For more information, visit With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, LaCie is a leading manufacturer of storage devices for Apple, PC and Linux. In 2009, Wuala was acquired by LaCie, a leader in storage with more than 20 years experience. Wuala is based on novel technology that was researched at ETH Zurich(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Switzerland. As the Swiss knife of cloud storage, it covers all the essential needs for professional and personal use. Wuala is secure cloud storage made in Switzerland. Additional storage and specialized plans like Wuala Business can be purchased separately.
New users receive 5GB of complementary storage with full access to all Wuala features. This industry-leading privacy makes Wuala a locked vault for your data every step of the way. Even Wuala as the provider cannot access personal or business files because the password never leaves the computer. This means files are encrypted on a local device then uploaded to Wuala servers. With most cloud services, the transmission of files is secure however the provider has the ability to access the data once it’s received.
In 2009, Wuala joined leading storage provider LaCie to capitalize on more than 20 years of industry expertise. With these developments, Wuala is well positioned as robust, full-service cloud storage solution. The other is Wuala Business, which is a new service designed specifically for teams, work groups, and small businesses, allowing them to leverage storage space independently from personal accounts. When a user makes changes to a document, only the changes are updated in Wuala, and not the entire document – ultimately delivering a faster experience to the user.
The first is the inclusion of blob storage, a system update that creates file efficiency. Wuala has finalized two significant advancements that moved it out of beta phase with confidence. Wuala ensures user data is protected at all times, not just during data transfers.” “During this journey, Wuala has become a full-featured cloud service with the highest level of security. “Wuala leaving beta is a signal to users that we have refined and evolved the entire solution from usability and services, to more efficient back-end functionality,” said Luzius Meisser, Technical Director, Wuala. After celebrating its five-year anniversary, and with the recent announcement of two critical updates, Wuala is proud to claim out of beta status. Pricing for LaCie's Starck Mobile Drive USB 3.0 has been set at just around 110 US dollars, which is, in fact, quite an accessible one, all things considered.Zurich, Switzerland – Wuala, the Secure Cloud Storage provider, announced today that it has transitioned out of beta phase. In addition, users will get 10GB of Wuala Online Storage included for one year to securely store, share and sync your data online.
LaCie's Starck Mobile USB 3.0 hard drive is available in a single, 500GB version, which should prove to be quite enough for many users, while in the same time enabling some pretty high data transfer rates, namely up to 5Gb/s (600MB/s) for USB 3.0 interfaces and up to 480Mb/s (60MB/s) for the already “classical” USB 2.0 ports.įurthermore, the LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0 comes with LaCie Setup Assistant software to easily install your drive on PC and Mac and also includes LaCie Backup Assistant, which helps make automatic backup a snap. If that doesn't get you, the extra Wuala storage space certainly should.
While this portable hard drive isn't attention grabbing like the Starck Mobile, it provides decent performance at a surprisingly affordable price. Moreover, users shouldn't have too many problems carrying this thing around, since it measures 92 x 133 x 20 mm / 5.2 x 3.6 x 0.8 in. In our tests, the LaCie Rikiki portable hard drive performed capably when dealing with both small and large files. The device in question is the Philippe Starck – LaCie Starck Mobile USB 3.0, that comes equipped with a 2mm, sturdy aluminum case, that should make it one of the most resistant choices for consumer hard drives on the market (especially since the aluminum offers resilience from blunders, improved heat dissipation, and is fully recyclable).
As we were telling you a couple of days ago, LaCie came up with a complete solution meant to also enable USB 3.0 connectivity on Apple's Mac systems, and now, the company released yet another portable storage offering that leverages the enhanced data transfer speeds enabled by SuperSpeed technology and that will certainly look very well when used together with a MacBook Pro or perhaps even the brand-new MacBook Air.