Qnap Partners With Symform
Offering 200GB free cloud backup for NAS
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on December 14, 2011 at 2:52 pmQNAP Systems, Inc. announced a partnership with Symform, Inc. to provide QNAP customers with up to 200GB of free cloud backup and unlimited cloud backup for a low flat monthly fee.
Symform is available with all new QNAP units and to existing customer devices through a free software update. Customers click on the Symform tab in the QNAP Cloud Backup wizard to register and start backing up their NAS data to the Symform cloud, enabling secondary backup and DR services.
"QNAP customers purchase our NAS products because they place great value on their data," said Jérôme Jaussaud, product manager of QNAP. "QNAP offers users cloud backup solutions to safeguard their data, and we are pleased to offer an additional data protection alternative by partnering with Symform, who offers the lowest price on the market for secure cloud storage."
In addition to backup services, users can use Symform to synchronize data directly from a QNAP device, between multiple QNAP devices, or between a QNAP device and other devices, such as laptops or tablet PCs. Because Symform has as no file size limits, users can use the cloud to backup large files or images. Symform also provides users a way to earn more free services through referrals and contribution. Symform is a decentralized cloud backup and storage solution providing users a cloud platform that is fast, cost-effective and secure.
"At Symform, we are offering revolutionary value with secure cloud storage and backup at the guaranteed lowest flat fee," said Praerit Garg, president and co-founder of Symform. "QNAP is a leader in the NAS market focused on delivering high quality solutions, and we’re excited to supply its users with the most affordable and secure cloud backup and disaster recovery solution."
The Symform storage cloud is free of charge (up to 200 GB) with NAS firmware V3.5.2.
Users who upgrade their QNAP Turbo NAS
to firmware V3.5.2 also receive
the following enhancements:
- Improved performance for changing file and folder permissions when Advanced Folder Permission is enabled.
- Five new UI languages: Hungarian, Romania, Thai, Portuguese (Brazil) and Greek.
Symform is available for all Turbo NAS models that have been upgraded to firmware V3.5.2. The new V3.5.2 firmware update is available for all Turbo NAS models.