Qnext Social Edition leverages Facebook for contact management to allow secure access and file sharing from remote computers, public clouds such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and OneDrive, FTP, NAS and Smart Wi-Fi all from a single dashboard.
Toronto, Ontario,, Canada - - October 23, 2014 /PressCable/ —
Toronto, Ontario – October 23, 2014 – For the first time in history, Facebook users, along with iOS and Android users will have secureremote file access and encrypted file sharing at no cost via their computers, smartphonesand tablets. Qnext Corp. a global developer of cross-platform access and filesharing technologies today announced the beta release of its free iOS andAndroid mobile app and Windows, Mac and Linux desktop app – Qnext® SocialEdition™.
Individuals will now beable to access all of their photos, videos or other files, wherever they arestored. Using the app, users can now connect to, access and share files from computers, publiccloud storage (such as Google and Dropbox), FTP, network attached storage (NAS)and smart WiFi routers via one unified dashboard. The app leverages Facebookfor contact management and allows users to share files of any type and sizewith their Facebook friends using bank level security. It is currentlyavailable in beta from Facebook, the iOS App Store, Google Play, Amazon Kindleand dozens of other Android app stores.
Qnext Social Edition willbe followed in Q1 2015 by a for-purchase personal edition that will leverage Outlookand Gmail for contact management and a business edition that will also includea management console and enterprise level tracking and auditing of appactivity.
“According to a recentstudy commissioned by Facebook, 40% of all online adults start an activity onone device and finish it on another[i]†saidAnthony DeCristofaro, president and CEO of Qnext. “This new social edition ofQnext lets users have continuity with their photos, videos and other files –whether stored on their computers, smartphones, tablets, private or publicclouds – so that they are accessible from any of their devices.â€
Access to unlimiteddigital content from multiple devices has obvious benefits; including theflexibility and mobility that today’s users require and are beginning todemand.
Increasingly withmultimedia files such as videos and photos, their need for more data storage increases. According to Gartner, the average householdwill require 4.4 TB of storage by 2016[ii]. These massive storage requirements arequickly outpacing the traditional cloud storage solution and require many usersto supplement with either expensive additional online storage, or the purchaseof new hardware. Furthermore, when accessing content via mobile device, mobileusers must contend with several issues including keeping track of multipleapps, fragmentation of information, lack of storage space and complex userinterfaces.
Qnext allows its users tocircumvent the aforementioned issues by virtualizing data access, providing onedashboard for all accounts and services and allowing users their own privatecloud storage network. Since all storage is consolidated there are no caps onstorage because users can have as many files and repositories as they like satisfyingeven the most robust demands.
Filesof any size and type, including executable files (.exe, and .dmg) can be shareddirectly from their source location to any authorized Facebook friend using asecure and encrypted connection. Forincreased security and privacy there are no uploads to servers, and noinformation is uploaded to Facebook. SSLencryption is utilized to make sure that data in transit is protected. Andfiles are transferred at original quality, which is ideal for high-resolutionmultimedia files.
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About Qnext
Qnext Corp. a globaldeveloper of cross-platform access and file sharing technologies Thecompany is committed to simplifying and protecting your digital life throughinnovation, imagination and state-of-the-art technologies. With more than 5 years in R&D perfectingits platform anddeveloping a strong patent portfolio, theirproduct is the first to offer virtualized secure file access and sharing frommultiple storage locations, enabling users to securely access, share and managecontent on any mobile, tablet, or desktop device through one digital dashboard.
Media contact:
ThomasWard | VicePresident, Marketing
Qnext Corp. | tomw@qnext.com | (905) 761-5275
[i] Multi-DeviceUsage Study by GfK Nov-Dec 2013. Study commissioned by Facebook. Survey of2,018 UK online adults and 2,004 US online adults
[ii] Petty, Christy, and Laurence Goasduff. GartnerSays That Consumers Will Store More Than a Third of Their Digital Content inthe Cloud by 2016. Rep. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 July 2014. http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2060215
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Contact Info:
Name: Thomas Ward
Email: tomw@qnext.com
Organization: Qnext Corp.
Phone: 905-761-5275
Release ID: 66693
