Plextor and other SSD manufacturers sometimes release firmware updates to tackle the occasional bug that can put a slight hiccup into their SSDs’ overall usability, or sometimes to even provide a boost to performance. While some other companies provide a firmware update client to enable users to update their SSD’s firmware, with M5Pro SSD, Plextor

SMART is announcing ULLtraDIMM, the first enterprise-class ultra-low latency (ULL) SSD, which by connecting to the memory channel by way of its DIMM form factor is cost-effective and yet still delivers DRAM-like performance. The latency figures achieved via this technology optimize the ULLtraDIMM for applications that include high frequency trading, cloud computing, virtualization, virtual desktop

Buffalo has announced the availability of its TeraStation 3000 series of high performance NAS and iSCSI unified storage devices for SMB. TeraStation 3000 solutions are oriented towards small offices and prosumers needing RAID-supported network storage. Buffalo is now shipping the TeraStation 3400, a pedestal desktop unit, and the TeraStation 3400r, its 1U rackmount counterpart. The

Coraid has announced general availability of the ZX4000, latest in its ZX line of file storage appliances that leverage hybrid flash storage pools and a modular architecture in order to handle mixed workloads for enterprise and cloud applications. Used in tandem with Coraid’s EtherDrive block storage technology, the ZX4000 can help support shared, multitenant file

Seagate is announcing its Terascale HDD and Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v7 enterprise-class drives that have been optimized for both cloud infrastructures and data centers. The drives deliver high-end capacities at 4TB for the Terascale and 1.2TB for the Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v7, while still delivering low power consumption figures to drive a lower TCO than

Synology is announcing that its newest version of DiskStation Manager operating system, DSM v4.3, is now in public beta-testing. Updates and enhancements surrounding the new DSM 4.3 aim to increase organizational productivity while building off of the current version. There is now even greater application support than before, improving user experience with managing and sharing

EMC is announcing its acquisition of Aveksa Inc. which is a privately held company focused on Identity and Access Management (IAM), with the results effective immediately as Aveksa will operate within EMC’s security division called RSA as part of RSA’s Identity Trust Management product group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed at the time

Toshiba is announcing a new capacity for its automotive SATA HDD which now offers up to 320GB of storage and is optimized to handle a wide range of operating environments. Part of the MQ01AADxxxC series, the Toshiba MQ01AAD032C automotive HDD multiplies Toshiba’s previous highest capacity offering by more than 1.5 times. The automotive HDD does this

EMC is announcing updates to its Syncplicity file sync and share software which is designed to simplify file sharing across the enterprise. The new enhancements allow intuitive sending of files without needing to attach them to emails, which sometimes have limitations on file size and types of attachments. Users can utilize the Syncplicity Secure Send directly