. synology inc. native name industry network attached storage storage virtualization founded january 2000 founder cheen liao philip wong headquarters taipei taiwan area served worldwide subsidiaries synology america corp. synology france sarl synology gmbh synology uk ltd website synology.com synology inc. chinese q nhu k j is a taiwanese corporation that specializes in network attached storage nas appliances . synology s line of nas are known as the diskstation for desktop models and rackstation for rack mount models . synology s products are distributed worldwide and localized in several languages . synology s headquarters are located in taipei taiwan with subsidiaries located around the world . contents 1 company history 2 company milestones 3 product overview 3.1 synology diskstation manager dsm 3.2 synology diskstation 3.3 synology rackstation 3.4 synology router 4 dsm extensibility 5 references 6 external links company history edit current synology ceo derren lu . synology inc. was founded in january 2000 when cheen liao and philip wong left microsoft to pursue an independent project . liao was a development manager in the microsoft exchange server group while wong was a sales director for microsoft in taiwan . both began to write a new operating system called filer os based on bsd which is to be used with fastora nas hardware to create a nas solution . to integrate their nas software tightly with hardware synology released its first complete solution in 2004 the diskstation ds 101 . since the release of its first diskstation synology inc. has grown to about 450 employees worldwide . both liao and wong are still with the company with liao serving as president of synology america corp. and wong serving chairman of synology inc. company milestones edit january 2000 synology inc. founded march 2003 research and development started for diskstation manager dsm based on the linux kernel diskstation ds 101 march 2004 diskstation ds 101 launched 1 march 2005 diskstation ds 101g is launched 2 synology s first sata based nas . may 2006 first synology 4 bay nas is released christened the cube station cs 406 3 along with a rack mounted version the rackstation rs 406 . 4 the rs 406 is synology s first product where its hard drives are hot swap capable . the name cube station is currently no longer used on synology s products and was present only for products released during 2006 and 2007 . june 2006 synology america corp. opens in bellevue washington united states october 2006 launch of synology community forum a place where users can gather and post tips tricks and ask questions regarding how to use the diskstation in their environments . october 2007 launch of synology wiki an extension of the synology community forum a place where community users and synology can document various procedures in using the diskstation on the network . february 2008 synology uk ltd opens in milton keynes england united kingdom march 2008 release of dsm 2.0 5 first dsm to feature ajax based technology and a complete redesign of the dsm gui . added an additional capability surveillance station effectively converting the diskstation into a network video recorder nvr . april 2008 first diskstation to feature 5 bays the ds508 is released . 6 the ds508 is the first diskstation to have its hard drives be hot swap capable . march 2009 dsm 2.1 is released . 7 new features gui update raid 5 spare support jbod support and storage scalability . ds509 and rs409 8 released as storage scalable models with their companion expansion enclosures the dx5 and rx4 . september 2009 dsm 2.2 is released . 9 new features iscsi target support iphone mobile access additional management tools . january 2010 first diskstation to use x86 architecture is released the diskstation ds1010 . 10 march 2010 dsm 2.3 is released . 11 new features synology hybrid raid encrypted shared folders support for mobile surveillance . september 2010 dsm 3.0 is released 12 the first desktop style multitasking dsm gui . new features completely revamped gui supporting multi tasking management windows acls ext4 improved iscsi support support for onvif and psia cameras and ip cameras up to 5 mp . march 2011 dsm 3.1 is released . 13 new features support for virtual volumes synology calls this a multiple volume on raid new backup synchronization improved support for ios and android devices and updated search analytics for surveillance station . april 2011 synology the official blog launches 14 where opinions and editorials of it technology are discussed by various synology employees . may 2011 synology gmbh opens in d sseldorf north rhine westphalia germany . june 2011 synology released the xs series 15 for diskstation rackstation capable of 10gbe reaching over 100 000 iops over 1 000 mb s and scalable to over 100 tb september 2011 dsm 3.2 is released . 16 new features ldap directory support integrated html5 & css3 improved shr volume build speed improve support for mac os x lion . february 2012 synology launches ds1812 17 synology s first native 8 bay scalable diskstation that can scale to 18 bays worth of storage up to 72 tb with 4tb hard drives march 2012 dsm 4.0 is released . 18 new features gui refresh cloud station to synchronize files between various client computers package center for managing modular dsm applications enhanced mobile device support including amazon kindle fire and fisheye camera support in surveillance station . synology france sarl opens in suresnes france . august 2012 dsm 4.1 is released 19 new features full vmware esxi 5.0 vaai support cloud station syncs files up to 5 gb in size fxp support additional resource management tools additional analytics gui update for surveillance station updated multimedia streaming capabilities . march 2013 synology france moves from suresnes france to courbevoie france . dsm 4.2 is released 20 new features lun snapshot and clone global hot spare disks s.m.a.r.t. test scheduler volume creation and expansion enhancements performance improvements on afp network backup rysnc share folder sync addition of smb2 tftp pxe two step verification and other management improvements . august 2013 dsm 4.3 is released 21 new features support for windows odx ssd cache ssd trim trust domain support for ads improved ldap support nfsv4 ipv6 for nfs v3 and nfs v4 hfs support smb improvements for directory listing and dfs and other dsm management improvements . january 2014 dsm 5.0 beta is released 2014 01 24 march 2014 dsm 5.0 is released . november 2014 dsm 5.1 is released . 2014 11 07 22 may 2015 dsm 5.2 is released . 2015 05 12 23 october 2015 dsm 6.0 beta is released . 2015 10 13 24 1st synology router released . 2015 10 01 25 product overview edit see also list of synology products synology diskstation manager dsm edit synology s primary product is the synology diskstation manager dsm a linux based software package that is the operating system for the diskstation and rackstation products . the synology dsm is the foundation of the diskstation which integrates the basic functions of file sharing centralized backup raid storage multimedia streaming virtual storage and using the diskstation as a network video recorder . synology also provides free mobile applications for its users including support for ios android windows phone and kindle fire . synology offers frequent updates to its dsm with major updates happening twice a year and minor updates throughout the year . as of january 2016 synology has provided these updates free of charge and they are available for diskstations for as long as the hardware can support the newer functions of the dsm . citation needed synology diskstation edit the synology diskstation is the network attached storage nas appliance which is produced to run the synology dsm os . the diskstation is a pedestal tower embedded nas appliance which ranges from one bay to as many as twelve bays within a single enclosure . some models feature storage scalability where physical units may be tethered together for additional storage without the need for volume recreation or loss of availability . citation needed synology rackstation edit the synology rackstation is rack mounted version of the diskstation that features all of the same abilities of the diskstation with the exception that it is meant to be enclosed in a 19 inch rack cage . some of synology s rack models feature redundant power supplies . as with its desktop oriented brethren select models of the rackstation also feature storage scalability . citation needed synology router edit the synology router manager srm got derived from the diskstation manager dsm . the wifi router rt1900ac 26 comes without a modem but you can choose what adsl or cable modem to connect on the wan port or you can choose from a variety of 3g 4g modems to connect to the usb port . 27 dsm extensibility edit synology s software architecture allows for third party add on application integration . hundreds of third party applications are available in addition to synology s own catalog . command line access via ssh or telnet is available . access to development tools and apis are also available on synology s website . third party applications can be written in an interpreted programming language such as php or compiled to binary format . public apis allow custom applications to integrate into synology s web based user interface . installers using the spk format can install third party applications directly on the dsm operating system . citation needed references edit synology inc. reveals synology disk station ds 101 at cebit . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology presents new storage solutions synology ds 101g disk station synology ds 401 disk station iusb at cebit 2005 in hannover . retrieved july 22 2012 . release notes of cs 406 . retrieved july 22 2012 . release notes of rs 406 . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces the new synology disk station manager 2.0 software . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces the new disk station ds508 and rack station rs408 rs408 rp . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology unveils disk station manager 2.1 software and ... . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology launches 09 series disk station models . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces the official release of disk station manager 2.2 ... . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology launches high performance and scalable diskstation ds1010 for smb users . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces the official release of diskstation manager 2.3 firmware ... . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology officially releases its revamped nas server os diskstation manager 3.0 ... . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces the official release of diskstation manager 3.1 . retrieved july 22 2012 . welcome . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology launches xs series nas servers . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces official release of diskstation manager 3.2 . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology launches 2012 xs series nas servers introduces first 8 bay diskstation ds1812 . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces the official release of diskstation manager 4.0 . retrieved july 22 2012 . synology announces official release of diskstation manager 4.1 . retrieved september 10 2012 . synology officially launches diskstation manager 4.2 . retrieved february 25 2014 . synology officially launches diskstation manager 4.3 . retrieved february 25 2014 . https www.synology.com en us dsm 5.1 https www.synology.com en us dsm 5.2 https www.synology.com en global dsm 6.0 beta releasenote https www.synology.com en global company news article synology releases rt1900ac synology % c2 % ae % 20announces % 20synology % 20router % 20rt1900ac https www.synology.com en global products rt1900ac https www.synology.com en global compatibility search by products & category usb 3g 4g dongles & p 1 & product bays router & product name rt1900ac & not recommend mode false external links edit 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