LSI SandForce is announcing its DuraWrite Virtual Capacity (DVC) which is a unique SandForce flash controller feature that extends the available storage capacity for data beyond the physical capacity of the underlying flash memory. Utilizing a compression algorithm, DVC can extend the capacity of an SSD by more than 3x the physical size of the

Samsung is announcing the first SSD based on its 3D V-NAND technology which is designed for enterprise server and data center applications. The announcement has been made at the Flash Memory Summit in which we are participating. The new V-NAND SSD will ship in 960GB and 480GB capacities. The 960GB V-NAND SSD interfaces over SATA

Imation is announcing the newest version of RDX Media Secure client software, and that it will now include Retrospect 8 backup software with its RDX Removable HDD Storage Systems. The new Imation RDX Media Secure software upgrades center around improving usability, while the Retrospect 8 inclusion protects organizations from losing critical data on their servers,

Diablo Technologies is announcing its Memory Channel Storage (MCS), which uses the standard RDIMM memory interface to support the lowest latency for SSD storage attached via the DDR-3 CPU channel. This technology represents a drastic improvement in latency reduction, which ranges from 85% compared with PCIe based SSD storage to as great as a 96%

The Samsung 840 Evo is the company’s latest mainstream SSD that differentiates itself in the market with features and components that benefit from Samsung’s vertical integration approach including its own 19nm 128Gb TLC NAND, proprietary firmware and newest-gen multi-core MEX controller. Capacities on the 840 Evo range from 120GB all the way up to a full 1TB

Micron is announcing the sampling of its 16nm, 128Gb MLC NAND flash memory devices, which are now the smallest in the industry. The 16nm, 128Gb solution along with Micron’s other 128Gb offerings are designed for applications in devices such as SSDs, USB thumb drives and flash memory cards, tablets, ultrathin devices and data center cloud

SanDisk has announced an agreement to acquire SMART Storage Systems, which is known for its innovative SAS and SATA interface SSDs and Guardian Technology, for a sum of $307 million in cash and equity-based incentives. The acquisition has been approved by both boards of directors, and pending regulatory review, the deal is expected to be

The Fusion-io ioDrive2 MLC application accelerator comes in capacities up to 1.2TB in a half-height half-length (HHHL) form factor (or 3TB in FHHL) and is highlighted by exceedingly low read and write access latencies. While we've previously reviewed the ioDrive2 flagship Duo SLC, which is great for the most demanding applications, the ioDrive2 single drive

WD and sTec are announcing a merger whereby HGST, a subsidiary of WD, will acquire sTec for $340 million in cash – which is $6.85/share. sTec has long been an innovator in enterprise SSDs (such as the s840 that we’ve reviewed), and the acquisition cost represents roughly $207 million in enterprise value. Leading up to