BitTorrent Acquires uTorrent.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- BitTorrent, Inc., home to the world's leading peer-assisted digital content delivery platform, today announced it has acquired oTorrent, a lightweight and efficient implementation of the BitTorrent protocol. The objective is to combine BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols with oTorrent's high-performance design and compelling user interface (UI). This collaboration of best-of-breed technology will significantly benefit the BitTorrent ecosystem, including hardware partners, content creators, content distributors, and a thriving end user community. Together, the combined install base now exceeds 135 million worldwide. "BitTorrent recognizes oTorrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community," said Bram Cohen Bram Cohen (born 1975) is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol BitTorrent, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Co-Founder of BitTorrent. "Ludvig Strigeus Ludvig Strigeus (ludde) is a Swedish programmer best known for developing software such as the BitTorrent client µTorrent, OpenTTD, and ScummVM. He has a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering degree from Chalmers University of Technology and is , the developer of oTorrent, clearly put a significant amount of time into optimizing the client, which has already been widely adopted by the BitTorrent community as a safe and efficient implementation of the BitTorrent protocol." "By teaming with BitTorrent, we will benefit from a truly global reach and technology leadership to deliver the best experience for our users," said Ludvig Strigeus, developer of oTorrent. "Combining oTorrent with the important developments BitTorrent, Inc. already has underway will allow us to forge a business model and enjoy an even larger user base than we currently enjoy as separate entities." Following the acquisition, patented content delivery innovations made by BitTorrent, Inc. will be integrated in the oTorrent client in a manner that will remain seamless to the community of users. Ultimately, the integration of best-of-breed BitTorrent technology will result in an improved client and an enhanced user experience. It will also accelerate BitTorrent's plans to provide high-performance content delivery services See CDN. that power websites seeking the most efficient platform for distributing large, high-quality files. Lastly, the incorporation of oTorrent's lightweight codebase strengthens the adoption of BitTorrent technology in embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , including televisions, mobile phones and other non-PC platforms. About BitTorrent, Inc. BitTorrent is home to the world's leading peer-assisted digital content delivery platform, providing the fastest, most efficient means of distributing, discovering, and consuming large, high-quality files on the Internet. Created in 2001 as an open source protocol, BitTorrent currently enables millions of users worldwide to easily and securely download digital content through its website and licensed technology solutions. BitTorrent is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . For more information, visit www.bittorrent.com. BitTorrent is a trademark of BitTorrent, Inc. |
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