exFAT for Android From Paragon Software
To exchange data between external storage media larger than 32GB and mobile devices
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on February 3, 2017 at 2:40 pmParagon Software Group Corp. (PSG) announces exFAT for Android – an consumer edition of the exFAT (Extended File Allocation System) file system technology for Android users that makes it possible to exchange data between external storage media larger than 32GB and all the latest consumer electronics.
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Paragon exFAT for Android is a component of USB plug-in for Total Commander to offer instant, non-root, offline access to exFAT data from external storage drives directly on Android smartphones and tablets. For better on-the-go organization and easy mobile access, company’s exFAT for Android allows users to view, backup, copy, and edit important documents, photos, videos, music, and other files between Android mobile devices and portable HDDs or flash drives. For this tool, the company is partnering with Microsoft Corp.
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“We are excited to collaborate with Microsoft by bringing to the market the industry’s first consumer edition of exFAT file system support and to make it available directly to Android users. One of the most difficult areas of cross-platform computing still remains data sharing between incompatible systems. While networking between the OSs has become a lot easier, storage sharing is still problematical because of patented file system limitations,” said Konstantin Komarov, CEO, Paragon.
“Microsoft is pleased that this new partnership with cross-platform software developer Paragon Software will offer mobile consumers more options and flexibility. By enabling file sharing across OSs, this agreement demonstrates Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to empower customers and businesses to achieve even more,” said Micky Minhas, VP and associate general counsel, Microsoft.
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For many users who want to travel light, smartphones and tablets have already replaced laptops. Previously available only as a license-based solution for OEMs, now for the first time this technology is available to Android consumers who require data access to previously incompatible storage devices directly on their mobile devices.
Paragon exFAT for Android is based on the company’s Universal File System Driver (UFSD) technology, which enables any device to communicate and share files regardless of OS. The technology incorporates portable implementation support for USB Mass Storage Stack. Beyond access, UFSD technology provides high data throughput speeds – equivalent to, or exceeding, native performance.
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exFAT for Android is available as a technology component of the newly updated USB plug-in for Total Commander for Android device users, as well as for licensing to OEMs and ODMs as components of the company’s Storage SDK for Android.
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