Released on: June 8, 2008, 11:30 am

Press Release Author: QNAP SYSTEMS., INC

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: QNAP and BitTorrent Cooperate to Enable a Powerful All-in-One
Turbo NAS Series
- the TS-109 II, TS-209 II and TS-409 -


Press Release Body: QNAP Systems, Inc. today announced its cooperation with
BitTorrent, Inc. to enable a new powerful peer-to-peer (P2P) download engine
embedded its All-in-One Turbo Network Attached Storage (NAS) series, the TS-109 II,
TS-209 II, and TS-409. With significantly enhanced download performance, it aims to
replace PC-based download solutions to offer a more energy-saving and
environment-friendly option for all BitTorrent users. The DHT, TCP and UDP tracker
protocols, and the encryption mode are all supported in the new download engine. The
energy saving-designed TS-109 series and TS-209 series consumes only 14.4 W and
29.3W respectively in operation, which saves up to 80% of the power consumption of a
PC server. Moreover, the QNAP Turbo NAS series is built on a Linux-embedded OS,
which is more stable and less vulnerable to hacker or virus attacks. It is ideal for
24/7 operation and is the new choice for P2P download applications.

According to Mr. Shawn Shu, Vice President of QNAP, \"Most people are used to using
PCs for BitTorrent downloads. However, this can induce a high cost of energy
consumption and, inevitably, intensifies global warming. As the new powerful
download engine is introduced, we strongly believe that QNAP\'s energy-saving
Linux-embedded NAS will become an ideal alternative solution to replace the PC as a
download server as well as help protect the earth.\"

\"BitTorrent is playing an integral role within the growing ecosystem of connected
consumer electronic solutions in the home,\" said Doug Walker, CEO of BitTorrent,
Inc. \"Through our BitTorrent Certified program, we are teaming with QNAP and other
device manufacturers to provide consumers a seamless way to access and enjoy the
Internet\'s richest media - with or without a PC.\"

In order to enable users to manage their download tasks more easily, QNAP provides a
user-friendly web Graphical User Interface (GUI) and an intelligent remote
management software, QGet, for users to manage download tasks on multiple QNAP NAS
servers remotely over the local network or the Internet.



About the QNAP NAS, TS-109, TS-209, and TS-409 series
The TS-109/209 II series adopts a high-performance Marvell 500MHz CPU and 256MB
DDRII large memory, which are the best hardware specifications in the current Small
office/ Home office (SOHO) NAS market.

The power consumption rate of the TS-109 series is less than 14.4W under normal
operation and 6.6W at standby mode. The unique fanless design ensures quiet
operation. The TS-109 series has been honored with over 20 awards worldwide since
its release.

The TS-209 series is 2-bay hot swappable NAS, which supports RAID 0/1/JBOD disk
configurations. The maximum storage capacity is 2TB.

TS-409 Pro is a 4-bay hotswappable NAS, which supports exclusive Online RAID
Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration. It is an ideal solution for mass
storage, file download, and multimedia sharing center.


Web Site: http://www.qnap.com/PressRelease_detail.asp?pr_id=90

Contact Details: Qnap Systems, Inc.

21F, No. 77, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi City, Taipei, County, 221, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel: + 886 2 8698 2000 ext 1638

Fax: + 886 2 8698 2270

Email: verawang@qnap.com