Seagate Technology and Xyratex have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Seagate will acquire all outstanding shares of Xyratex. The transaction will be in all-cash and valued at $13.25 per share, or a total of roughly $374 million, including $80 million in cash on Xyratex’s balance sheet as of August

Kingston Digital has announced a new version of its business-targeted SSDNow KC300, giving corporations and organizations the ability to manage the drive themselves. The updated Kingston KC300 SSD is customizable and fully compliant with the Opal specification of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG).

Fusion-io today announced updates to its ioTurbine enterprise caching software, which improves performance of existing NAS and SAN environments by utilizing server-side flash to accelerate applications and reduce latency for frequently-accessed data. ioTurbine is available for use with the company's ioMemory products for flash directly installed in servers, and can be used with the ION Data

Cleversafe has announced that it is introducing updates to its ClevOS dispersed object-based storage software alongside new Slicestor devices now available that can leverage ClevOS’s new Cache Vault feature. ClevOS manages object storage at petabyte and exabyte scales with an emphasis on affordability, but as part of the software updates, can improve Objects per Second

Avago Technologies has announced a definitive agreement to acquire LSI Corporation for $6.6 billion in cash. Avago, who is currently a leading supplier in the wired infrastructure, wireless and industrial markets, has little exposure to the storage controller market that LSI is involved in. The combined assets make Avago more complete while taking advantage of several

Toshiba America has announced the HK3R, an enterprise SSD with 2.5-inch form factor and a 6Gb/s SATA interface integrated with Toshiba 19nm NAND flash for high-quality performance and reliability. The HK3R eSSD is optimized for read-intensive applications including read-caching, error logging, boot, and low-duty storage applications that require power-loss-protection as well as end-to-end data protection features.

OCZ Technology has introduced its next-generation Intrepid 3000 Series of enterprise-class SATA III-based SSDs with what the company calls the industry’s best sustained performance and consistent I/O responses. The new series takes advantage of the Everest 2 Platform, which is a combination of the Marvell 88SS9187 controller and OCZ’s proprietary firmware, featuring advanced flash management

Synology has announced the launch of the RS3614xs+, the latest in their XS+ rackstation line. The new RS3614xs+ provides enterprise features at SMB prices so that small businesses can now take advantage of performance, scalability, and the virtual storage options of VMware, Citrix, and Hyper-V all the while still offering general-purpose storage that businesses require.

Dell’s PS6210 storage arrays will be available this month, representing a new generation for Dell’s EqualLogic platform with up to three times random read performance improvement compared to predecessor PS6110XS arrays. The announcement also introduces new functionality for EqualLogic Array Software 7.0, EqualLogic SAN Headquarters 3.0, and new support for the Fluid File System (FluidFS)