dinCloud Extends Windows Desktop Service to Android Platform

dinCloud, Inc. announced that its HTML5-based hosted virtual desktop (HVD) solution, webHVD, is available on Android devices.

By widening the selection of devices that webHVD can be used from, dinCloud allows access to workspace, regardless of which mobile device is used.

Existing webHVD customers can download the free Android app at the Google Play store by searching ‘webHVD’  from their phone or tablet.

According to Google Play, the webHVD application is supported on more than 5,000 devices, including Google Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets. WebHVD can be accessed from Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops through the Google Chrome browser.

webHVD supports Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, YouTube, Netflix, and more, and is for businesses with 50 or more Windows desktops. webHVD is an replacement for remote access VPNs and other technologies that allow access from home or remote locations. No backend or VDI setup is required, allowing customers to provision, access, or upgrade a turnkey desktop within minutes.

Aside from webHVD’s ability to handle video, and input/output with speed and ease, the Android app brings an added sense of freedom and security to customers and includes:

• Android smartphone and tablet functionality

• Anytime accessibility (with the aid of a cellular data plan)

• Security – requires the user to enter their password and PIN code, similar to the Google Chrome app

• A virtual mouse including: finger control, single and double tap for left mouse click operation, right mouse click by tapping with two fingers

• A virtual keyboard for data input

• Send Key utilities (for example, ‘CTRL+ALT+DELETE’)

• Zoom and zoom Out.

“As tablet growth approached almost 10% in the 3rd quarter, it has created an exciting opportunity for companies to utilize a hosted virtual desktop offering like webHVD,” said Mike Chase, CTO, dinCloud. “Users want to connect to legacy applications from any device, and now that Android has an extension for Chrome, we provide an application for this without traditional and costly VDI set up when using a Windows virtual desktop in the cloud.“