WD expands SMB Portfolio; acquires Arkeria Software

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

 

Western Digital(NASDAQ:WDC) has announced expansion of its product portfolio addressing small- and medium-sized businesses with the addition of network backup software and appliances from Arkeia Software, recently acquired by WD. WD has also announced that the Arkeia Network Backup version 10.0 software, for which a limited release was delivered in December 2012, becomes generally available. 

“Arkeia’s products expand WD’s growing product portfolio of solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses. SMB organizations are managing ever-growing volumes of critical business data, which need to be stored, shared, protected and secured. Our easy-to-manage small storage server, WD SentinelDX4000, provides backup and storage centralization capabilities for small businesses and workgroups, while Arkeia’s network backup software provides a more feature-rich data-protection solution for larger SMB customers,” saidJim Welsh, Executive Vice-President & General Manager of WD’s Branded and CE Products. 

The acquisition was completed through a merger transaction, encompassing all of the employees, technology and products of Arkeia.....See More