QNAP Systems, Inc.
Quality Network Appliance Provider
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Native name
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威聯通科技股份有限公司 |
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| Industry | Network Attached Storage Network Video Recorder |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Richard Lee Meiji Chang |
| Headquarters | New Taipei City, Taiwan |
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Worldwide |
| Products | Turbo NAS, VioStor NVR, Digital Signage, Video Wall Controllers |
| Subsidiaries | QNAP, Inc. |
| Website | QNAP |
QNAP Systems, Inc. (Chinese: 威聯通科技) is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in providing networked solutions for file sharing, virtualization, storage management and surveillance applications to address corporate, SMB, SOHO and home user needs.
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History[edit]
QNAP, standing for “Quality Network Appliance Provider” was founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of IEI Integration Corporation,[1] an industrial computing service provider in Taiwan.[2] QNAP was formerly Internet Appliance Department under IEI Group focusing on Network Storage, Digital Surveillance, and Message Communication. In 2004, the department was spun off into QNAP System Inc. and became a wholly owned subsidiary under IEI Group.[3] In 2006, QNAP launched its Turbo NAS TS-101, which is the first NAS with SATA interface in the world.
Company Overview[edit]
Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan; QNAP has offices located in Pomona, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Germany. Since July 2011, QNAP has been an Associate Member of Intel’s Intelligent Systems Alliance.[4] QNAP is one of the global NAS vendors and ranked 2nd with its market share of 13.8% by units shipped out in 2011.[5][6] Currently QNAP has more than 700 employees around the world.
Product Overview[edit]
QNAP's main products include Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Network Video Recorders (NVR) and Digital Signage (DS.) The company’s product lineup and services include Turbo NAS, VioStor NVR, digital signage players and video wall controllers.
App Center & Development Platform[edit]
QNAP have also introduced a Development Platform for professional software vendors, system integrators, and independent software programmers to design their own various applications for use with Turbo NAS systems. The QNAP Development Toolkit (API & SDK) is provided for developers to design applications that can run on client devices (such as a smartphones and PCs) and remotely manage and access files and documents on Turbo NAS systems. As the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) becomes more popular, QNAP also leverages its various applications from App Center provided by the Turbo NAS to build an IoT development center.[7] Aiming for the IoT market, QNAP plans to establish a development center in Hsinchu with focus on cloud computing service in the near future.[8]
Achievement[edit]
- QNAP dedicates itself to data security, and in 2014 received ISO 27001:2013 certification in information security management.[9]
- HS-210 Turbo NAS received 2014 iF Product Design Award[10]
- TS-469 Pro Turbo NAS featured in PCWorld's 50 Best Tech Products of 2013[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "IEI Integration Corporation". IEI Integration Corporation. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ "IEI Integration Corporation Company Profile (Chinese: 威達電股份有限公司)". MoneyDJ.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ "Industrial PC Supplier IEI Announces Formation of Medical PC Provider PACSmate Technology Corp.". http://industrialpr.net. Retrieved 2014-07-12. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ^ "QNAP Systems, Inc. Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance". intelintelligentsystemsalliance.com. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
- ^ "Top 2011 NAS Vendors: EMC in Sales, Netgear in Units". storagenewsletter.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ "Global Consumer NAS Market 2014-2018 with Apple, Buffalo Technology, LenovoEMC, Netgear, QNAP & Western Digital Corp Dominating". Research and Markets. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
- ^ "QNAPの熱血社長に聞く、NASの現在、そして未来". Akiba PC Hotline. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ "QNAP Plans to build an Internet of Things Development Center (Chinese: 威聯通要做伺服器界的蘋果 計畫新竹成立物聯網研發中心)". http://news.cnyes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mile Stones in QNAP's History". qnap.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ "iF product design award 2014". iF Awards. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- ^ "PCWorld's 50 Best Tech Products of 2013". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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