A look at the tech company’s earnings and outlook, with William Watkins, Seagate Technology president/CEO and CNBC’s Mark Haines

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William Watkins, chief executive officer at Seagate Technology, talks with Bloomberg’s Monica Bertran in New York about third-quarter earnings. The biggest maker of hard-disk drives said profit jumped 62 percent on rising sales to bigger businesses and consumers.

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By Michael Kanellos

Business is slowing a bit in the drive industry.

The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based company said it pulled in $3.1 billion in revenue for its third fiscal quarter, which ran from January through March, and $344 million in net income. Net income per share came to 65 cents.

CNET

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Hard drive maker Seagate (STX) filed a patent suit against flash drive maker STEC (STEC) in federal court on Monday, firing the first shot in a new intellectual property battle between hard drive makers and providers of flash storage technology.

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Digitalstorage is vital. But Seagate’s CEO says we don’t respect it - and the country needs to keep it.

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Bill Watkins puts acquisition rumors to rest and opines on the state of the data storage industry in the U.S.

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Listen to Fred Fishkin’s interview with Seagate CEO William Watkins.

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By Poppy Harlow 

CEO Bill Watkins on Seagate Technology’s growing demand for highly secure consumer drives.

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