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BitTorrent, developer of the peer-to-peer file sharing protocol that has just secured $US20m of new funding, has acquired µTorrent, developer of a client software that implements the BitTorrent protocol and says it plans to incorporate a BitTorrent client in TVs. mobile phones and other non-PC platforms.
"BitTorrent recognises µTorrent's (pronounced micro torrent) exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community," said Bram Cohen, CEO and cofounder of BitTorrent. "Ludvig Strigeus, the developer of µTorrent, clearly put a significant amount of time into optimising the client, which has already been widely adopted by the BitTorrent community as a safe and efficient implementation of the BitTorrent protocol."
BitTorrent says that, following the acquisition, patented content delivery innovations made by BitTorrent will be integrated in the µTorrent 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 that power websites seeking the most efficient platform for distributing large, high-quality files." BitTorrent said.
"Lastly, the incorporation of µTorrent's lightweight codebase strengthens the adoption of BitTorrent technology in embedded systems, including televisions, mobile phones and other non-PC platforms."
When BitTorrent announced its new funding earlier this month, it said it planned to sue the funds to get its technology onto other web sites.
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