LaCie is announcing an update of its NAS OS 3 to v3.1 that powers the LaCie 5big NAS Pro and 2big NAS storage solutions. Amongst other professional feature enhancements, the most significant improvements enhance hybrid cloud capabilities and deliver a 25% increase in RAID 5 write speeds. The RAID 5 write speeds have been increased

Hitachi Data Systems is announcing significant enhancements to its Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM) all flash system, Hitachi Unified Storage and Hitachi NAS Platform, and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP). These improved solutions are designed to keep pace with continued data growth by offering double the performance of previous generation models while still driving

WD is announcing its acquisition of VeloBit which creates high-performance storage I/O optimization software. The software adds a transparent acceleration layer that utilizes SSDs to drive performance. WD will wholly integrate Lincoln, MA based VeloBit into its subsidiary HGST to further drive HGST’s continued push to deliver value for datacenter storage by utilizing software to

EMC is announcing new hardware and software products for Data Domain, Avamar, NetWorker and Mozy that meet the requirements of modern data protection challenges. EMC Data Domain systems deliver up to 27x more scalability than the closest competitor, eliminating storage silos by consolidating all backup and archive data on a single protection storage platform. Enhancements

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

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

CA ARCserve D2D for Linux is a quick backup and restore software that complements CA’s existing ARCserve D2D for Microsoft Windows, producing a complete solution for today’s heterogeneous environments. By providing fast, frequent backups and flexible recovery with built-in data security, ARCserve D2D facilitates both data security and disaster recovery for physical and virtual servers.