Tim Higgins
The new applications come from the Drobo Developer Community (DDC) and DroboApps initiatives. Applications available include the Firefly iTunes server, FUPPES UPnP AV / DLNA server, Yoics remote access, rsync and Enhanced CTorrent BitTorrent client.
The full suite of DroboApps currently available can be found at www.drobo.com/droboapps. Developers can sign up at the Drobo Developer Community site.
Thecus Technology recently announced the N1200 combination BYOD NAS and router.
The N1200 can accept one 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drive and has one eSATA and two USB 2.0 ports for capacity expansion. A "one-touch" copy button is provided for easy file back up from digital cameras or USB flash drives.
Synology has announced two RAID 5 quad-core class NASes.
QNAP has enhanced the cloud backup capabilities of many of its NASes.
