BitTorrent http://www.bittorrent.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en D-Link(R) Network Storage Device Functions as Independent BitTorrent Media Hub http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/06/04/d-linkr-network-storage-device-functions-as-independent-bittorrent-media-hub/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/06/04/d-linkr-network-storage-device-functions-as-independent-bittorrent-media-hub/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:27:48 +0000 Brigham Eckrich http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/06/06/d-linkr-network-storage-device-functions-as-independent-bittorrent-media-hub/ FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA — 06/04/08 — D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, today announced a free upgrade for its best-selling network attached storage (NAS) device to enable BitTorrent file downloads and uploads independent of a PC.

Recognized by BitTorrent, Inc., provider of the global standard technology for high-quality content delivery on the Internet, the D-Link® DNS-323 two-Bay Network Storage Enclosure now includes the latest BitTorrent Software Development Kit (SDK), making it possible for consumers to access, store and share large amounts of media content through the Internet, without the need for a PC to be turned on or connected. The D-Link storage device connects directly to a home network and acts as a media hub for BitTorrent-enabled content.

Through the BitTorrent Device Partners technology licensing and certification program, BitTorrent has licensed the D-Link DNS-323 and certified the award-winning D-Link Xtreme N(TM) 802.11n Wi-Fi router (DIR-655). Consumers can use the products with confidence to manage BitTorrent multimedia content over their high-speed Internet connections.

"We recognize the benefits BitTorrent technology brings to its global user base and are pleased to be able to add that functionality to our products," said A.J. Wang, chief technical officer, D-Link. "By integrating the latest BitTorrent SDK into our NAS devices and ensuring our routers are BitTorrent-certified, we provide our customers with the most highly optimized BitTorrent implementation for connected devices and an efficient way to control and access their NAS device via an intuitive Web interface."

"D-Link is a valued member within our ecosystem of BitTorrent Device Partners, which is enabling a wide-range of industry-leading networking and storage devices optimized for BitTorrent, and certified to provide a great user experience for advanced network applications," said Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. "Given the device partnerships we have forged, BitTorrent provides distributors of online video, games and software the best peer-accelerated content delivery platform to ensure millions of broadband users enjoy a seamless experience for Internet-delivered media."

Established in 2007, the goal of the BitTorrent Device Partners program is to work with a wide-array of hardware, middleware and application providers along the entire consumer electronics (CE) value chain to create next-generation consumer experiences that leverage BitTorrent's advanced peer delivery technology. The BitTorrent SDK for Devices is the official BitTorrent release for embedded devices; the BitTorrent SDK supports the latest protocol enhancements and is compatible with all standard PC clients. BitTorrent certification for routers seeks to ensure the best possible consumer experience by minimizing the need for users to actively manage their router settings.

The free upgrade for both the DNS-323 and DIR-655 are available via firmware downloads from the D-Link Support Site at support.dlink.com.

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, Calif., 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet www.dlink.com.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent's leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

D-Link, Xtreme N and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other third party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2008. D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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QNAP Launches a BitTorrent Certified High-speed, Energy-saving NAS Family of Products http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/06/03/qnap-launches-a-bittorrent-certified-high-speed-energy-saving-nas-family-of-products/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/06/03/qnap-launches-a-bittorrent-certified-high-speed-energy-saving-nas-family-of-products/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:07:26 +0000 Brigham Eckrich http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/06/03/qnap-launches-a-bittorrent-certified-high-speed-energy-saving-nas-family-of-products/ QNAP and BitTorrent Cooperate to Enable a Powerful All-in-One Turbo NAS Series - - the TS-109 II, TS-209 II and TS-409

Taipei, Taiwan, June 2008 - 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.

About QNAP

QNAP Systems, INC. (QNAP) is a devoted and dominant provider of Internet Appliance products. With our solid and integrated expertise in the Linux embedded platform, QNAP has released more than 30 models for the network storage and digital network surveillance series over the past 5 years, providing our consumers with high performance and high reliability storage, backup, and surveillance solutions. Today, QNAP continues to lead the industry with our innovation in design and technology. Our products have gained worldwide recognition. For example, TS-109 Pro was honored the "The Best NAS Box" from MAXIMUMPC (US), "Lord of NAS" from Hexus (UK), and "Golden Bear Award" from Bjorn3D (US) etc. TS-209 Pro was honored "Gold Medal Award" from ComputerGEIL.dk (Denmark), Golden Award from InfoMods (France), and "Product of the Year 2007" from Hardware-TEST.dk (Denmark) etc.

QNAP Systems, Inc.

TEL: +886-2-8698-2000
FAX: +886-2-8698-2270
URL: http://www.qnap.com

Contact Person

Ms. Vera Wang
Phone: 886-2-8698 2000
E-mail: verawang @ qnap.com

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BitTorrent and Orb Team to Make Rich Media Available, Anytime, on Any Device http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/05/22/bittorrent-and-orb-team-to-make-rich-media-available-anytime-on-any-device/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/05/22/bittorrent-and-orb-team-to-make-rich-media-available-anytime-on-any-device/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 12:59:17 +0000 Brigham Eckrich http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/05/22/bittorrent-and-orb-team-to-make-rich-media-available-anytime-on-any-device/ All your media — and favorite Internet content — accessed from a single interface

San Francisco, Calif. — May 22, 2008 — BitTorrent, the global standard technology for the delivery of rich media on the Internet, and streaming media leader Orb Networks announced a partnership to enable BitTorrent downloads to be enjoyed on any connected device. By bundling the BitTorrent software client application and the Orb PC application together, the companies deliver faster, easier, anywhere access to downloaded content, personal media, and web-resident content.

The joint solution creates a seamless media experience harnessing all of the rich media downloads users have on their computing systems, including movies, TV shows and music, and provides them with the ability to enjoy all of that content, anywhere, on any screen or audio device. With Orb and BitTorrent installed on their PC, users will see a familiar media library view of all the media on that computer. Organized by media type, users can quickly and easily organize their titles, make playlists, and share content with their friends via email, SMS, or on a social networking-like page. Simply put, BitTorrent enables the download of content to the home and Orb enables access to that content from any device the user may own.

There are already millions of people who use BitTorrent to access a global library of rich media, including branded content from more than 60 movie studios and content providers worldwide through BitTorrent's Torrent Entertainment Network. In addition, numerous musicians use BitTorrent's leading peer-accelerated software to deliver their music, including Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, NIN, and countless independent bands.

Orb's media center application can stream BitTorrent downloads – as well as music, home videos, webcam video, or any web content – to any other Internet-connected device. Those include IP-enabled solutions ranging from a road warrior's laptop, a Gen-Y's mobile phone, or a large-screen TV at a party, using a game console like Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii.

"The idea of the 'connected home' or 'connected consumer' is certainly not a new one, but Orb's innovative software has truly delivered on that promise and made it a reality," said Doug Walker, CEO of BitTorrent, Inc. "By bundling BitTorrent's leading content delivery technology with Orb's software, we are arming consumers with the ability to access their entire library of digital entertainment and play back on devices in the home or on the go. That's powerful."

"People are tired and frustrated with the constraints that the media world has imposed on their ability to consume their own media," said Joe Costello, CEO of Orb Networks. "BitTorrent is the most popular way to get branded content to your computer over the Internet, and Orb lets you enjoy any of your PC's media anywhere you have an Internet connection. Together we are providing a seamless way for the millions of BitTorrent users worldwide to enjoy their movies, videos, music and more. It's your media, it's about time you were able to enjoy it where you wanted."

New users can get the bundled application at www.orb.com/bittorrent or www.bittorrent.com.

About Orb Networks, Inc.

Orb Networks is an award-winning developer of software and services that unlock the digital media stored on personal computers. Orb gives consumers secure, free, instant, and everywhere-access to everything from their TV and music to photos and video on virtually any web-enabled device. The company's partners and affiliates include, amongst others, AOL Winamp, AMD, and Creative Labs. Orb Networks is a privately held company in Emeryville, Calif. For more information about Orb Networks and the Orb service, please visit http://www.orb.com.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

Media Contacts:

Ron Perrotta
Orb Networks
Ron.Perrotta@orb.com
650-814-0502

Lily Lin
BitTorrent, Inc.
lily@bittorrent.com
415-568-9007

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Comcast and BitTorrent Form Collaboration to Address Network Management, Network Architecture and Content Distribution http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/03/27/comcast/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/03/27/comcast/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:07:05 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/comcast

PHILADELPHIA and SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 /PRNewswire/ - Comcast Corporation and BitTorrent, Inc. announced today that they will undertake a collaborative effort with one another and with the broader Internet and ISP community to more effectively address issues associated with rich media content and network capacity management. While BitTorrent and Comcast are talking directly, they are also in discussions with other parties to help facilitate a broader dialogue and cooperation across industries.

The Comcast and BitTorrent discussions have already produced meaningful results. On the one hand, Comcast announced that it will migrate by year-end 2008 to a capacity management technique that is protocol agnostic. “This means that we will have to rapidly reconfigure our network management systems, but the outcome will be a traffic management technique that is more appropriate for today’s emerging Internet trends. We have been discussing this migration and its effects with leaders in the Internet community for the last several months, and we will refine, adjust, and publish the technique based upon feedback and initial trial results,” said Tony Werner, Comcast Cable’s Chief Technology Officer.

In turn, BitTorrent acknowledged the need of ISPs to manage their networks, especially during times of peak congestion. “While we think there were other management techniques that could have been deployed, we understand why Comcast and other ISPs adopted the approach that they did initially. Recognizing that the Web is richer and more bandwidth intensive than it has been historically, we are pleased that Comcast understands these changing traffic patterns and wants to collaborate with us to migrate to techniques that the Internet community will find to be more transparent,” said Eric Klinker, BitTorrent’s Chief Technology Officer.

“Earlier this year, Comcast announced its plans for the aggressive deployment of wideband Internet services using the DOCSIS 3.0 standard, which we project will be available in up to 20% of Comcast’s households by the end of this year,” said John Schanz, Comcast Cable’s Executive Vice President of National Engineering and Technical Operations. “Additionally, we plan to more than double the upstream capacity of our residential Internet service in several key markets by year end 2008. We plan to take advantage of multi- carrier technology to further increase upstream capacity for all of our broadband customers in advance of the full DOCSIS 3.0 roll out.”

BitTorrent and Comcast have also agreed to work with other ISPs, other technology companies, and the Internet Engineering Task Force, to explore and develop a new distribution architecture for the efficient delivery of rich media content. “In the spirit of openness and fostering innovative solutions, BitTorrent will take the first step in enhancing our client applications to optimize them for a new broadband network architecture. Furthermore, we will publish these optimizations in open forums and standard bodies for all application developers to benefit from,” said Ashwin Navin, co-founder and president of BitTorrent, Inc.

“This new architecture would enable many new and emerging applications and will be based upon an open, non-discriminatory framework that could interface with or support multiple technologies. We believe that P2P technology has matured as an enabler for legal content distribution, so we need to have an architecture that can support it with techniques that work over all networks,” said Werner.

Both BitTorrent and Comcast expressed the view that these technical issues can be worked out through private business discussions without the need for government intervention.

“BitTorrent and Comcast can serve consumers best by working together along with the broader ISP and Internet community to jointly develop more efficient networks and applications. This should prove to be a productive partnership that will provide consumers with a better Internet experience,” said Doug Walker, CEO of BitTorrent.

“We appreciate the recent dialogue that we have had with BitTorrent and the progress that we have made in addressing our respective concerns. Working together, we can deliver a truly superior experience to all of our customers,” said Steve Burke, President of Comcast Cable.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global leader for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer- assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 13.2 million high- speed Internet customers, and 4.6 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast’s content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast’s Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

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D-Link Joins BitTorrent™ Device Partners http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/01/07/d-link-joins-bittorrent%e2%84%a2-device-partners/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/01/07/d-link-joins-bittorrent%e2%84%a2-device-partners/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:33:39 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/pressreleases/d-link-joins-bittorrent%e2%84%a2-device-partners Routers and Network Storage Devices from Leading End-to-End Networking Solutions Provider Complement the BitTorrent Ecosystem of Technology Partners

Las Vegas, January 7, 2008 - BitTorrent, Inc., the global standard for high-quality content delivery on the Internet, today announced D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, will join its BitTorrent Device Partners.

Through the BitTorrent Device Partners technology licensing and certification program, BitTorrent has certified a key D-Link router and network attached storage (NAS) device to aid consumers in accessing, storing and sharing large amounts of media content through the Internet. Currently, the latest BitTorrent Software Development Kit (SDK) is embedded in the D-Link DNS-323 storage unit, allowing it to act as a media hub for BitTorrent-enabled content, and certification has been granted to the award-winning D-Link Xtreme N™ DIR-655 draft 802.11n router for its ability to share high-speed Internet connections and link multiple home users on a network.

“We recognize the benefits BitTorrent technology brings to its large user base and are pleased to be able to add that functionality to our products,” said A.J. Wang, chief technical officer, D-Link. “By integrating the latest BitTorrent SDK into our NAS devices and ensuring our routers are BitTorrent Certified, we provide our customers with the most highly optimized BitTorrent implementation for connected devices and an efficient way to control and access their NAS device via an intuitive Web interface.”

“We are excited to have D-Link join our family of BitTorrent Device Partners to ensure that their industry-leading networking and storage devices are optimized for BitTorrent, and certified to provide a great user experience for advanced network applications,” said Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. “By virtue of the device partnerships we have, BitTorrent provides distributors of online video, games and software the best peer-assisted content delivery platform to ensure millions of broadband users enjoy a seamless experience for Internet-delivered media.”

Established in 2007, the goal of the BitTorrent Device Partners program is to work with a wide-array of hardware, middleware and application providers along the entire consumer electronics (CE) value chain to create next-generation consumer experiences that leverage BitTorrent’s advanced peer delivery technology. The BitTorrent SDK for Devices is the official BitTorrent release for embedded devices; the BitTorrent SDK supports the latest protocol enhancements and is compatible with all standard PC clients. BitTorrent certification for routers seeks to ensure the best possible consumer experience by minimizing the need for users to actively manage their router settings.

D-Link is an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, small office/home office (SOHO), small to medium business (SMB), and workgroup to enterprise environments. D-Link will be attending the 2008 International CES in Las Vegas and will be at Booth 36212, South Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.

BitTorrent’s president and co-founder Ashwin Navin will deliver the keynote address at DCIA’s 1st Annual P2P Summit taking place on January 6, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall. Navin will also be speaking on a CES Knowledge Tracks panel on January 8, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the LVCC North Hall, N253 and at Digital Hollywood at CES on January 9, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in the LVCC North Hall.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

About D-Link

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, Calif., 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internetwww.dlink.com.

D-Link, Xtreme N and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.

BitTorrent Contact:

Lily Lin
Director of Communications
BitTorrent, Inc.
415-568-9007
lily@bittorrent.com

D-Link Contact:

Les Goldberg, APR
Media Relations Manager
D-Link Systems, Inc.
les.goldberg@dlink.com

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NETGEAR® Joins BitTorrent™ Device Partners http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/01/07/netgear%c2%ae-joins-bittorrent%e2%84%a2-device-partners/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2008/01/07/netgear%c2%ae-joins-bittorrent%e2%84%a2-device-partners/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:33:32 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/pressreleases/netgear%c2%ae-joins-bittorrent%e2%84%a2-device-partners NETGEAR Teams with BitTorrent to Certify ReadyNAS™ Storage Devices and RangeMax Wireless Routers

Las Vegas, January 7, 2008 - BitTorrent Inc., the global standard for high-quality content delivery on the Internet, today announced it has partnered with industry-leading hardware manufacturers in the Network Attached Storage (NAS) and consumer router markets as it expands its family of BitTorrent Device Partners. NETGEAR® (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking solutions, is working with BitTorrent to improve the digital home entertainment experience. By collaborating with a range of partners including hardware manufacturers, software providers, and chipmakers, BitTorrent adds value through embedded software, device certification and content delivery to enhance and simplify the consumer experience.

Driven by the growth of high-speed broadband and consumer demand for more robust home networking solutions and network storage capacity, the NAS and router markets will continue to see healthy growth. Simultaneously, BitTorrent users are increasingly utilizing these devices to store their massive digital entertainment libraries and easily access and share content throughout the home. BitTorrent is addressing this demand by offering its Software Development Kit (SDK) for consumer electronics (CE) devices, as well as certifying BitTorrent-optimized devices through the BitTorrent Certified Program.

“At last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, NETGEAR announced its initial collaboration with BitTorrent to promote video downloads streamed through our Digital Entertainer HD media receiver,” said Vivek Pathela, vice president of product marketing at NETGEAR. “This year, we are thrilled to expand our relationship with BitTorrent to enhance our new consumer-focused ReadyNAS Duo Gigabit Desktop Network Storage solutions and our RangeMax family of 802.11n wireless routers. With the BitTorrent protocol accounting for half of all global Internet traffic, it is key that NETGEAR ensure its products are optimized for BitTorrent’s robust content delivery.”

The goal of bringing together official BitTorrent Device Partners, established in 2007, is to work with a wide-array of hardware, middleware and application providers along the entire CE value chain to create next-generation consumer experiences with BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery. The BitTorrent SDK for Devices is the official BitTorrent release for embedded devices representing the latest in BitTorrent protocol enhancements and compatible with all standard PC clients. With BitTorrent’s newest SDK offering, NAS companies will also be provided a ready-made reference implementation for users to control and access their NAS device via a web interface.

BitTorrent Certification for routers seeks to ensure the best possible consumer experience by minimizing the need for users to actively manage their router settings. Many routers are already capable of good results, but require too much work to configure for performance and security. BitTorrent has established a set of best practices and standard networking settings that simplify setup to enable top performance.

“NETGEAR shares BitTorrent’s commitment to empowering consumers and media distributors with advanced networking solutions that make Internet-delivered media seamless, economical, and fast to enjoy,” said Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. “By partnering with leading hardware companies like NETGEAR, we can guarantee a superior user experience for not only BitTorrent and services powered by BitTorrent DNA, but for all advanced networking applications many millions of consumers access everyday. BitTorrent Certified stands for a better Internet experience.”

At CES, NETGEAR will demonstrate the capabilities of its new ReadyNAS Duo Gigabit Desktop Network Storage solutions in Booth 36219 in South Hall 4. ReadyNAS Duo brings intelligent network storage technology to consumers enabling them to centralize, organize and share all digital media in the home with a simple-to-use solution that delivers best-in-class performance, scalability, versatility, and data redundancy that was once reserved for higher-priced business-class solutions. Optimized for BitTorrent, ReadyNAS Duo is a CES Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award honoree.

BitTorrent’s president and co-founder Ashwin Navin is delivering the keynote address at DCIA’s 1st Annual P2P Summit taking place on January 6, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall. Navin will also be speaking on a CES Knowledge Tracks panel on January 8, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the LVCC North Hall, N253 and at Digital Hollywood at CES on January 9, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in the LVCC North Hall.

About NETGEAR®, Inc.

NETGEAR® (NASDAQGM: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking solutions that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company’s product offerings enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, NETGEAR offers products that prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the U.S. government. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.

©2008 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR®, the NETGEAR logo, and ReadyNAS, are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

CONTACT:

Lily Lin
Director of Communications
BitTorrent, Inc.
415-568-9007
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BitTorrent to Keynote First Annual P2P Media Summit at CES 2008 http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/12/20/bittorrent-to-keynote-first-annual-p2p-media-summit-at-ces-2008/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/12/20/bittorrent-to-keynote-first-annual-p2p-media-summit-at-ces-2008/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:04:44 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/pressreleases/bittorrent-to-keynote-first-annual-p2p-media-summit-at-ces-2008 Ashwin Navin, President and Co-Founder, will also Participate on IPTV and Digital Hollywood Panels at CES

San Francisco, CA – December 20, 2007 – BitTorrent, the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet, is pleased to announce that its president and co-founder, Ashwin Navin, will be keynoting the Distributed Computing Industry Association’s (DCIA) P2P Media Summit, a special partner program of the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Navin will open Sunday morning’s sessions focused on developing peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies for commercial distribution with a keynote about the future of digital entertainment and the opportunities for P2P content delivery. The P2P Media Summit will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2008 in conjunction with CES. The P2P Media Summit is the DCIA’s seminal industry event, featuring keynotes from top P2P and social networking software companies; tracks on policy, technology and marketing; panel discussions covering content distribution and solutions development; valuable workshops; and more. The focus of this Conference within CES is the commercial development of the P2P channel for content distribution.

Navin will also participate on an IPTV-focused panel entitled “IPTV: The Television of Tomorrow?” on Tuesday as part of the CES Knowledge Tracks conference. He will join panelists from Microsoft TV, AT&T, research firm IDC, the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to discuss the reality of Internet TV.

Lastly, Navin will present on a third panel at the Digital Hollywood conference at CES. He will be a panelist on Wednesday afternoon for a discussion called “Next Generation P2P Music and Film” along with executives from Orrick, The Copyright Alliance, ContentGuard, Digital Watermarking Alliance, Itiva, Pando Networks and the DCIA.

In 2007, BitTorrent, Inc. launched three distinct business offerings including BitTorrent DNA, a secure, peer-accelerated content delivery service; a BitTorrent Software Development Kit (SDK) for CE manufacturers who are creating new devices for the home, office or on the move; and the BitTorrent Entertainment Network, home to the most comprehensive licensed catalog of thousands of movies, TV shows, music and games. Given BitTorrent’s position as a leader in content delivery, Navin has unique insights to share with conference attendees.

Who:

Ashwin Navin, President and Co-Founder, BitTorrent

When & Where:

Sunday, January 6, 2008
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM, PT
* Keynote Address: What’s Next for the World’s Leading P2P Protocol?
Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall
Room # N260
http://myces.bdmetrics.com/SessionDetails.aspx?id=2001690

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, PT
* Presentation: IPTV: The Television of Tomorrow?
Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall
Room # N253
http://www.cesweb.org/attendees/conferences/search/session_detail.asp?ID_session=HLE13&ID_track=HLE_CES08

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, PT
* Presentation: Next Generation P2P Music and Film
Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall
Room # N259
http://myces.bdmetrics.com/SessionDetails.aspx?id=2000760

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

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PBS Partners with BitTorrent to Reach Audiences Online http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/11/07/pbs-partners-with-bittorrent-to-reach-audiences-online/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/11/07/pbs-partners-with-bittorrent-to-reach-audiences-online/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:02:49 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/pressreleases/pbs-partners-with-bittorrent-to-reach-audiences-online Selected PBS Primetime, Kids and Local Station Content Available On the BitTorrent Entertainment Network

San Francisco and Arlington, VA – (Nov. 7, 2007) — BitTorrent and PBS today announced the availability of PBS programming via the BitTorrent Entertainment Network, BitTorrent’s content distribution platform. PBS is making its content available for purchase and download to the millions of BitTorrent users. PBS titles now available include prime-time programs such as HISTORY DETECTIVES, NOVA, and SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS; PBS KIDS programs such as CAILLOU and TELETUBBIES; as well as programming from selected local PBS stations.

“PBS is committed to making content available wherever consumers are accessing media,” said Andrew Russell, Senior Vice President, PBS Ventures. “We are thrilled to be working with BitTorrent and its unique distribution platform to expand the reach of public television’s content, including programming from some of our local PBS stations.”

“BitTorrent has enabled more licensed video for downloads and streams than any other company in the world,” said Ashwin Navin, President and Co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. “We are proud to partner with PBS to make its award-winning national and local station programming available with our distribution platform.”

PBS joins an established roster of leading content partners, including 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, MTV Networks, MGM, Paramount and Warner Bros, who utilize BitTorrent’s entertainment platform to provide feature-length films, TV shows and music videos direct to consumers. Not only does BitTorrent’s entertainment platform provide fast, on-demand access to the most comprehensive licensed catalog of thousands of movies, TV shows, music and games, it also provides content creators a publishing platform to list their works in high-quality alongside the most recognizable titles from major movie studios, TV networks, and record labels.

About PBS

PBS is a media enterprise that serves 355 public noncommercial television stations and reaches more than 75 million people each week through on-air and online content. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is a leading provider of educational materials for K-12 teachers, and offers a broad array of other educational services. PBS’ premier kids’ TV programming and Web site, PBS KIDS Online (www.pbskids.org), continue to be parents’ and teachers’ most trusted learning environments for children. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org Web sites on the Internet.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

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BitTorrent Bolsters Executive Management Team http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/10/17/bittorrent-bolsters-executive-management-team/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/10/17/bittorrent-bolsters-executive-management-team/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:49:50 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/pressreleases/bittorrent-bolsters-executive-management-team New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer Join Established Team of Senior Executive Talent at BitTorrent

San Francisco – October 17, 2007 – BitTorrent, home to the global standard for high-quality content delivery on the Internet, today announced that Douglas Walker, former CEO of Alias Systems, will now serve as chief executive officer and Eric Klinker, former CTO of Internap, will serve as chief technology officer. Walker and Klinker join an already established management team, which has been led by BitTorrent co-founders Bram Cohen and Ashwin Navin. Walker, who will oversee BitTorrent’s day-to-day operations, brings a unique wealth of experience and impressive track record of growing a technology organization to achieve breakthrough success. BitTorrent inventor and current CEO, Bram Cohen, will assume the role of chief scientist and current president Ashwin Navin remains in his role, unchanged. Both will continue to be deeply involved in all aspects of company strategy and operations.

“BitTorrent is a revolutionary company that has changed not only the world of media distribution, but is improving the very foundation of the Internet. Its technology leadership and market validation provides an exciting opportunity to apply proven business models to build a successful business,” said Douglas Walker, CEO of BitTorrent. “I look forward to working with Bram, Ashwin and the rest of the BitTorrent executive team to continue to capitalize on the unique position BitTorrent has in the enterprise, consumer and hardware markets. There’s a synergy and opportunity that no other company enjoys.”

Walker brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry to BitTorrent and has been a motivational leader in some of the world’s most innovative and successful technology businesses, including Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems, Prime Computer, and IBM. Prior to BitTorrent, Douglas served as president and CEO of Alias Systems, a dominant provider of 3D software technology to the entertainment and product design industries, and successfully led the company to its acquisition by Autodesk Corporation.

“Building scalable software is our forte, but we recognized the need for BitTorrent to scale as a company, therefore Ashwin and I spent the better part of this year looking for the right leader to continue the success we’ve demonstrated since we started the company,” said Bram Cohen, co-founder and chief scientist at BitTorrent. “In Doug, we found the right person to complement our strengths, and provide the experience, leadership and guidance to take our business to the next level.”

Also having joined BitTorrent’s management team as CTO is Eric Klinker, who brings nearly two decades of networking experience as a technologist and innovator. Eric joins BitTorrent from his previous post as CTO and Vice President of Engineering at Internap, a leading provider of network optimization and content delivery solutions. Prior to Internap, Eric was CTO and Chief Architect for netVmg, a pioneering provider of intelligent route control and bandwidth management products.

“When I started the company with Bram in 2004, P2P was a widely misunderstood technology but we have achieved validation that many deemed impossible, including the recruitment of world-class executives like Doug and Eric to help us capture the commercial opportunity that exists for BitTorrent,” said Ashwin Navin, co-founder and president. “We are especially grateful for the BitTorrent ecosystem of users, developers, and publishers that have grown with us and got us to where we are as a company and community.”

Last quarter, Mark Hopper also joined BitTorrent as the vice president and general manager of Enterprise Services at BitTorrent. Hopper brings 20 years worth of expertise in the Internet, mobile communications, video and multimedia industries. Prior to joining BitTorrent, Mark was the VP of International Solutions and Market Development at VeriSign. At VeriSign, he was responsible for the company’s market strategy and solution programs to international communication service providers to enable secure communications, commerce and content delivery.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

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BitTorrent’s Delivery Network Accelerator (DNA) Service Improves the Online Experience for Streaming Video, Downloadable Software and Video Games http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/10/09/bittorrent%e2%80%99s-delivery-network-accelerator-dna-service-improves-the-online-experience-for-streaming-video-downloadable-software-and-video-games/ http://www.bittorrent.com/pressreleases/2007/10/09/bittorrent%e2%80%99s-delivery-network-accelerator-dna-service-improves-the-online-experience-for-streaming-video-downloadable-software-and-video-games/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:48:28 +0000 Kristen Stewart http://www.bittorrent.com/dna/pressreleases/bittorrent%e2%80%99s-delivery-network-accelerator-dna-service-improves-the-online-experience-for-streaming-video-downloadable-software-and-video-games Internet TV platform leader Brightcove announces support for new BitTorrent content delivery service

San Francisco, CA – October 9, 2007 – BitTorrent, Inc., home to the global standard for delivering high-quality Internet media, today announced the general availability of the BitTorrent Delivery Network Accelerator (DNA) service. BitTorrent DNA is a peer-accelerated content delivery service that provides consumers faster, more reliable, more efficient access to rich content through downloads or streams. Brightcove, an Internet TV platform leader, will be the first to integrate BitTorrent DNA to accelerate the delivery of instant-on, broadcast-quality streaming video to their customers.

The new BitTorrent DNA content delivery service is targeted at the needs of commercial content publishers including media companies, software firms and video game publishers. Content publishers recognize that the heavily centralized Internet infrastructure currently in place adversely affects the consumer experience and business model for content distribution. Through years of networking innovation and refinement, BitTorrent DNA is designed to be the ideal solution for publishers seeking ways to overcome the obstacles associated with centralized content delivery, such as slow downloads, choppy video streams, and inefficient use of network infrastructure. BitTorrent DNA provides fast downloads for large files like feature-length movies, games, software programs, and makes it possible to easily stream broadcast-quality video.

“The Internet has become an essential source of entertainment for everything from music, games to TV shows, and even high-definition movies. Given the rapidly growing BitTorrent network, we already have the broadcast infrastructure in place that effectively multiplies the scale of the existing Internet to handle the next wave of content distribution,” said Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. “Implementing BitTorrent DNA on top of legacy infrastructure has the profound impact of allowing our customers to deliver a better user experience, higher quality video, faster software downloads, all with the security and reliability of a managed service.”

“Internet TV started with short videos on websites, but the next step is to move seamlessly from contextual video into full-screen, full-length programming,” said Jeremy Allaire, Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer. “BitTorrent DNA addresses fundamental technology challenges associated with high-quality media delivery online, and by integrating it into a new offering in our Internet TV service, we can give our content publishers the option to easily deliver full-screen, broadcast-quality streaming video to their viewers.”

BitTorrent DNA works seamlessly with pre-existing web infrastructure, which makes it easy to implement. It can leverage traditional content delivery networks (CDNs), origin servers or data center solutions, at the same time enabling content publishers to shift as much as 80 percent of content delivery to a secure, managed peer network. This peer network acceleration dramatically improves the speed and reliability of content delivery, while also greatly reducing bandwidth usage and costs. By employing this hybrid approach of combining peer-to-peer (P2P) technology and traditional content delivery, a content publisher can deliver rich, high-quality content, as well as successfully implement new business models such as ad-supported video and try-before-you-buy online games–all without compromising user experience, reliability and performance.

“From the beginning BitTorrent has been a revolutionary technology that, unlike most transport mechanisms, actually improves as the number of people who use it increases,” said Rob Enderle Principal analyst for the Enderle Group. “This may simply be one of the few examples of the right technology at exactly the right time as users increasingly are demanding larger media rich files at increasing speeds while providers are looking to reduce their overhead and the cost of their services. BitTorrent is one of the few technologies that effectively meets both of these needs.”

About BitTorrent DNA

BitTorrent DNA is a peer-accelerated content delivery service that enables faster and more reliable downloads from websites, providing users access to richer and higher quality content, and ensuring a superior user experience for streaming video and many other applications.

BitTorrent DNA is specifically designed to be lightweight, unobtrusive and network friendly. BitTorrent DNA:

  • shifts the delivery of the content to a managed peer network, resulting in faster, more reliable content delivery, with disruptively lower content delivery costs;
  • seamlessly overlays any existing host and origin infrastructure, requiring no additional hardware or changes to content management systems;
  • scales organically with demand, providing a consistently high-quality user experience even when demand spikes unexpectedly;
  • provides reporting tools and client telemetry to give visibility across all deployed content delivery solutions, including third-party content delivery networks (CDNs);
  • is designed and managed as a secure, private delivery network for a publisher’s content, providing superior control, performance and Quality of Service (QoS).

BitTorrent DNA is available today. Pricing is flexible whereby customers only pay for gigabytes of data delivered by the managed peer network.

About BitTorrent

BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. Millions of users worldwide are using BitTorrent’s leading peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish, discover and download digital entertainment content quickly, easily and securely. Founded in 2004, BitTorrent is a privately held company backed by venture capital firms, Accel and DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com.

BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.

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