GLG News by PC Storage Device Purchasers and Sellers

* Just before the start of the CES in January 2008 Warner Brothers announced that they were dropping support for the HD-DVD format * The company announced that the would begin exclusive new releases in Blu-ray format later this year (after May 2008) * In announcing the decision Barry Meyer, Chairman...

* EMC said that it will start offering solid state drives with flash memory for high transaction rate applications * The solid state drives EMC is using come from STEC * The advantage for the flash devices is stated to be much faster data input and output compared to hard disk drives (30 times faster)...

1.  Hiring top talent and giving them flexibility to create is Key 2.  What are your competitive strengths as an IT organization?

1.  Cool technology now often arrives at corporations from outside of IT 2.  This creates an opportunity for IT professionals to bond with senior management.

1. IT professionals will be measured on business value 2. Tangibile and visible results will matter

    It seems to me that NRG is relying too much on a static view of the internet and future implications. The growth of the internet since moving into the commercial sector has been phenomenal and yet, Internet infrastructure companies have been able to stay ahead of the demand with...

* Reports from iSuppli are that the 1.8-inch hard drive equipped iPod Classic contains $190 worth of components. The product sells for $349 leaving significant margin over the costs of production. * Estimates of sales of iPod Classic are 3.1 million units in 2007 compared to 26 million iPod Nanos and...

·         Dell announced that it will acquire storage startup EqualLogic for $1.4 billion dollars. ·         EqualLogic makes scalable iSCSI storage for IP SAN storage networks ·        ...

·         Samsung will introduce a 1.3-inch form factor hard disk drive at the 2008 CES ·         The camera is intended primarily for handheld camcorders where HDDs are becoming very popular   ·        ...

• Sources indicate that Silver Lake Partners is looking into a possible investment in Hitachi’s disk drive division• Silver Lake was involved in an earlier investment in Seagate Technology taking them private and then public again a few years ago• Reported discussed...