Irvine-based disk drive maker Western Digital Corp. last week acquired Arkeia Software Inc., a provider of backup software, on undisclosed terms.
Western Digital said it will fold Carlsbad-based Arkeia into its small- and medium-business unit, and expects the addition to boost its portfolio with products designed for the “larger SMB customers,” according to Executive Vice President Jim Welsh.
Arkeia provides data backup software and other services such as data deduplication. Its products are used on more than 150 platforms, including Windows and Linux.
Arkeia, which also has an office in Paris, does not disclose financial information. It received $3 million in funding in 2007 from Seventure Partners and the private equity arm of Crédit Agricole SA, both based in Paris.
—Jane Yu
