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ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY – Flextronics will sack 400 workers from its plant here by the end of March, according to published reports. The cuts will bring the total number of recent layoffs to 1,400, including contract workers, Zalai HÃrlap reports.
The news daily quoted Flextronics spokesman Márk Hetényi as citing a sharp decline in orders.
The cuts include 130 staff in operations and 270 administrative workers.
The site employs 3,700 workers, not including 1,500 to 1,800 contract laborers, the news daily reported.
TAIPEI -- Worldwide shipments of netbooks are expected snare a 17.2% share of
the overall notebook PC market in 2009, according to a new research report.
Netbook OEMs shipped 14.6 million units in 2008, a number that's expected to climb to 26.3 million units this year, research firm Displaybank asserts.
Asustek Computer and Acer own the lion's share of the market, with more than 70% of shipments in 2008, the firm said. The top five makers of netbooks are Acer (37.2%), Asus (33.2%), HP (7.5%), MSI (4.8%) and Intel (2.2%).
Netbook OEMs shipped 14.6 million units in 2008, a number that's expected to climb to 26.3 million units this year, research firm Displaybank asserts.
Asustek Computer and Acer own the lion's share of the market, with more than 70% of shipments in 2008, the firm said. The top five makers of netbooks are Acer (37.2%), Asus (33.2%), HP (7.5%), MSI (4.8%) and Intel (2.2%).
NEW YORK – Cisco’s lower guidance suggests lower sales for its top EMS suppliers, including Jabil, Celestica, Flextronics and Sanmina-SCI, an industry analyst said yesterday.
