Kinetic Extends Remote Desktop Access to iPad

KineticD, the online storage, recovery and access service designed for small and mid-sized businesses, announced that its free KineticExtend cloud-based service for remote, secure access to data files and applications is now also available in free iPad and iPhone Apps.

The new KineticExtend App for the Apple iPad provides access to a user’s remote Windows PC or server. SMB users including accountants, medical and legal professionals, service providers and consultants use the service daily to access critical business data and specialized applications such as QuickBooks without the complication or cost of a Virtual Private Network.

"We are still in the wild west of mobile device management in the enterprise," said Eric Klein, senior analyst, mobile and wireless at VDC Research. "As organizations in all industries begin to see the value of adopting smartphones for their mobile employees, there is an ongoing struggle with managing the security and reliability of these devices. KineticExtend is a powerful app that does not add complexity, but greatly expands the application scenarios for mobile users giving them access to their PC at work while retaining the security and control required by an enterprise."

"A recent survey we conducted found that 48 percent of mobile workers want easier access to company data," said Jamie Brenzel, CEO of KineticD. "We created this tool to provide the growing mobile work force with a solution that will allow them to not only access their files and data from anywhere in the world, but to also provide peace of mind that their files will remain secure while traveling through the cloud on their iPad."

The KineticExtend for iPad App is available for download at no additional charge when you activate an account with KineticD.