data Robotics have announced that a new Plex Media Server app is ‘coming soon’ for their Drobo 5N. So in addition to holding all your media files, the Plex enabled NAS will be able to natively run PMS too, eliminating the requirement for a computer to be running the server. more details from the pr extract below…
San Jose, CA – March 28, 2013 – Drobo, makers of award-winning data storage products for businesses as well as professionals, today revealed a new software application application platform that allows improved mobile as well as cloud-connect abilities for Drobo 5N customers.
The very first two applications to be integrated include Copy™, a cloud-based data storage, syncing as well as sharing platform where individuals can quickly store, protect as well as share data, as well as Plex, the industry’s leading media server for managing as well as serving digital media (video, music as well as photos) to almost any type of gadget (TV, PC, or mobile). The business likewise revealed availability of a advancement set by which other leading application designers will be able to further prolong the power as well as simplicity of its new networked storage gadget for remote access/sharing, media streaming, as well as cloud integration.
“Our clients have been asking for us to assist them prolong the simplicity as well as affordability of Drobo beyond the four walls of their business or home,” stated Tom Buiocchi, CEO of Drobo. “Secure mobile as well as cloud enhancements to Drobo are natural as well as extremely valuable extensions, as well as we are delighted to be working with such market leaders as Barracuda as well as Plex.”
Plex is quickly ending up being the default media ecosystem for Google TVs, wise TVs, set-top boxes (STBs), game consoles, DLNA-enabled devices, Roku, house movie theater PCs, as well as mobile gadgets that run iOS, Android, as well as Windows mobile operating systems. In addition, Plex can prolong the media experience across all of these gadgets with features like web video queuing, recommendations, PlexSync (which allows taking material with you on your mobile device) as well as more. Plex’s individual interface has been hailed as the simplest as well as most intuitive in the market by reviewers as well as its a number of million individuals worldwide.
“Plex is proud to integrate our media serving as well as gain access to abilities to the Drobo 5N for the extremely knowledgeable, media-savvy Drobo client base,” stated Elan Feingold, CTO as well as co-founder of Plex. “Given the explosive growth of personal as well as on the internet rich media material as well as mobile gadgets everywhere, we believe this will be a extremely prominent solution.” Plex on the Drobo 5N is expected to ship in April, as well as like the copy application, will be offered for free download from Drobo Apps.
drobo.com/plex : plexapp.com : Drobo 5N
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