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QNAP Systems, Inc. today announced three new Turbo NAS models: the TS-419P II (4-drive), TS-219P II (2-drive), and TS-119P II (single-drive), positioned to provide corporate workgroups, SOHO, and home users with budget-friendly network attached storage (NAS) solutions for efficient data backup and convenient file sharing. The new models can be upgraded to the latest, free to download QNAP NAS firmware (version 3.5), with many new features and enhancements, and are backed by a two-year warranty.
The new models of the TS-x19P II series are equipped with a 2.0GHz Marvell processor, 512MB DDR3 memory and one or two Gigabit LAN ports. The products can be easily integrated into an existing network of workgroups, provide centralized storage with antivirus protection, cross-platform data sharing for Windows®, Mac®, Linux, and UNIX users, as well as secure connections for users to access data on the server via FTP, a web-based file manager, or WebDAV. With the MyCloudNAS service, the new models can also be converted into private cloud storage systems for remote access from the Internet.
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QNAP® Systems, Inc. today released a new version of its NAS Management Software, embedded as firmware, in support of a few popular discontinued models. The new V3.3.2 firmware update adds support for the Mac® OS X Lion operating system, including full Time Machine support. This new firmware is available for download immediately for applicable models.
“Since V3.5 firmware has been launched for current Turbo NAS models, we received many requests from users who own previous generations of Turbo NAS units to support Mac OS X Lion,” said Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP. “QNAP is renowned for being committed to bringing forth quality products and services to the customer, and for continuing to support product in the field. We are pleased to add support for these popular older models to work with the new Mac OS X Lion operation system.”
With the V3.3.2 firmware release, users who own an applicable QNAP Turbo NAS and have upgraded to Mac OS X Lion operating system can seamlessly store and share files on their Turbo NAS, and back up the Mac to the Turbo NAS using Time Machine.
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Western Digital, the world's leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its WD 2go and WD 2go Pro mobile apps for its My Book Live personal cloud storage solution. WD's My Book Live drive connects to the home network creating shared storage that users can access within and outside the home. Secure remote access to the My Book Live is available on any computer through www.WD2go.com, while the WD 2go apps provide mobile access to files stored on the drive using an iPad®, iPhone®, iPod touch® or Android™ compatible mobile device.
Combining the benefits of both public and private cloud solutions, My Book Live personal cloud storage allows users to keep media and files safe at home on their own physical drive and yet access them over the Internet with any PC or Mac® computer or on tablets and smartphones through WD's mobile apps. Using My Book Live, users can share files, stream media, and access content anywhere with no monthly fees and secure in the knowledge that their data resides in their own home under their exclusive control. In addition, the WD 2go Pro app enables private sharing of files with friends, family and colleagues. Almost any file can be shared, from pictures and personal videos to work documents and presentations.
WD 2go web access marks WD's second generation of remote access technologies that leverage a peer-to-peer connection between the My Book Live and remote PCs or mobile devices to maximize the speed and throughput.
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QNAP® Systems, Inc. today announced two new 8-drive 2U rackmount Turbo NAS models with up to 24TB storage capacity, featuring either a Quad-core Intel® Xeon® CPU or a Dual-core Intel® Core™ i3 CPU. Both models are backed with 3 year warranty and feature optional 10GbE networking and can achieve breakthrough data throughput of over 1,000MB/sec and 100,000 IOPS using 10GbE, delivering performance suitable for high-end SMB and data center environments demanding maximum performance and up-time for mission critical applications.
Featuring industry-leading iSCSI support, the new series can simultaneously provide storage solutions for IP-SAN (iSCSI) and NAS implementations. Furthermore, being VMware® Ready, Citrix® XenServer Ready, and Windows® Hyper-V compliant, the new series is ideal for network shared storage for virtual server environments.
The new series supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 5+ hot spare, 6+ hot spare, 10+ hot spare, single disk, JBOD, and the Global Hot Spare allowing a spare drive to flexibly replace a failed drive on any RAID volume on the NAS for automatic RAID data rebuilding. The large capacity of the new units also provide an ideal solution for network-wide backups, file sharing in mixed Windows®, Mac®, Linux, and UNIX environments, private cloud storage, and high-performance computing applications such as high definition video editing.
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Synology America Corp. is pleased to announce the official release of its latest DiskStation Manager operating system, DSM 3.2; marking the end of a productive beta cycle. The beta program attracted more than 60,000 downloads, and went into official release on 6 September. The new release offers a number of improvements targeting business and creative users.
"This latest release sees continued improvements and enhancements to an already award-winning interface," said Doug Self, Product Marketing Manager at Synology America Corp. "From management and centralization features, to the improvements for Mac ® users, this release takes a great software product and makes it even better."
DSM 3.2 offers centralized network resources to maximize efficiency. Among these features is LDAP support, whether as a client in an existing domain, or as a directory server in a new domain. The Syslog server package allows administrators to centralize logging for their networks. The new Remote Folder service allows aggregating network CIFS shares under a single access point. Virtual Drive allows users to mount ISOs for efficient network installations.
