QNAP Security News

QNAP® Systems, Inc. announced the new affordable, 4-bay 1U rackmount TS-451U Turbo NAS, featuring a dual-core Intel® Celeron® 2.41GHz processor that delivers high multi-tasking abilities for small & home offices in handling daily operations including file storage, backup, sharing, synchronisation, and more. Designed for scalability, the storage capacity of the TS-451U can be easily expanded with an economic expansion enclosure to meet the needs of growing data storage....

QNAP Systems, Inc. announced the release of the TS-251C Turbo NAS, a 2-bay compact NAS that offers the power of an Intel® Celeron® dual-core CPU at a budget-friendly price tag. Users can easily build a personal cloud and media center to enjoy a rich digital life using the TS-251C and benefit from other features including unrivaled real-time/offline Full HD video transcoding; video streaming via DLNA, AirPlay, Chromecast and Plex Media Server; HDMI-out with XBMC media player; and various...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. announced the release of the business-class TS-x53U Turbo NAS series with a quad-core processor, four LAN ports, and the cost-efficient expansion enclosures that enable easy capacity expansion. Features Available in 4, 8, and 12-bay models with single and redundant power supply options, the high-performance rackmount TS-x53U series is designed to grow with businesses while providing highly-demanded features including full NAS encryption, scale-up support, virtualis...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. announced the release of the business-class TS-x53U Turbo NAS series with a quad-core processor, four LAN ports, and the cost-efficient expansion enclosures that enable easy capacity expansion. Available in 4, 8, and 12-bay models with single and redundant power supply options, the high-performance rackmount TS-x53U series is designed to grow with businesses while providing highly-demanded features including full NAS encryption, scale-up support, virtualisation read...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. recently announced the release of Q'center, an app that can centrally manage multiple QNAP Network-attached Storage (NAS) units with visualised statistics, allowing IT administrators to check QNAP NAS information and status for easy troubleshooting. Q'center provides immediate and complete information to assist IT administrators in making crucial decisions. "Q'center can effectively integrate business applications for QNAP NAS. More useful functions will be constantly ad...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. announced the release of the new 10GbE-ready TVS-x71U series Turbo vNAS, including the TVS-871U-RP and TVS-1271U-RP. Delivering high performance, scalability options and a wide array of business applications, these models easily fulfill mission-critical storage needs, with persistent throughput to balance resource-demanding applications. The TVS-x71U series supports QvPC Technology that enables users to directly access stored data, monitor live surveillance feed...

The smart IP surveillance solution combines ZyXEL's Smart Connect technology and QNAP’s VioStor NVR ZyXEL Communications and QNAP System have announced a partnership in delivering a smart IP surveillance network combining Smart Connect technology and the well-known VioStor NVR solution, to bring the one network experience to surveillance applications. The partnership is also the realisation of the vision of the ZyXEL One Network, providing customers with fast, efficient...

QNAP's VioStor high-end 2U chassis NVR won the Silver Award in ‘Surveillance Camera’ category QNAP® Security recently announced that the VioStor NVR VS-8148U-RP Pro+ has won the Merlion Awards with Silver Award in ‘Surveillance Camera’ category at Safety & Security Asia 2014. “It is an honour to have the VS-8148U-RP Pro+ recognised for its excellence, including its innovation, design, user-friendliness and exclusive features,” said...

Visitors could view the VioStor NVR series, video surveillance management systems, Mobile NVR, and more at the event At Security Essen 2014, QNAP® Security showcases well-rounded surveillance solutions for enterprises, SMBs and SOHO users. Visitors experience the robust VioStor NVR series and its versatile applications including standalone video surveillance management systems, Central Management System (CMS) turnkey solutions, Qdewarp technology, Mobile NVR, mobile survei...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. recently announced the release of the new tower-based Turbo NAS TS-x53 Pro series (available in 2, 4, 6, 8-bay) and the 2.5”-drive SS-x53 Pro series (4 and 8-bay) that provide a powerful and reliable solution for data storage and mission-critical business applications for small and medium businesses. Coupled with exclusive QvPC Technology, these new series can serve as cost-effective PC substitutes that enable direct access to stored data, real-time surveillance mon...

QNAP leverages its storage and RAID technologies to offer NVR users a storage expansion solution At Secutech Vietnam 2014, QNAP® Security will showcase a range of NVR solutions catering to enterprises, SMBs and home users. Visitors can experience the robust VioStor NVR series and its rich applications including standalone video surveillance management systems, Central Management System (CMS) turnkey solutions, mobile surveillance applications, integrated Turbo NAS storage...

QNAP® Systems, Inc., a professional network attached storage (NAS) provider, recently announced that its Enterprise and SMB class Turbo NAS products support the 6TB HGST Ultrastar® He6 helium-filled SAS hard disk drive (HDD). By incorporating HGST’s HelioSeal platform technology, business users receive enhanced NAS performance with maximised storage capacity and low power for reduced total cost of ownership. The inherent benefit of helium, which is one-seventh the density of air,...

VIVOTEK announces its latest intelligent technologies and next-generation products, now part of VIVOTEK’s self-developed smart, simple, and superior surveillance solutions. VIVOTEK's Executive Vice President, Steve Ma, asserts, "Social and economic development have led developed and developing countries to place focal attention on the building of smart cities. However, enhancing efficiency and improving quality of life are key prerequisites for realising a smart city. VIVOTEK has a high l...

VIVOTEK to bring its visitors all-new experiences withits self-developed smart, simple, and superior surveillance solutions VIVOTEK is pleased to announce its participation in the 2014 IFSEC International, which shall take place from the 17th to the 19th of June at the ExCeL London. For decades, IFSEC International has been regarded as one of the grandest and largest events in the security industry. With an estimated attendance of over 24,000 security professionals from al...

The 4TB Seagate Surveillance HDD has been designed specifically to address the need for high-resolution cameras What: Seagate Technology plc, a world leader in storage solutions, will be exhibiting at IFSEC International 2014 between the 17th and 19th June on stand G510. Stand visitors will be able to see the recently launched 7th Generation Surveillance HDD in action, with demonstration solutions from QNAP, Samsung, Synology, and Hikvision. The 4TB Seagate Surveillance HDD ha...

Lexington One choses MOBOTIX IP solution to provide highest level of safety and security for students and staff MOBOTIX Corp., a leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, recently announced that Lexington School District One has deployed a comprehensive MOBOTIX IP surveillance solution across 32 school and administration buildings. Lexington One, a 360-square-mile district in Lexington, S.C., chose the MOBOTIX solution to unify video surveillance c...

QNAP® Systems, Inc. recently announced the availability of QTS 4.1 – the revolutionary app-driven NAS operating system. Building on QTS 4.0's proven usability & features, QTS 4.1 adds even more useful apps to heighten entertainment and productivity for home & business users alike. With its familiar layout and intuitive user-friendly design, QTS 4.1’s web-based multi-window operations greatly simplify the day-to-day operations of QNAP Turbo NAS systems. As the functionali...

QNAP's comprehensive video surveillance solutions will be on display for visitors to see At COMPUTEX Taipei 2014, QNAP® Systems, Inc. will unveil a series of new products including new Turbo NAS series featuring high-performance real-time and offline Full HD video transcoding capabilities, a top-class business Turbo NAS offering, mobile NAS solution, and the IT Management Station, powered by Mandriva® Pulse, that delivers an innovative IT system management solution. QN...

QNAP® Systems Inc. recently announced firmware updates for Turbo NAS systems with vulnerability to the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug (CVE-2014-0160). The operating systems vulnerable to Heartbleed are QTS versions 4.0 and 4.1. Versions 3.8 and earlier use a different version of OpenSSL and are not affected by the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug. As described on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures website, the OpenSSL 1.0.1 TLS and DTLS implementation, before 1.0.1g, does not properly process Heartbeat...

In total, over 35,000 sqm of exhibition space has been booked for the three-day event Secutech officially opens the doors to its 17th edition from 19 – 21 March. Organised by Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd, the show will once again take place at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, where over 500 exhibitors from 17 countries and regions are confirmed to showcase the latest products and solutions in security technology. In total, over 35,000 sqm of exhibi...

Seagate’s NAS hard drives were used throughout QNAP’s booth to showcase reliable NAS solutions at the event At the opening of CeBIT 2014, QNAP® Systems, Inc. has partnered with Seagate® Technology to demonstrate a new series of Turbo NAS and storage expansion solutions with its new QTS 4.1 NAS operating system, VioStor NVR firmware QVR 5.0, and more. Visitors can experience the full-spectrum of Turbo NAS series and VioStor NVR series at CeBIT 2014. QTS 4.1...

QNAP Silent NAS' stylish set-top design allows it to sit unobtrusively alongside HDTVs and other consoles QNAP® Systems, Inc. announced that the QNAP Silent NAS series has won the honourable iF Product Design Award 2014 for excellence in the computer category. “The recognition from the iF award means outstanding achievements in design, and we are proud that our innovation in the Silent NAS series makes this list alongside other celebrated tech products,” said...

Western Digital’s WD Purple surveillance-class hard drives are equipped with AllFrame Technology SourceSecurity.com was recently invited to the press unveiling of Western Digital’s newest storage product for the surveillance industry, WD Purple. Presented by Jermaine Campbell, UK Country Manager of Western Digital at the Charlotte Street Hotel in London, Campbell enthusiastically talked through the technology release, explaining Western Digital’s reasons for...

QNAP Systems, Inc. recently announced the new Signage Station app for its Turbo NAS series, providing a seamless solution for designing, publishing, and sharing multimedia contents with access controls. Users can download the iArtist Lite software to design the digital signage content, upload to the Turbo NAS, and share the contents using the web-based Signage Station. Visitors can view the content on smart phones, tablets and laptops, and share by emails or social networking sites. People use...

Control4 has also provided the leading security camera manufacturers with access to a newly published camera proxy API Control4 showcases enhanced integration for surveillance cameras and network video recorders for residential and commercial systems at ISE 2014. Residential and commercial adoption of surveillance cameras and network video recorders (NVRs) is growing at a rapid pace, a trend that makes security automation one of the industry's most promising growth areas....

QNAP Systems, Inc. recently announced the release of the Qfile mobile app for Windows Phone 8 devices. Already available for iOS and Android devices, this free app enables users of Windows Phone 8 to remotely access, manage and share files on their Turbo NAS as well as uploading files directly from their mobile devices on the go. “We are pleased to introduce our first app for the Windows Phone 8 ecosystem and to provide greater options for our users to access their Turbo NAS,” said...

QNAP demonstrated its VioStor CMS, VioStor NVR firmware functions and VioStor NVR series models at the event At Intersec Dubai 2014, held from January 19 to 21, QNAP Security demonstrated its powerful Linux-embedded VioStor CMS (Central Management System), the latest VioStor NVR firmware functions (including smart recording, storage expansion solutions), and a full spectrum of VioStor NVR series models. Visitors experienced a comprehensive lineup – from home use to busin...

PCWorld praised TS-469 Pro Turbo NAS' interface and media connectivity QNAP Systems, Inc.’s acclaimed TS-469 Pro Turbo NAS has finished the year by being selected as one of PCWorld’s “best tech products of 2013.” Praising its interface and media connectivity, the QNAP TS-469 Pro joins other highly-praised tech products in this annual feature from one of the world’s leading publications for the PC ecosystem. “Our engineers and designers cons...

QNAP Systems, Inc. recently announced the release of TS-212P Turbo NAS for home and small/home office use. The new 2-bay model is equipped with a 1.6GHz CPU and 512MB DDR3 RAM, delivering reliable performance for daily tasks including file storage, sharing, data backup, and serving as an ideal media centre for enjoying multimedia files across a range of platforms. "The new TS-212P features an upgraded hardware specification from the TS-212. With a faster CPU and doubled RAM, the TS-212P provide...

QNAP Security, one of the leading developers of network video recorders, and eneo, the specialist for video security, announced recently that they will engage in an even stronger technological cooperation in the future. The cooperation is based on integration of eneo IP cameras in the QNAP Security NVRs. This relates to the complete eneo IP product portfolio: box, dome and bullet cameras, PTZ versions, thermal imagery as well as Full HD and 3-megapixel cameras are now all compatible with QNAP Se...