Tuxera selects Tuukka Ahoniemi as new CEO
Leadership change marks new chapter for global embedded and enterprise storage provider
ESPOO, Finland – August 21, 2019 – Tuxera, the world-leading embedded and enterprise storage software and networking technology company, today announced that Tuukka Ahoniemi has been appointed as the new CEO of the company, effective 1 September 2019. Previously the Senior Vice President of Strategy at The Qt Company, Ahoniemi comes with a wide background in managing international embedded software business, and holds a doctorate degree in Computer Science. The former CEO, Mikko Välimäki, has decided to pursue new ventures outside of Tuxera.
“After a comprehensive search, we are very excited to welcome Tuukka as the new CEO of Tuxera. Tuukka brings us the extensive hands-on experience and strategic vision to take Tuxera forward,” says Szabolcs Szakacsits, President and CTO of Tuxera. “We are constantly pushing the boundaries of storage and networking software. With Tuukka’s leadership, we will ensure smooth growth, and continue to provide the secure, high performance storage management solutions Tuxera is known for.”
Tuxera has been developing fail-safe, premium quality implementations of both its own and industry-standard file systems such as FAT, exFAT, NTFS, APFS, HFS+ and SMB. The company’s state-of-the-art software has shipped in billions of consumer and mission critical devices, vehicles, aircraft and spacecraft to date. The appointment of Tuukka Ahoniemi as CEO reaffirms Tuxera’s commitment towards embracing and fostering new knowledge, possibilities, and leadership.
“I am delighted and proud to be joining Tuxera,” says Ahoniemi. “Tuxera’s combination of storage software expertise and people-centric culture make it a company unlike any other. With Tuxera’s leading innovations driving the future of embedded and enterprise storage, I see great opportunities ahead.”
For more information, please contact:
Tiffiny Rossi
Head of Marketing, Tuxera
press@tuxera.com
About Tuxera
Tuxera is the leading provider of storage and networking technologies. From the latest flagship smartphones, to cars, cameras, routers, and drones – Tuxera’s software makes file transfers fast, and content easily accessible. The company is an active member of multiple standard organizations, including JEDEC, AGL, SD Association and many others. Founded in 2008, Tuxera’s headquarters are located in Finland, with regional offices in China, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the US.
Consumer electronic trends at IFA 2016
Now that I’m settled in after a jam-packed tour of IFA, here’s my take on the trends and developments I saw there.
IFA is still a top event in consumer electronics. As in previous years, all the big consumer electronics brands were present including Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, and myriads of others. Brands invested a lot of time and money to create an enjoyable experience for consumers at the show.
At this year’s IFA, the three biggest consumer trends were in:
- VR
- Drones
- 360º-cameras
Trends in storage
Specific to Tuxera’s main areas of interest – storage and networking technologies – a hot area of demand is the camera market, including drones. There’s an explosion of 360º-cameras, action cameras, professional drones, cinematographic drones, and other high-performance video recording devices – which all need plenty of data storage. This consumer market could bring good return on investment for SD or UFS card manufacturers.
No truly disruptive technologies at IFA 2016
Although the products at IFA were packed full of features with great designs, I didn’t see any so-called “disruptive technologies.” In fact, it appears the markets are becoming saturated and commoditized. Most of the big brands have similar technologies to offer in all product categories including TVs, drones, routers, music products, and the smart home.
Robots are one area where I would have hoped for more. Despite being real crowd-pleasers at the show, they're still in the early stages of tangible consumer use. At the moment, they’re mostly toys or somewhat clumsy servants designed to help with specific, simple tasks (such as cooking or exercising). That said, it will be interesting to see how the robot market grows in the coming years.
Final thoughts
That’s a wrap for our coverage of IFA 2016! Thanks to everyone that followed us on our tour, and we hope you continue to like our video reviews and interviews. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of our favorite devices from this year’s show.
https://youtu.be/31xHSs9pNLU
If you want to talk more about IFA 2016 or discuss the devices I reviewed there, send a Tweet my way at @claudiomkd!
Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 Ships with a New App to Format, Check and Repair NTFS Drives on OS X El Capitan
Helsinki, Finland – November 9th 2015 – Tuxera Inc., market leader in file systems, network storage and streaming technologies, has released Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 software fully compatible with the latest OS X El Capitan. The new version ships now with Tuxera Disk Manager application for easy NTFS formatting and NTFS volume check and repair.
The new System Integrity Protection (SIP) feature in El Capitan prevents the use of third-party software inside Apple’s Disk Utility meaning that formatting, checking and repairing NTFS drives must be handled through a separate application. Tuxera Disk Manager ensures that these tools are easy to use and always a click away.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 allows you to access, edit, transfer, store and delete files from your NTFS drives on the latest Apple operating system. It is backward compatible and runs on all OS X versions starting from Leopard. Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 delivers the fastest NTFS file transfer speeds while protecting your data with a smart caching layer.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 offers automatic updates simplifying the process to download the latest software. It is enough to click on the "Updates" tab in Tuxera preference pane in System Preferences to see the status of the program and install its most recent version.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015 including Tuxera Disk Manager is available for immediate download on Tuxera website. New users can try the software for free for 15 days. For questions and comments please contact Tuxera support team.
For more information please contact:
Karolina Mosiadz, Marketing and Communications Manager, press@tuxera.com
About Tuxera: Tuxera is the leading provider of digital storage, network technology and file systems that allow music, pictures, videos and other content to be accessed across mobiles, tablets, home entertainment, consumer, industrial or any other electronics. Tuxera’s industry-standard file system solutions for Android, Linux, Mac OS X and other platforms have hundreds of millions installations. Close collaboration with industry leaders ensures reliable compatibility and helps to set high standard in performance, low power use for embedded and mobile solutions. For more information, please visit www.tuxera.com.
OS X El Capitan: Get Support for NTFS Drives
El Capitan is out, building on top of Yosemite. Major refinements include added user-friendly features and under-hood performance boosts. Upgraded Metal, Apple's graphic processing technology, improves image rendering and resources efficiency making gaming and launching apps much faster.
What else is new? Spotlight search now offers better functionality with more sources and support for natural language input. Users can manage messages with iOS-style gestures and take control of multiple emails with a revamped set of tools. Added Smart Suggestions recognize events and names easily adding them to contacts and calendar. If you like multitasking you will love Split View. New tool from Apple lets you work in two applications at once without a distraction of other open apps.
We have a fresh Tuxera NTFS for Mac for those looking for seamless handling NTFS drives on a Mac. Apple does not support writing NTFS volumes out of the box so if you want to transfer files between Windows and Mac, edit and delete them without formatting the drive to HFS+ you will need a third party solution.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2015
Tuxera NTFS for Mac brings automatic updates letting you upgrade the application as soon as the new version becomes available. You can do it via the "Updates" tab in Tuxera preference pane in System Preferences. We also added much needed functionality for disk formatting as well as check & repair tools. The System Integrity Protection (SIP) feature introduced by Apple in El Capitan prevents the use of third-party software in Disk Utility meaning that formatting, checking and repairing NTFS drives is not easily available. Tuxera Disk Manager ensures that that these tools are easy to use and always a click away.*
Always fast and reliable, Tuxera NTFS for Mac delivers the highest transfer speeds while protecting your data with smart caching layer. Wondering how it behaves with other programs? Tuxera NTFS for Mac is compatible with popular virtualization and encryption solutions including Parallels Desktop® and VMware Fusion®.
Would you like to hear more? Check our product page for more information. If you have any questions, check the FAQ or contact Tuxera support team. Download the software and enjoy seamless read and write compatibility with NTFS drives. If you don't have a license yet, you can buy it through our web-shop or try it for 15-days.
* Tuxera Disk Manager will be available in the following update
I-O DATA New Line of USB HDDs Powered by Tuxera NTFS for Mac
Plug-and-Play Interoperability Between Windows and Mac
Helsinki, Finland and Kanazawa, Japan – October 28, 2014 – Tuxera Inc., the market leader in interoperable file system solutions, announced today that I-O DATA licenses Tuxera NTFS for Mac to provide the users of the recently released, stylish line of portable hard drives with full Mac compatibility.
Mac OS X comes with limited, read-only support for Microsoft Windows NTFS formatted volumes out of the box. Tuxera NTFS for Mac solves the problem providing much needed read-write interoperability across Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Advanced Tuxera-only features include fast file transfer speeds and complete data integrity with a smart caching layer. The software supports all versions of Mac OS X including the latest ones, and is being continuously improved in sync with Apple’s technology.
“We focus on providing our customers with a variety of user-friendly, high-quality and reliable products for every need. Tuxera NTFS for Mac enables everyone to easily access, swap, edit and store all the data between PC and Mac hassle-free. Tuxera solutions fit perfectly into our strategy, meeting personalized expectations of the consumer,” commented Koichi Teramae, Section Manager of Product Planning Section3 from I-O DATA.
I-O DATA is a top-tier Japanese peripheral equipment company known for outstanding quality and environmentally friendly design. With customer convenience in mind, its focus is in the technology innovation, seamless performance and ease of use. I-O DATA broad offering includes more than 3000 different storage products.
“Our expert engineering team is actively contributing to I-O DATA’s ongoing projects to improve the overall digital experience,” noted Kanae Kubota, Director of Software Solutions at Tuxera. “We strongly believe that Tuxera’s technical expertise and considerable experience on the market supports our partners' efforts in their ongoing and future businesses.”
Tuxera solves complex interoperability challenges leveraging on deep know-how in file system and media streaming technologies, recognized open source leadership and long-standing capabilities in Android, Mac OS X and Linux software development among others.
For more information please contact:
Karolina Mosiadz
Marketing and Communications
press@tuxera.com
About I-O DATA DEVICE, INC.:
I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. is a top-tier manufacturer and provider of high-quality computer peripherals and interface products to the global consumer and OEM markets. Founded in 1976, by Mr. Akio Hosono, I-O DATA has received recognition as Japan's undisputed market leader within the PC Peripheral industry. I-O DATA is not only a manufacturer of such devices, but handles the design, development, and production of the products. I-O DATA DEVICE,INC. is located at 3-10, Sakurada-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8512, JAPAN. For more information, please visit: www.iodata.com
About Tuxera:
Tuxera is the leading provider of file systems that allow music, pictures, videos and other content to be ported across mobiles, tablets, home entertainment, consumer, industrial or any other electronics. Tuxera’s industry-standard file system solutions for Android, Linux, Mac OS X and other platforms have hundreds of millions installations. Close collaboration with industry leaders ensures reliable compatibility and helps to set high standard in performance, low power use for embedded and mobile solutions. For more information, please visit www.tuxera.com.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac with Full Support For OS X Yosemite
Apple just rolled out with the latest updates. At the event last night the company unveiled a new, slimmer version of iPad 2 along with updates to iPad mini iMac computers. Last but not least, new operating system - OS X Yosemite is now available for a download from the Mac App Store.
The upgrade comes with several exciting features. Mac and iOS operating systems not only look similar but are now very much interconnected. For instance, you can easily move your work between Mac, iPhone and iPad and pick up exactly when you left off on the other device. You can also make and receive calls directly from your Mac. Very nifty.
To make sure you are always up to date, we have a fresh update of Tuxera NTFS for Mac for you, now with full support for the OS X Yosemite. If you are not planning on upgrading just yet, it works perfectly fine with all Mac OS X versions starting from 10.4 (Tiger).
Download it now and enjoy seamless compatibility with NTFS drives. Interested but haven't purchased the software yet? We offer 15-day trial during which you can test Tuxera NTFS for Mac and see how it works.
Do you have any questions or comments? Our support team will be happy to help.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac wins the Epsilon Award
Last weekend we have been attending the European Software Conference in Venice where our commercial application, Tuxera NTFS for Mac won the Epsilon Award for software excellence. Voting was open until the end of October and anyone familiar with the product could put in their vote. Thank you for all the votes, we were quite in the lead compared to the other nominees. As most of you know, we released an upgrade recently making the software fully compatible with the latest OS X Mavericks. If you have not updated it already, do it now. It is free for all our registered customers.
This time at ESWC we were showcasing Streambels and discussing Tuxera's path from open source to commercial success. In the introduction we mentioned the always buzzing Finnish start-up scene and Wired UK ranking Helsinki the hottest start-up capital in Europe. In fact, Tuxera is moving the headquarters next week to mentioned in the article Itämerenkatu, previously Nokia space and now the house of very much talked about young companies, Supercell and Jolla.
Mentioned above Streambels - our AirPlay & DLNA media streaming app for Android is almost ready for the public release and we will be showing it off at the Slush next week. If you happen to be there, do not miss the Tuxera booth. To learn more about the app, feel free to visit Streambels website.
All Things Apple - Tuxera NTFS for Mac with Full Support for OS X Mavericks
Second Apple's event this Fall definitely did not disappoint its fans. Along with the complete refresh of most of its product lines, we finally saw the launch of OS X Mavericks, Apple's latest operating system announced at the beginning of summer. In response we are giving you fully compatible upgrade of Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2013. You can download it now directly from our product page. If you are already a user, it is enough to just download and install it. If not, you can purchase the license in our online store or try it out first using our 15-day long trial version.
Updated version of the software ensures that our users are up to date with the latest developments, while bringing further enhancements to the performance and reliability at the same time. Most recent improvements include faster shut-down times, simplified product key input, added signed kernel extension and more.
For all those of you who are not familiar with it yet, Tuxera NTFS for Mac is our commercial read & write NTFS solution for Mac users, a must-have in a mixed Mac and Windows environment. It offers the fastest NTFS transfer speeds while protecting your data with smart caching layer.
Talking about upgrades, let's have a look at what is new with OS X Mavericks. Following the launch of the iOS 7, mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads in the end of September, Mavericks brings more than just several refinements for the users. It has been already described as the most powerful and power efficient Apple's operating system up till now. Some of its most interesting features include greater flexibility with multiple display menus, App Nap that saves power while working, interactive notification center letting you get things done without switching the apps, Finder Tabs for reducing the clutter and many more. Anyone who bought an Apple computer since 2007 can download it for free from the App Store. Before updating make sure that you have everything in place. CNET posted a list of 5 things to do before upgrading to Mavericks, check it out!
Enjoy!
Tuxera NTFS for Mac – Everything You Wanted to Know and More
As most of you know, Mac OS X provides limited support for Microsoft Windows NTFS formatted volumes. Out of the box, the files will be in read-only mode so you won’t be able to copy, edit or delete them. However, a lot of us use many different devices at work and at home. It can quickly become very annoying to handle huge amount of digital data that is produced every day. According to a recent survey made by Deloitte, there was a 150% increase in the so-called digital omnivores, people who own at least 3 portable devices (a smart-phone, tablet and a laptop).
Tuxera focuses on development of file system solutions that help to overcome these obstacles. Our Tuxera NTFS for Mac software is widely used by Mac users to transfer, access, edit and store media content from a variety of devices. It is crucial for us to have all updates in place so the solution is fully compatible with the newest Mac OS X versions released by Apple.
Just last week we published our Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2012.3.6 in response to a new Mac OS X 10.8.3 update. The new package includes 2 new exotic languages, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese. Our customers come from around the globe and to cater to all of them we also added multiple currencies to our online store.
Tuxera NTFS for Mac fully supports Mountain Lion
We have been excited to see a huge peak in Tuxera NTFS for Mac downloads after Apple released Mountain Lion earlier in the week. If you haven't updated your copy for a while now it's the right time. You can download the latest Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2012 right here. Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2012 adds several new features and the latest installation package we released right after Mountain Lion has been signed with Gatekeeper, which makes sure you have the right, untampered software from Tuxera. As always, we are eager to hear your feedback and suggestions for new features and other improvements!