Wednesday 08 September 2010
Nomadesk 3.0
Nomadesk, the easiest and most secure on-demand file sharing software, today announced its entrance into the U.S. market. Nomadesk 3.0 brings the power of cloud computing to small and medium-sized businesses, while alleviating the hassles and minimizing the high costs of managing, sharing, backing up, securing and synchronizing confidential project files. Whether you are online or offline, working at the office or on the road, Nomadesk allows business teams to secure, sync and share data with no limits or change in behavior. Each virtual file server acts just like a hard drive, storing important documents in one place with local and remote access from a PC, Mac or iPhone. Users simply drag and drop their docs into the Nomadesk virtual file server, and files are immediately encrypted, backed up and available for file sharing.
For a flat rate of $15 per month per file server, an unlimited number of team members can access, share and edit files saved to the Nomadesk drive anytime from anywhere. For individuals who want to synchronize files on multiple devices, the cost is a flat rate of $50 per year. Users interested in test driving Nomadesk can sign up for a free 30-day trial at www.nomadesk.com.
“Every day, millions of businesses create growing amounts of unprotected data on multiple devices which are easy to lose, hard to sync and require access from anywhere,” said Filip Tack, Nomadesk CEO. “In addition to developing the easiest and most secure way people can share data, we felt it was unfair to charge a small business every time they want to grant access to a new individual. At Nomadesk, we offer file sharing with unlimited storage for an unlimited number of team members - all for $15 per month. Our secure encryption and TheftGuard technology protects digital nomads, mobile users and remote workforces from theft or loss of data due to misplacing a mobile device. Nomadesk is a smarter, more efficient way to collaborate, increase productivity, secure data and expand server/storage capacity and it’s drag, drop, simple!”
Key Product Features
– Easy access online and offline, from any digital platform
Nomadesk virtual file servers store important documents in one place
for on demand access from any PC, laptop, Mac or iPhone. And unlike
pure web storage and application solutions, which require 100% Internet
connection availability, Nomadesk documents are available anywhere,
anytime. Each virtual file server acts just like a hard drive. Once
software is installed, users can create as many file servers as needed,
each for a $15 per month flat rate. Documents are saved on the file
server by simply dragging and dropping. Nomadesk replicates changes on
both its central server and the local PC, so users have immediate
access to the latest files online or offline.
– Unlimited* storage and users for a fixed cost…$15 / month per file server
Nomadesk sets up virtual file servers right on the desktop, appearing
in Windows or Mac OS as a separate drive that allows users to securely
organize, save, share and backup important documents. We eliminate the
high costs associated with traditional “pay-per-user” models by
offering our customers the benefits of flat rate pricing. Nomadesk also
provides data retention to help small businesses meet compliance
requirements.
– Data is always secure and available
Files are locked behind 256-bit, military-grade encryption, keeping
them safe and confidential, while data is automatically backed up on
the central server as well as the desktop of team members. If a laptop
is ever lost or stolen, TheftGuard(TM) offers added protection by deleting
the fileserver remotely. In addition, Nomadesk protects users from
catastrophic data loss by making data redundant and diversified. Users
receive disaster recovery benefits that some companies pay a high price
tag to achieve. Dedicated customer service is available through the
phone or live chat for customers who need to retrieve old files or
report a stolen computer.
– Automatic, real-time synchronization and file sharing
Users no longer have to rely on email, which has security and capacity
limitations. With Nomadesk, users can save, share, access and modify
files remotely. Nomadesk automatically synchronizes changes on both the
file server and each team member’s computer, unlike other pure
synchronization tools which lack essential user management and security
capabilities for file sharing. And since only the changes are captured
and saved, Nomadesk maximizes network bandwidth and saves additional
resources and costs, resulting in a smarter, more efficient, and more
productive way to work.
– Quick & easy installation
Users can be up and running in minutes, with no training required. All
fileservers seamlessly integrate with the Windows Explorer and Mac
Finder interface.
– Great Value
Providing telecommuting and mobile workers with the benefits of a VPN,
FTP and back-up system without the infrastructure investment, Nomadesk
eliminates the cost of expensive servers, complex software or need for
IT expertise. For only $50/year for the personal service (1 file
server), or $15/month per file server for the team service, users have
access to unlimited* storage, file servers and team members. A free 30-
day trial is offered at www.nomadesk.com.
“Nomadesk leverages the SaaS delivery model to bring the full power of cloud computing to small businesses, giving users all the features and benefits of an enterprise-class file sharing and collaboration solution with greater ease of use for a low monthly subscription fee,” said Chris Shipley, Chairman & CEO of Guidewire Group, Inc. “In addition to increased efficiency, data backup, unlimited storage and secure file sharing, Nomadesk helps small businesses eliminate IT infrastructure costs and high online storage usage fees. We expect Nomadesk to become a brand name in the global market for virtual document sharing and storage.”
About Nomadesk
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Nomadesk is a leading provider of file sharing software that enables geographically dispersed professionals to access, share and safeguard files from any location, whether online or offline. Founded in Ghent, Belgium, Nomadesk is the easiest and most secure way to collaborate and backup critical files. With Nomadesk, users can create virtual file servers to manage and share important documents with as many team members as needed. As a software-as-a-service, thin client/server solution, Nomadesk alleviates the hassles and minimizes the high costs of traditional, on-premises document management solutions, as well as, online storage pay-per-user models. For only $15 per month per file server, an unlimited number of team members can access, share and save docs with unlimited* storage capacity. Nomadesk software can be downloaded on www.nomadesk.com and easily installed with a 30-day free trial. The company received $4.25M Series A funding led by Gimv Venture Capital (www.gimv.com). To learn more about Nomadesk, visit www.nomadesk.com , become a Nomadesk fan or watch this 2-min video.
The version that is now available to the public includes access with 3GB of free storage space (which isn’t much), 30 free applications (such as Office, Mail, Music, Video, IM, Sharing, Games, Collaboration, and Development tools), 20 free widgets, free backup to provide secure storage. Further, it doesn’t require installation and can be run through Internet Explorer or Firefox. That means Safari, Chrome, and Opera lovers will just have to wait a bit longer. No word yet on whether it can be accessed from Firefox Mobile. According to the site, even getting it running with Firefox is still being worked on. Also, no word of basic specs that are needed to run such a application. It seems to be working on my MacBook, but loading a bit sluggishly.
This may be a great little program for college students, casual computer users, or kids. As far as uses for professional reasons go, I’m not too sure how to guage it’s usefulness yet. In fact, it seems almost like Xcerion is taking something like an iPhone OS or Android, adding in storage and making it available on computers. It seems very intriguing so far and it surely is pushing the development of cloud computing as we know it.
While many organizations still seem to shy away from SaaS for many obvious reasons, Nuxeo is sure that it can address “the needs of organizations that want to benefit from a proven ready-to-go ECM solution without the related IT constraints and costs. Nuxeo DM Cloud Edition is ready to support your hosted document management, sharing and collaboration activities — all encrypted using SHTTP. Nuxeo DM Cloud Edition takes advantage of the Nuxeo Cloud Services infrastructure (leveraging Amazon Web Services), which enables any application based on Nuxeo’s ECM platform to be cloud-friendly. One of the palpable advantages of Nuxeo DM Cloud Edition is automatic backups of data onto a redundant array of disks in the data center.
SaaS can be especially useful during peak times as additional support to your own infra. Alternatively, you can move 100% to the cloud. But can you really? The question is whether your organization is ready for the life in the cloud.
LotusLive Connection’s collaborative multi-tenancy allows users to control permissions and sharing on an individual user basis that is more secure than sharing via email, he said. This week, LotusLive was voted the winner of the Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Computing Technology Buyers’ Choice Award, IBM announced in a press release today. Winners are selected by vote of the Enterprise 2.0 conference attendees.
At the Enterprise 2.0 conference today in Boston, IBM Corp. announced LotusLive Connections, adding the Lotus Connections layer of social networking tools to its LotusLive software-as-a-service offering. The main thrust was the desire to add the ability to collaborate across company boundaries. Picciano called that market “massively underserved,” saying most inter-enterprise collaboration takes place via emails with attachments. Workers spend the first few minutes of any meeting establishing that everyone is looking at the same version of a document, he said.
LotusLive Connections helps individuals, departments and small businesses tap into the intellectual resources and capabilities that previously have only been accessible to large enterprises. Using core elements of IBM’s proven on-premise Lotus Connections social software, LotusLive Connections connects colleagues, partners, suppliers and customers from within and beyond firewalls. As part of the unveiling, LotusLive was voted the winner of The Enterprise 2.0 Cloud Computing Technology Buyers’ Choice Award. IBM’s cloud services won in a side-by-side comparison with Google Apps, EMC and other vendors’ cloud technologies, as voted by the Enterprise 2.0 conference attendees. BM is an established leader in two major trends: cloud computing and social networking for business. At the nexus of these trends is LotusLive Connections,” said Bob Picciano, general manager, IBM Lotus Software. “LotusLive Connections brings companies of all sizes the ability to build, share information and easily work with their extended business network over the Web.”
LotusLive Connections simplifies working together, making it easy to identify and work with experts from any company online with the flexibility, convenience and affordable pricing associated with multi-tenant cloud services. Instant messaging, file sharing and activities are all instantly accessible for use with LotusLive networks. For example, a team planning a project can create a group around the project, including vendors from outside their company. Together they can build a project plan using Activities and post and share associated files. Comments can be made and tasks tracked in the same service. All participants are kept up-to-date without having to hunt through email for the latest documents. Networking, sharing and collaborating are all integrated in LotusLive Connections.
