ownCloud Delivers Mobile App for Enterprise File Sync and Share

ownCloud,
Inc. announced its mobile
apps for Android and iOS – bringing ease-of-use to enterprise
file sync and share.

The server software is
deployed fully on-premise – in a private cloud or on a server in the
data center, integrating into existing user directories, governance
processes, security, monitoring, storage and backup tools – becoming
part of the existing infrastructure.

Access to content is provided via a web browser, desktop syncing apps
for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and mobile apps for Android and iOS
mobile devices. It also supports WebDAV access for other
standards-based tools. With more than 850,000 users worldwide,
it offers ease-of-use, flexibility and security not available from
consumer-grade syncing apps and third-party storage.

The apps for Android
and iOS provide access to their documents, photos and videos, as well
as more granular management of their accounts.

"The enterprise file sync and
share market is red hot, but enterprise employees will only use
something that offers the experience they have come to expect from
consumer-grade services," said Matt Richards, VP, products, ownCloud. "Only ownCloud combines
fully on-premises file sync and share software that easily integrates
into the existing infrastructure, is extensible to meet new
requirements, and that provides mobile apps and desktop clients that
employees will use."

Enhancements for both clients:
user
experience and feature richness

• Embedded Image
  Gallery preview: Swipe to cycle through photos stored in the same
  directory using the embedded photo gallery instead of just seeing one
  file.

• Offline Access:
  Access downloaded files when not connected to a network, providing
  anytime, anywhere access from mobile devices.

• Embedded Audio and Video players: View videos and listen to
  music from the app, instead of opening a separate video or music
  player. Users can also play, pause and seek video and audio
  files on the device, and tap on videos to view.

• Embedded file
  previews: Preview PDF and Office documents, as well as most image
  file formats natively in the app, rather than in an external document
  viewer.

• File editing: Download files, send them to an external
  application on the device, open with, and then send the files back to
  the cloud to upload to the server on their phones and tablets.
  Users can also create files on the device and send them to ownCloud
  for upload.

• Multi-account
  management: Manage and access multiple accounts on different
  servers, providing access to personal, business and other files, all
  through one application.

• File upload
  management: Access and cancel file uploads, providing more
  control over which files are uploaded where, on which accounts.

• White-labeling
  improvements: IT can now provide a white labeled mobile
  experience via our branding processes.

iOS App Feature

• Improvements in
  synchronization of files: Accounts sync faster, can be opened in
  external apps, edited, with changes sent back to ownCloud for upload
  to the server.

• Improvements on
  file operations: Rename, delete and overwrite files via a more
  intuitive interface.

Android App Feature

• Helper app:
  Users on Android Jelly Bean can download a second helper application
  to enable the system to remember account names and passwords, working
  around the known Android bug.

• Synchronization:
  Keep files on the device up-to-date with the click of a button,
  syncing when a file is updated on the server.

Both apps are
available in their app stores for $.99