google play store now features windows app on android
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Google Play Store Now Features Windows App on Android
dinCloud Extends Windows Desktop Service to Android Platform
LOS ANGELES, CA – December 9, 2014 – dinCloud, a cloud services provider that helps
businesses rapidly migrate to the cloud through business provisioning, today announced that its
HTML5-based hosted virtual desktop (HVD) solution, webHVD, is now available on Android
devices. By widening the selection of devices that webHVD can be used from, dinCloud is
providing added convenience to its customers, allowing access to their 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 also be accessed from Windows, Mac, and Linux
desktops through the Google Chrome browser.
Fast, secure, and easy to deploy, webHVD supports Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight,
YouTube, Netflix, and more, and is ideal for businesses with 50 or more Windows desktops.
webHVD is an excellent 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 superior ability to handle video, and fast 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
An easy-to-use virtual mouse including:
o Finger control
o Single and Double Tap for Left Mouse Click operation
o 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 at 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.”
To download the free Android App for webHVD, visit Google Play:
http://play.google.com/store/search?q=webhvd, or check out: www.dincloud.com/webhvd-goes-
android for more information.
About dinCloud:
dinCloud is a cloud services provider that helps both commercial and public sector organizations
rapidly migrate to the cloud through business provisioning, provided via its strong channel base
of VARs and MSPs. Each customer’s dedicated private virtual data center provides hosted
virtual desktops, hosted virtual servers, and cloud storage services, which are controlled by the
customer through dinManage, dinCloud’s web-based management tool. dinCloud provides
subscription-based services tailored to fit a range of business models resulting in reduced cost,
enhanced security, control, and productivity. Visit www.dinCloud.com,
www.linkedin.com/company/dinCloud, www.youtube.com/dinCloud, or follow @dinCloud on
Twitter.
Product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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Angela Tuzzo
MRB Public Relations
732-758-1100, ext. 108