QNAP Systems Inc., a manufacturer of NAS (network attached storage) servers, NVR Video Surveillance Systems, and network-based video players, expanded on Monday its Turbo NAS lineup with two new mid-range NAS servers targeted at SMB (small and medium business) and corporate customers. The new TS-239 Pro II (2-drive model) and TS-439 Pro II (4-drive model) incorporate the new Intel Atom D410 single-core processor, which delivers up to 8 TB (terabytes) of networked storage coupled with the business- essential features of QNAP's ultra-high performance Business Series NAS servers.

QNAP offers a broad lineup of NAS server enclosures currently available. QNAP Turbo NAS servers are available in 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8-bay tower & rack mount configurations to fit consumer's needs, including small/medium business, workgroups, and entry-level enterprise networks. Most QNAP NAS servers feature hot-swap removable cartridge drives, and offer unique features including virtual disk, and dual Gigabit LAN ports with fail-over, load-balancing and multi-IP setting capabilities for all Intel-based models. QNAP NAS servers are ideal for simple website hosting, ultra-high performance RAID storage supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 5+ hot spare and 6+hot spare (4 drive and higher models), stand-alone file downloading, network-wide backups, printer sharing, and video surveillance. QNAP NAS servers are fully compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix networks and incorporate green power management technologies.

The TS-239 Pro II and TS-439 Pro II NAS servers are compatible with VMware's vSphere4 (ESX 4.0) virtualization platform, ideal for departmental file sharing, storage, and advanced server applications in the office environment. VMware's vSphere is a cloud operating system that offers ways to reduce IT costs and increase responsiveness. Shared networked storage is an essential component of a cloud computing infrastructure. SMB and corporate users are able to enjoy the interoperability between VMware virtual machines and QNAP high performance, low power consumption certified storage.

"QNAP's new TS-239 Pro II and TS-439 Pro II models fill an important niche between our ultra high performance Business Series models and our lower performance models," said Laurent Cheng, product manager of QNAP Systems. "These two new models offer the horsepower of the single-core Intel Atom D410 CPU (central processing unit) with all the business applications found in our Business Series at price points that are attractive to SMB and corporate customers." Mr. Cheng added.

The new TS-239 Pro II and TS-439 Pro II Turbo NAS servers ship with new version 3.2 of the QNAP NAS management software which supports lots of new features such as iSCSI service; supports SPC-3 Persistent Reservation for clustering in VMware and Windows Server 2008. MPIO and MC/S are also supported.

As well as new DFS support (Folder Aggregation), import of user-list, and customizable Daylight Saving Time for easier administration, the next-generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, has been incorporated for future networking evolution. QNAP's Web File Manager 2 features a new redesigned user interface and functionality for improved file sharing and management. WebDAV is also available for users to collaboratively share, access, and edit files over HTTP and HTTPS. Additionally, Apple Time Machine backups are now supported.

The new TS-239 Pro II and TS-439 Pro II Turbo NAS servers are currently available through QNAP US & global commercial distributors, resellers, and retailers.