SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL - News), the leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that BitTorrent, Inc. has delivered an optimized software solution for the Marvell® 88F5182 system-on-chip (SoC) platform, to be made available for consumer electronics devices such as network attached storage (NAS) devices, set-top boxes, and media vault solutions. Consumer electronics manufacturers that utilize the BitTorrent-certified 88F5182 chipset in their devices will now have the ability to provide a complete media solution featuring compatibility with BitTorrent, the global standard for high-quality content delivery on the Internet.

"There is a growing demand for consumer electronics devices that enable BitTorrent. By coupling BitTorrent with our high-performance SoCs, Marvell is providing a complete digital solution to our customers that will facilitate consumer access to rich multimedia content and data," said Paramesh Gopi, vice president and general manager of the Embedded and Emerging Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group at Marvell.

Designed to power a truly integrated digital experience in the home and small-to-medium-sized businesses, Marvell media vault SoCs deliver unprecedented levels of performance and ease of use on a variety of leading NAS and consumer electronic devices. Marvell SoCs feature a CPU, peripherals, and controllers in a single integrated package, enabling the convergence of storage, networking, and smart media processing for a digital lifestyle. Additional features include a quality-of-service (QoS) architecture that prioritizes real-time audio and video traffic, and a superscalar pipeline that enables high-end imaging applications such as laser printing.

"With an installed base of over 150 million BitTorrent users worldwide, the next generation of Internet-connected devices are integrating BitTorrent to ensure a simple and seamless digital entertainment experience for consumers," said Ashwin Navin, president of BitTorrent, Inc. "Optimizing BitTorrent to work with Marvell silicon at the component-level not only provides manufacturers high-performance and quick time-to-market, but takes full advantage of the entertainment content and commercial content delivery services offered by BitTorrent."

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRVL)

BitTorrent Inc.