TappIn,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobalSCAPE
(NYSE MKT: GSB),
a leading innovator of secure information exchange solutions for
businesses and consumers, announced today a partnership with QNAP
whereby TappIn
by GlobalSCAPE’s secure content mobility solution will be available
to QNAP’s customers using the storage vendor’s popular NAS devices.
TappIn provides a secure, integrated service for customers to receive
mobile access to digital content stored on a QNAP Turbo NAS device from
any web browser, tablet, or smartphone, including Apple iOS®, Google®
Android™, Windows Phone 7®, and Kindle Fire. QNAP customers simply
register for TappIn and begin accessing their files on any Turbo NAS
device via the TappIn web application or mobile apps.
According to new research
from International Data Corporation (IDC), the volume of digital
information may balloon from 2.7 zettabytes this year -- the equivalent
of filling 2.7 billion of Apple® Inc.'s priciest desktop iMacs to
capacity -- to 8 zettabytes by 2015. The explosion of digital content is
paralleled by the proliferation of devices on which people can access
it. As this market’s demand continues to increase, QNAP’s integration of
TappIn into its NAS devices will provide a solution for its customers
that offers comprehensive local storage and simple and secure mobile
file access, helping QNAP to continue its trend as one of the top
providers of NAS and unified storage devices in the industry.
“As mobility increasingly makes every facet of our lives available at
the touch of a screen, QNAP customers are looking for solutions that not
only allow them to securely store their data, but access it anytime,
anywhere,” said Jérôme Jaussaud, a product manager of QNAP. “By
partnering with GlobalSCAPE’s TappIn, QNAP can now offer its customers
secure access to the digital content they store on our Turbo NAS devices
from any remote computer or mobile device, without the hassle or expense
of moving or syncing that content to the cloud.”
With TappIn by GlobalSCAPE, users can safely access data directly from
most operating systems, platforms, and mobile devices. TappIn’s
innovative secure cloud pathway eliminates the need to upload, sync, or
pay for additional cloud storage. With the TappIn service, QNAP Turbo
NAS customers can securely access and share files of any size with
encryption to safeguard content.
"QNAP has made it their mission to provide customers with the highest
level of functionality and the widest array of options to meet a variety
of storage needs," said Chris Hopen, president of TappIn, Inc. “The
integrated QNAP/TappIn offering empowers mobile users to easily and
securely store and access digital content contained on QNAP Turbo NAS
devices. This partnership highlights TappIn’s ability to bring our
partners and their customers the secure, versatile access that today’s
mobile world demands.”
TappIn by GlobalSCAPE’s white-label solution enables channel partners to
provide end-users with secure mobile access to rich-media content.
TappIn’s OEM strategy is geared toward three major technology categories
– hardware devices, content security software and SAAS providers, and
carriers and network operators – and is designed to provide industry
leading secure access and file sharing capability. With tailored
programs including OEM, Developer, Referral, and Affiliate, the partner
program scales to the needs of diverse segments and user-bases so
partners at all levels can take the approach that best suits their
business model, driving higher customer retention and increasing margins
with relatively little up-front costs.
Availability
TappIn by GlobalSCAPE is now available on all QNAP Turbo NAS units
installed with NAS firmware version 3.7. All QNAP customers will receive
a 30 day free trial of TappIn Standard Edition. Following the 30 day
free trial, Standard Edition subscriptions will be available to QNAP
customers for $17.99 per year.
For more information, please visit: http://www.qnap.com
About GlobalSCAPE and TappIn, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas-based GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE MKT:GSB)
is a leading provider of software and services that enable customers to
access and share information quickly, securely, and reliably. Beginning
in 1996 with its CuteFTP® product, GlobalSCAPE has been
helping businesses and consumers—including 15,000 companies in more than
150 countries—facilitate cost-effective, secure information exchange.
With its 2011 acquisition of Seattle-based TappIn, Inc., GlobalSCAPE
also offers customers the ability to access and share documents,
pictures, videos, and music—anytime, from anywhere—easily and securely,
without the need for uploading, syncing, or paying for cloud storage.
For more information, visit www.globalscape.com
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About QNAP Systems, Inc.
QNAP Systems, Inc. is a privately held company founded in 2004 and is
dedicated to bringing world class NAS storage, professional NVR video
surveillance, and network video players to consumer, small/medium
business, and entry level enterprise market segments. QNAP leverages not
only hardware design but also a growing core competency in software
engineering that is precisely focused on bringing to market products
that offer the highest available performance coupled with outstanding
reliability, scalability, and ease of installation and use. QNAP is a
multi-national company with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and
subsidiary offices in China and the United States.
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