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Wuala
Original authorsDominik Grolimund, Luzius Meisser
Initial releaseAugust 14, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-08-14)
Final release
Nadelhorn[1] / September 30, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-09-30)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Linux, Mac OS X 10.4 and greater, Android, iOS
PlatformJava
Available inEnglish, German, Portuguese, French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
TypeOnline file storage
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.wuala.com

Wuala /wɑːˈlɑː/ was a secure online file storage, file synchronization, versioning and backup service originally developed and run by Caleido Inc.[2] It is now part of LaCie, which is in turn owned by Seagate Technology. The service stores files in data centres that are provided by Wuala in multiple European countries (France, Germany, Switzerland).[3] An earlier version also supported distributed storage on other users' machines, however this feature has been dropped.[4] On 17 August 2015 Wuala announced that it was discontinuing its service and that all stored data would be deleted on 15 November 2015.[5] Wuala recommended a rival cloud storage startup, Tresorit, as an alternative to its remaining customers.[5][6]

History

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Old logo for Wuala

Most research and development occurred at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich.[citation needed]

In August 2008, Wuala launched in public beta mode;[7] and in September of the same year, the Wuala Webstart[8] project was registered on SourceForge.net.[9] Later that year, an Alpha release REST API, at a very early stage of development, supported HTTP GET requests for content that was either public, or shared through a keyed hyperlink.[10]

In 2009, LaCie announced a merger with Caleido AG.[11][12] Wuala described the merger as being between Wuala and LaCie[13] (not Caleido AG and LaCie).[citation needed] A post-merger announcement of the first joint products occurred in early 2010.[14][15]

In 2011, all pro features - backup, sync, file versioning and time travel - are available for everyone at no cost.[16] Later in the year, the "trade storage" feature was discontinued.[17] In 2014, the storage plan was shifted to a paid-only service.[18] Wuala announced that existing free-only storage would be terminated at the end of 2014 and customers wishing to save their data should migrate away or purchase a paid plan.[19]

In August 2015, Wuala announced that it would allow no further renewals or purchase of storage; and that it would transition to read-only on the 30th of September and that all stored data would be deleted on the 15th of November 2015.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nadelhorn Release Notes". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ^ Wuala | FAQ | General Questions | Who is behind Wuala? Archived 2011-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Wuala | How it Works Archived 2010-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "A measurement study of the Wuala on-line storage service". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  5. ^ a b O'Hear, Steve (17 August 2015). "Wuala, The Secure P2P Cloud Storage Service Acquired By LaCie, To Shut Down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  6. ^ "Wuala Shutting Down, P2P Storage Service Recommends Tresorit". Cloudwards. 2015-08-18. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  7. ^ Linder, Brad (14 August 2008). "Wuala P2P online storage service goes live". Download Squad. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  8. ^ Wuala Webstart | Download Wuala Webstart software for free at SourceForge.net
  9. ^ SourceForge.net: Wuala Webstart - Project Web Hosting - Open Source Software
  10. ^ "Wuala Rest API | Wuala API (Alpha)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  11. ^ "LaCie and Wuala Merge to Create a Cloud of Storage Devices". Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  12. ^ Wuala | FAQ | Wuala and LaCie Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Who is behind Wuala?". Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  14. ^ "Introducing: LaCie CooKey and LaCie WhizKey with Wuala Inside". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  15. ^ LaCie Unveils New USB "Keys" with Wuala Online Storage Inside
  16. ^ Hottingen: New Style & Full-Feature Set
  17. ^ "Wuala dropping p2p trading". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  18. ^ "Shifting to paid-only service – Wuala Support". Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  19. ^ "Termination of Free Storage and Storage Promotion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  20. ^ "WUALA SHUTDOWN NOTICE – Wuala Support". Archived from the original on 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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