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Company Overview
Thursday, Aug 9, 2007 12:59PM / Members only
BitTorrent is the global standard for delivering high-quality files over the Internet. With an installed base of over 150 million clients worldwide, BitTorrent technology has turned conventional distribution economics on its head. The more popular a large video, audio or software file, the faster and cheaper it can be transferred with BitTorrent. The result is a better digital entertainment experience for everyone.
With tens of thousands of new users every day, BitTorrent has three lines of business:
The BitTorrent Entertainment Network
BitTorrent.com is the premiere destination for downloadable entertainment content. Not only does the site 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.
BitTorrent DNA
BitTorrent DNA is a disruptively effective content delivery technology. It significantly reduces bandwidth costs for popular files while dramatically improving the performance and scalability of websites. BitTorrent DNA enables websites to seamlessly add the speed and efficiency of patented BitTorrent technology to their current content delivery infrastructure, requiring no changes to their current Content Delivery Network (CDN) or hardware in the origin infrastructure. Businesses can benefit from the efficiencies of peer-assisted content delivery while improving the end-user experience.
BitTorrent Device Certification
The BitTorrent Device Certification Program is a valuable program to ensure compatibility between a hardware solution (whether at the chip level or a consumer electronic device) and the growing BitTorrent ecosystem. We created the program to help our worldwide install base of over 150 million clients find and purchase products that deliver the best possible performance and consumer experience. BitTorrent Certified status differentiates and increases a product's value through the use of BitTorrent's brand and its position as the world's leading peer-assisted content delivery platform.
For more information about BitTorrent products and services, please contact us.
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BitTorrent Releases Software Development Kit for Next-Generation Internet Devices
Monday, Jun 18, 2007 12:00AM / Members only
Industry Leader Buffalo Inc. Licenses BitTorrent Device Software and Joins Certification Program
SAN FRANCISCO--June 18, 2007--BitTorrent, the global standard for high-quality content delivery on the Internet, today announced the availability of its Software Development Kit (SDK) for consumer electronics devices. The goal of BitTorrent’s Software Licensing and related Device Certification Program is to ensure a superior entertainment experience for users of a growing array of CE products integrating BitTorrent’s technology. BitTorrent is enabling hardware manufacturers to bundle, optimize, embed or develop integrated content delivery services for products such as Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices, set-top boxes, digital media adapters and routers.
Buffalo Inc., a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wireless and wired networking, storage and memory solutions, is the latest to announce it will integrate BitTorrent functionality into its next generation of NAS devices, which will ship globally. As part of the collaboration, Buffalo will also participate in BitTorrent’s Device Certification Program, which provides seamless compatibility between hardware and the expanding number of BitTorrent-based consumer and commercial-grade services, as well as marketing and branding opportunities. BitTorrent has already teamed with chipmakers Marvell Semiconductors and iAdea/Star Semiconductor; and hardware manufacturers ASUSTeK, Netgear, Planex Communications and QNAP Systems.
“We see BitTorrent as broadband’s next ‘killer app’ and integrating this functionality more deeply into our product line ensures our customers will be investing in value-added products offering the best digital entertainment experience,” said Morikazu Sano, Assistant General Manager, Global Marketing at Buffalo Inc. “To gain BitTorrent Certified status for our NAS devices informs our customers that we are committed to providing them with a high-performance and simple user experience for accessing and enjoying rich content on the Internet.”
The BitTorrent Device Software business is one of three lines of business being operated by BitTorrent, Inc. BitTorrent launched its consumer entertainment network in February 2007 at www.bittorrent.com featuring titles from over 40 major content partners such as 20th Century Fox, MGM, MTV Networks and Paramount. BitTorrent will also soon be launching its commercial content delivery platform, BitTorrent DNA. BitTorrent’s Device Software business, supported by its SDK and Device Certification Program, bolsters the worldwide installed base of over 150 million BitTorrent clients by helping users identify hardware products that deliver the best performance and consumer experience.
“Given that BitTorrent is already the standard for rich content delivery on the Web; the growing ecosystem reinforces our vision to provide a very fast, intuitive and seamless way for consumers to enjoy movies, music and games,” said Ashwin Navin, President and Co-Founder of BitTorrent, Inc. “Whether it’s a NAS device from Buffalo, a set-top-box, a wireless router, or any other partner product, ‘BitTorrent Certified’ universally stands for a better digital entertainment experience.”
The BitTorrent SDK is generally available now for hardware developers to license. For more information about the Device Software SDK, the Device Certification Program, the program components and the certification process, visit http://www.bittorrent.com/about/device.
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 Buffalo Inc.
Buffalo Inc., based in Japan, is a leading global provider of award-winning networking, storage, multimedia and memory solutions for the home and small business environments as well as for system builders and integrators. With almost three decades of networking and computer peripheral experience, Buffalo has proven its commitment to delivering innovative, best-of-breed solutions that have put the company at the forefront of infrastructure technology. For more information about Buffalo Inc. and its products, please visit www.buffalotech.com.
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BitTorrent Receives 2007 DCIA Innovator’s Award
Monday, Jun 11, 2007 12:00AM / Members only
Presentation Accepted by CEO Bram Cohen at P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA
Santa Monica, CA – June 11, 2007 – The Distributed Computing Industry Association (www.DCIA.info), a trade organization with one-hundred (100) Member companies representing peer-to-peer (P2P) software providers, content rights holders, and service-and-support companies, announced today that BitTorrent, Inc. is the recipient of its 2007 DCIA Innovator’s Award.
The award was presented at a conference luncheon ceremony today to BitTorrent CEO & Co-Founder Bram Cohen at the second annual P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA.
"The DCIA Innovator's Award is presented annually to that company which epitomizes the overall advancement of distributed computing technologies for commercial purposes," said DCIA CEO Marty Lafferty in making the award.
"Through its development of the BitTorrent Entertainment Network as the premiere destination for digital entertainment and BitTorrent DNA as a means for any enterprise or consumer website to use P2P to dramatically improve web content delivery, BitTorrent has exemplified innovation and led the industry in the advancement of peer-assisted technologies. With an installed base of over 150 million clients worldwide, BitTorrent technology has turned conventional distribution economics on its head, underscoring the importance of distributed computing and the role it will play in countless applications in the future."
The P2P MEDIA SUMMIT LA featured keynotes from top P2P software distributors, panels of industry leaders, a luncheon session, and networking cocktail reception with live entertainment.
About the DCIA
The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) is a non-profit trade organization focused on commercial development of peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and related distributed computing technologies.
DCIA Membership is organized into three Groups: Content, Operations, and Platform. The DCIA conducts working groups and special projects, such as the Consumer Disclosures Working Group (CDWG), P2P Digital Watermark Working Group (PDWG), P2P PATROL, and the P2P Revenue Engine (P2PRE). It also publishes the weekly online newsletter DCINFO.
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, CA. For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com. BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc.
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Marvell-Based Consumer Electronics Devices Now Feature Seamless Integration with BitTorrent
Monday, Jun 4, 2007 12:00AM / Members only
Marvell® 88F5182 SoC Optimized for the Internet’s Leading Content Delivery Protocol
Santa Clara, California — June 4, 2007 — Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), the leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that BitTorrent, Inc. has delivered an optimized software solution for the Marvell® 88F5182 system-on-chip (SoC) platform, to be made available for consumer electronics devices such as network attached storage (NAS) devices, set-top boxes, and media vault solutions. Consumer electronics manufacturers that utilize the BitTorrent-certified 88F5182 chipset in their devices will now have the ability to provide a complete media solution featuring compatibility with BitTorrent, the global standard for high-quality content delivery on the Internet.
“There is a growing demand for consumer electronics devices that enable BitTorrent. By coupling BitTorrent with our high-performance SoCs, Marvell is providing a complete digital solution to our customers that will facilitate consumer access to rich multimedia content and data,” said Paramesh Gopi, vice president and general manager of the Embedded and Emerging Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group at Marvell.
Designed to power a truly integrated digital experience in the home and small-to-medium-sized businesses, Marvell media vault SoCs deliver unprecedented levels of performance and ease of use on a variety of leading NAS and consumer electronic devices. Marvell SoCs feature a CPU, peripherals, and controllers in a single integrated package, enabling the convergence of storage, networking, and smart media processing for a digital lifestyle. Additional features include a quality-of-service (QoS) architecture that prioritizes real-time audio and video traffic, and a superscalar pipeline that enables high-end imaging applications such as laser printing.
“With an installed base of over 150 million BitTorrent users worldwide, the next generation of Internet-connected devices are integrating BitTorrent to ensure a simple and seamless digital entertainment experience for consumers,” said Ashwin Navin, president of BitTorrent, Inc. “Optimizing BitTorrent to work with Marvell silicon at the component-level not only provides manufacturers high-performance and quick time-to-market, but takes full advantage of the entertainment content and commercial content delivery services offered by BitTorrent.”
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.About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms “company” and “Marvell” refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries, including Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (MSI), Marvell Asia Pte Ltd (MAPL), Marvell Japan K.K., Marvell Taiwan Ltd., Marvell International Ltd. (MIL), Marvell U.K. Limited, Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd. (MSIL), Marvell Software Solutions Israel Ltd., and Marvell Semiconductor Germany GmbH. MSI is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and designs, develops and markets products on behalf of MIL and MAPL. MSI may be contacted at (408) 222-2500 or at www.marvell.com.
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With thousands of newly-released movies, TV shows, music tracks, and popular PC games available for download, you can easily find what you want, when you want it.
BitTorrent even enables you to publish your own content. If you are a filmmaker, musician, or even a comedian, it’s the perfect place to showcase your work to a worldwide audience.
No more lines. No more late fees. And definitely no more slow download times. The more popular any file is in our community, the faster you get it to your computer. From there, it’s your choice as to where you play it, even on your television. - Total visits: 11,373
















