set to pay $450 million to acquire the Accelerated Solutions Division and Flash Components Division from Avago Technologies (AVGO).
Seagate’s Shrewd SandForce Acquisition
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:00PM CDT
When Avago purchased LSI a while back, it got with it a robust storage semiconductor business, as well as a networking chip business that seemed poised to grow. As part of that storage semiconductor business, Avago got its hands on a company that...
Here's Why Micron's Terrific Run Isn't Over
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 1:30PM CDT
Micron Technology shares have enjoyed an amazing run in the past year after tucking in gains of nearly 150%. Many investors now fear that the shares have run too far and are close to the end of their fairy tale run. Falling prices of DRAM and NAND...
Westfield Labs Launches Dine on Time Food Experience Pilot at Westfield San Francisco Centre
Business Wire - Wed May 28, 11:00AM CDT
Westfield Labs, an entity of Westfield Group (ASX: WDC), today unveiled a new pilot program, Westfield Dine on Time - a food pick-up and delivery experience, available via iPhone app, online and mobile web. Launching at Westfield San Francisco Centre, Westfield Dine on Time allows customers to order food from Westfield San Francisco Centre's Food Emporium and Restaurant Collection Under the Dome for scheduled pick-up or bike delivery for convenient dining.
Critical Alerts For Macy's, Western Digital, InterMune, Merck, and Time Warner Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed May 28, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for M, WDC, ITMN, MRK, and TWX.
HGST Achieves Oracle Validated Configuration For FlashMAX(TM) II
PR Newswire - Wed May 28, 7:00AM CDT
HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced the availability of an Oracle Validated Configuration for FlashMAX II along with HP® ProLiant(TM) running Oracle Linux with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and Oracle Database 12c. The Oracle Validated Configuration program simplifies system implementation and deployment with a pre-tested and validated architecture, including software, hardware, storage and network components. Using Virident® FlashMAX Connect software suite, Oracle administrators can confidently configure Oracle Real Application Clusters distributed across multiple FlashMAX II PCIe cards. This combination provides a flexible, all-flash server-side storage pool of up to 72TB per node that can reduce storage performance bottlenecks and creates a distributed, reliable storage architecture.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Western Digital After 3.05% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 27, 5:38PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $84.88 to a high of $87.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $85.34 on volume of 1.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Western Digital Rises 3.05% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 27, 5:37PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $84.88 to a high of $87.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $85.34 on volume of 1.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Is Hewlett-Packard the Best PC-Recovery Investment?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 2:00PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard shares soared 6% on Friday after its earnings showed some improvements and the company announced further job cuts. Specifically, PCs look to be gaining momentum, following a rough 2012 and 2013, as the downtrend now finally appears...
WD TV® Simplifies Personal Content Playback On Any TV
PR Newswire - Tue May 27, 6:57AM CDT
WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in connected storage solutions, today unveiled the new WD TV - Personal Edition, an easy to use Wi-Fi(TM) enabled media player that plays virtually any media file stored on USB and network storage devices or any computer on the home network.
Global Enterprise Flash Storage Report 2014-2020: Redefining Storage Capabilities - Investment Analysis, Growth Prospects And Key Stakeholders
M2 - Mon May 26, 4:29AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63sc5d/enterprise_flash) has announced the addition of the "Enterprise Flash Storage - Redefining Storage Capabilities - Investment Analysis, Growth Prospects And Key Stakeholders (2014 - 2020)" report to their offering. The current global market for enterprise flash storage is at $500 million and is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2016, at an astounding CAGR that is close to 60% The huge amount of raw data that is being generated daily is creating a data storage crisis for companies. The overall input /output operations per second (IOPS) are growing exponentially, causing companies to face increasing delays with data storage and retrieval. There are endless concerns in the market over the availability and security of data stored in offshore data centers around the world, further compounded due to recent data center outages. It is essential that storage systems are highly available and offer comprehensive backup in case of an emergency. Although organizations continuously seek high performance tools to increase their overall efficiency, cost is the single major issue that enterprise IT departments face when it comes to overhauling their infrastructure. Flash storage providers are aiming to provide an overall cost effective experience to customers through advanced compression techniques. This rapid growth is being driven by the technological improvements that decrease the costs. This report provides a deeper insight into the strategies of the key market players and gives a broad overview of the flash market, including market share and applications across various industry segments. Key players in the industry such as EMC, NetApp, Oracle and PureStorage currently hold over 90% of the present flash storage market. At present, North America is the dominant market for flash storage with most of technology companies headquartered in the region. However, APAC is growing twice as fast as North America with its huge trove of cheap skilled workforce. Over the past 4 years, the cost of flash memory per gigabyte has dropped by 30%, resulting in more companies opting for flash memory for their high performance storage needs. Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction 2. Technology Snapshot and Trends - Market Overview - Current technology trends - Roadmap - Innovations - Implementation - Growth Prospects 3. Drivers and Restraints 4. Investment Analysis - Investor networks - Funding patterns and details - Expectations for the future 5. Market applications by industry segment - IT industry - Automotive - Electronics - Defence - Chemicals 6. Market segmentation by region 7. Market Share 8. Stakeholder Analysis - PureStorage - Virident - Violin Memory - Oracle - NetApp - EMC - Kaminario - Nimble Storage - Nimbus - SkyEra - Tegile Systems - Western Digital - Whiptail - LSI - Fusion IO 9. Market Scenario 10. Key Patents 11. Appendix For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63...rise_flash
2014 Value Investor 500: The Full List
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 8:01AM CDT
The Value Investor 500 is my attempt to highlight the top 500 publicly traded companies in the U.S. To construct a quality-based list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., I focused on what's really important for investors to pay attention to: ...
Western Digital (WDC) Breaks Through Resistance at $84.03
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 23, 9:06AM CDT
Shares of Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $83.59 today and have reached the first resistance level of $84.03. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $84.41 and $85.23 will be of interest.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Earnings: Can Big Data Push Profits Higher?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 9:40PM CDT
On Thursday, Marvell Technology will release its quarterly report, and shareholders have generally been pleased with the chipmaker's efforts recently. By supplying components for solid-state drives to customers Seagate Technology and Western...
Insider Trading Alert - WDC, GPS And CMC Traded By Insiders
at The Street - Wed May 21, 9:15AM CDT
Stocks with insider trader activity include WDC, GPS and CMC
Western Digital Falls 1.72% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 20, 4:48PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $83.28 to a high of $85.55. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $84.44 on volume of 2.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Western Digital Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.72%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 20, 4:48PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $83.28 to a high of $85.55. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $84.44 on volume of 2.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Documentaries - The Original Reality Programming - Are Now Available 24/7, 365 Days a Year for Free on Docurama, a New Digital Channel
Business Wire - Tue May 20, 10:01AM CDT
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) today announced the launch of Docurama, a direct-to-consumer channel that will be available on over 165 million consumer devices including connected TVs (Samsung, Sony, RCA, Humax), set top boxes (Amazon Fire, Roku, Tivo Roamio, Western Digital TV), tablets (Samsung) and gaming consoles (Xbox).
WD® to Demonstrate First PCI Express Hard Drives at Computex 2014
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 02, 10:00PM CDT
WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, will be demonstrating the first PCI Express hard drives at Computex Taipei, June 3-4, 2014. Enabled with key technology partners, WD's prototype introduces the new SATA Express interface, a form of PCI Express technology, which is offered on recently launched Intel® series-9 chipset motherboard platforms. The SATA Express interface provides a roadmap for faster speeds, lower power consumption and increased flexibility for future OEM designs.
This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 30, 4:17PM CDT
Stupidity is contagious -- even respectable companies can catch it. As we do every week, let's take a look at five dumb financial events this week that may make your head spin. 1. In space, no one can hear your stream Western Digital updated...
Seagate Strengthens SSD Portfolio - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 30, 1:20PM CDT
Seagate Technology (STX) is set to pay $450 million to acquire the Accelerated Solutions Division and Flash Components Division from Avago Technologies (AVGO).
Seagate’s Shrewd SandForce Acquisition
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 29, 9:00PM CDT
When Avago purchased LSI a while back, it got with it a robust storage semiconductor business, as well as a networking chip business that seemed poised to grow. As part of that storage semiconductor business, Avago got its hands on a company that...
Here's Why Micron's Terrific Run Isn't Over
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 28, 1:30PM CDT
Micron Technology shares have enjoyed an amazing run in the past year after tucking in gains of nearly 150%. Many investors now fear that the shares have run too far and are close to the end of their fairy tale run. Falling prices of DRAM and NAND...
Westfield Labs Launches Dine on Time Food Experience Pilot at Westfield San Francisco Centre
Business Wire - Wed May 28, 11:00AM CDT
Westfield Labs, an entity of Westfield Group (ASX: WDC), today unveiled a new pilot program, Westfield Dine on Time - a food pick-up and delivery experience, available via iPhone app, online and mobile web. Launching at Westfield San Francisco Centre, Westfield Dine on Time allows customers to order food from Westfield San Francisco Centre's Food Emporium and Restaurant Collection Under the Dome for scheduled pick-up or bike delivery for convenient dining.
Critical Alerts For Macy's, Western Digital, InterMune, Merck, and Time Warner Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed May 28, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for M, WDC, ITMN, MRK, and TWX.
HGST Achieves Oracle Validated Configuration For FlashMAX(TM) II
PR Newswire - Wed May 28, 7:00AM CDT
HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced the availability of an Oracle Validated Configuration for FlashMAX II along with HP® ProLiant(TM) running Oracle Linux with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and Oracle Database 12c. The Oracle Validated Configuration program simplifies system implementation and deployment with a pre-tested and validated architecture, including software, hardware, storage and network components. Using Virident® FlashMAX Connect software suite, Oracle administrators can confidently configure Oracle Real Application Clusters distributed across multiple FlashMAX II PCIe cards. This combination provides a flexible, all-flash server-side storage pool of up to 72TB per node that can reduce storage performance bottlenecks and creates a distributed, reliable storage architecture.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Western Digital After 3.05% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 27, 5:38PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $84.88 to a high of $87.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $85.34 on volume of 1.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Western Digital Rises 3.05% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 27, 5:37PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $84.88 to a high of $87.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $85.34 on volume of 1.8 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Is Hewlett-Packard the Best PC-Recovery Investment?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 27, 2:00PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard shares soared 6% on Friday after its earnings showed some improvements and the company announced further job cuts. Specifically, PCs look to be gaining momentum, following a rough 2012 and 2013, as the downtrend now finally appears...
WD TV® Simplifies Personal Content Playback On Any TV
PR Newswire - Tue May 27, 6:57AM CDT
WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in connected storage solutions, today unveiled the new WD TV - Personal Edition, an easy to use Wi-Fi(TM) enabled media player that plays virtually any media file stored on USB and network storage devices or any computer on the home network.
Global Enterprise Flash Storage Report 2014-2020: Redefining Storage Capabilities - Investment Analysis, Growth Prospects And Key Stakeholders
M2 - Mon May 26, 4:29AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63sc5d/enterprise_flash) has announced the addition of the "Enterprise Flash Storage - Redefining Storage Capabilities - Investment Analysis, Growth Prospects And Key Stakeholders (2014 - 2020)" report to their offering. The current global market for enterprise flash storage is at $500 million and is expected to reach $1.6 billion by 2016, at an astounding CAGR that is close to 60% The huge amount of raw data that is being generated daily is creating a data storage crisis for companies. The overall input /output operations per second (IOPS) are growing exponentially, causing companies to face increasing delays with data storage and retrieval. There are endless concerns in the market over the availability and security of data stored in offshore data centers around the world, further compounded due to recent data center outages. It is essential that storage systems are highly available and offer comprehensive backup in case of an emergency. Although organizations continuously seek high performance tools to increase their overall efficiency, cost is the single major issue that enterprise IT departments face when it comes to overhauling their infrastructure. Flash storage providers are aiming to provide an overall cost effective experience to customers through advanced compression techniques. This rapid growth is being driven by the technological improvements that decrease the costs. This report provides a deeper insight into the strategies of the key market players and gives a broad overview of the flash market, including market share and applications across various industry segments. Key players in the industry such as EMC, NetApp, Oracle and PureStorage currently hold over 90% of the present flash storage market. At present, North America is the dominant market for flash storage with most of technology companies headquartered in the region. However, APAC is growing twice as fast as North America with its huge trove of cheap skilled workforce. Over the past 4 years, the cost of flash memory per gigabyte has dropped by 30%, resulting in more companies opting for flash memory for their high performance storage needs. Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction 2. Technology Snapshot and Trends - Market Overview - Current technology trends - Roadmap - Innovations - Implementation - Growth Prospects 3. Drivers and Restraints 4. Investment Analysis - Investor networks - Funding patterns and details - Expectations for the future 5. Market applications by industry segment - IT industry - Automotive - Electronics - Defence - Chemicals 6. Market segmentation by region 7. Market Share 8. Stakeholder Analysis - PureStorage - Virident - Violin Memory - Oracle - NetApp - EMC - Kaminario - Nimble Storage - Nimbus - SkyEra - Tegile Systems - Western Digital - Whiptail - LSI - Fusion IO 9. Market Scenario 10. Key Patents 11. Appendix For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63...rise_flash
2014 Value Investor 500: The Full List
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 24, 8:01AM CDT
The Value Investor 500 is my attempt to highlight the top 500 publicly traded companies in the U.S. To construct a quality-based list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., I focused on what's really important for investors to pay attention to: ...
Western Digital (WDC) Breaks Through Resistance at $84.03
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 23, 9:06AM CDT
Shares of Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $83.59 today and have reached the first resistance level of $84.03. Should the shares continue to rise, the resistance pivots of $84.41 and $85.23 will be of interest.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Earnings: Can Big Data Push Profits Higher?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 21, 9:40PM CDT
On Thursday, Marvell Technology will release its quarterly report, and shareholders have generally been pleased with the chipmaker's efforts recently. By supplying components for solid-state drives to customers Seagate Technology and Western...
Insider Trading Alert - WDC, GPS And CMC Traded By Insiders
at The Street - Wed May 21, 9:15AM CDT
Stocks with insider trader activity include WDC, GPS and CMC
Western Digital Falls 1.72% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 20, 4:48PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $83.28 to a high of $85.55. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $84.44 on volume of 2.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Western Digital Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.72%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 20, 4:48PM CDT
Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $83.28 to a high of $85.55. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $84.44 on volume of 2.0 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Documentaries - The Original Reality Programming - Are Now Available 24/7, 365 Days a Year for Free on Docurama, a New Digital Channel
Business Wire - Tue May 20, 10:01AM CDT
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) today announced the launch of Docurama, a direct-to-consumer channel that will be available on over 165 million consumer devices including connected TVs (Samsung, Sony, RCA, Humax), set top boxes (Amazon Fire, Roku, Tivo Roamio, Western Digital TV), tablets (Samsung) and gaming consoles (Xbox).
