BitTorrent, Inc. has announced that D-Link will join its BitTorrent Device Partners.

Through the BitTorrent Device Partners technology licensing and certification program, BitTorrent has certified a key D-Link router and network attached storage (NAS) device to aid consumers in accessing, storing and sharing large amounts of media content through the Internet. Currently,the latest BitTorrent Software Development Kit (SDK) is embedded in the D-Link DNS-323 storage unit, allowing to act as a media hub for BitTorrent-enabled content, and certification has been granted to the award-winning D-Link Xtreme N DIR-655 draft 802.11n router for its ability to share high-speed Internet connections and link multiple home users on a network.

"We recognise the benefits BitTorrent technology brings to its large user base and are pleased to be able to add that functionality to our products," said A.J. Wang, chief technical officer, D-Link. "By integrating the latest BitTorrent SDK into our NAS devices and ensuring our routers are BitTorrent Certified, we provide our customers with the most highly optimised BitTorrent implementation for connected devices and an efficient way to control and access their NAS device via an intuitive Web interface."

"We are excited to have D-Link join our family of BitTorrent Device Partners to ensure that their industry-leading networking and storage devices are optimised for BitTorrent, and certified to provide a great user experience for advanced network applications," said Ashwin Navin, president and co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. "By virtue of the device partnerships we have, BitTorrent provides distributors of online video, games and software the best peer-assisted content delivery platform to ensure millions of broadband users enjoy a seamless experience for Internet-delivered media."