![]() Wyse is continuing the promotional pricing of $14.99 for the PocketCloud application, and PocketCloud Premium will be available in three- and six-month increments at $2.99 and $9.99, respectively. For Apple iOS devices, Wyse is including a PocketCloud Premium version, which offers greater interaction with multimedia, files and applications in Windows desktops. Wyse also is offering different versions of the PocketCloud application for both platforms. In the same vein, PocketCloud 2.0 for iOS devices offers video streaming to enable the streaming of video files-including MPEGs, WMV and AVI-from the remote desktop to any device over WiFi and 3G. “All you need is two words you already know, and you can access your PC. “We’ve made this so simple,” McNaught said. Once that is entered, the PC and mobile device are synced up. Essentially, the same Gmail name and password is used for the PocketCloud application on the user’s home PC and mobile device, he said. Included in both versions of the application is an auto-discovery feature that allows easy setup without the need for deep technical knowledge. New features in PocketCloud for Android and the enhanced PocketCloud for Apple devices were added with growing use by consumers kept in mind, McNaught said. Wyse also is launching PocketCloud 2.0 for Apple iOS devices, which includes new features such as easier setup and streaming video capabilities. 5 predicted that handsets running Android will outsell those running iOS by 2012. For example, an iSuppli report released Aug. Some analysts say Android eventually will overtake Apple’s iOS. It makes business sense, given the rapidly growing popularity of Google’s open-source mobile operating system. “We’ve seen a surprisingly large number of consumers buying the app,” McNaught told eWEEK.īringing PocketCloud to Android-based phones gives a rapidly growing market of new users access to it, he said. McNaught also said while PocketCloud initially was viewed by company officials as a business application, it was attracting interest in other areas. The software essentially lets users access the work environments on their PCs and virtual desktops from their wireless devices, and enables IT administrators to gain access to end-user machines through their Apple and Android devices.Īccording to Jeff McNaught, chief marketing and strategy officer and chief customer advocate at Wyse, PocketCloud has become a top-10 application for business professionals in the past year, and has been installed by more than 110,000 users since it was first introduced. Now the application is also available to users of Android-based smartphones. ![]() In April, Wyse extended PocketCloud to work on Apple’s iPad tablet PC as well. It was a year ago at the same show that Wyse officials first rolled out PocketCloud for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 31, on display at VMware’s VMworld show in San Francisco. Wyse officials are putting the new version of the application, which was announced Aug. Wyse Technology is expanding the use of its PocketCloud software from Apple handheld devices to Android-powered mobile phones. ![]()
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