Synology® DiskStation DS409slim Receives the NAS of the Year Award from the hwp.ru
Taipei, Taiwan—February 4, 2010—Synology® DiskStation DS409slim received the “NAS of the Year" award from the Russian HardwarePortal website (hwp.ru) for its compact design, quiet operation, and reliability.
"The Synology DS409slim is the most interesting NAS server in 2009. With the adoption of 2.5" hard drives, the Synology DS409slim is very compact, silent, reilable and efficient," praised the editorial team. Although the Synology DS409slim is small in size, the editoral team commented that it is "‘large’ in functionality and ideal for home and small office users."
The Synology DS409slim delivers low power consumption at only 19 watts under normal operating conditions with all four hard drives installed and is virtually quiet with an extremely small footprint. The Synology DS409slim includes the award-winning Synology DSM 2.2 system firmware, which offers cross-platform compatibility,a DLNA certified media server, BT/eMule download without PC, web photo/video/blog sharing, PHP/MySQL-ready web server, iPhone® support, and more.
"We are honored to receive the award from hwp.ru," said Edward Lin, marketing director of Synology Inc. The DSM 2.3 system firmware, the successor of the award winning DSM 2.2, is scheduled to be officially released in March this year with even more added benefits. "The new release of DSM 2.3 features brand new functions like simple volume management with Synology Hybrid RAID, shared folder encryption and a surveillance iPhone® application along with additional features and applications," added Lin.
hwp.ru is one of the most popular Russian IT websites that aims at providing reviews of IT products regularly and advising readers which products are worth spending money on. The Synology DS409slim is eco-friendly, quiet and a reliable NAS server with rich business and multimedia applications, earning it the "NAS of the Year" award from hwp.ru.
Synology at a Glance
Synology creates network attached storage and IP surveillance solutions that transform the way users manage data and conduct surveillance in the cloud era. By taking full advantage of the latest technologies, Synology aims to help users centralize data storage and backup, share files on-the-go, and implement professional surveillance solutions in reliable and affordable ways. Synology is committed to delivering products with forward-thinking features and the best in class customer services.