Mobile cloud computing

From Yenra

On January 5, 2008, Soonr announced the launch of the world's first iPhone application that uses the power of cloud computing to keep business people in touch with their documents anywhere they go.

Just as today's mobile phones let you send and receive emails while on the go, Soonr now makes the documents on your Mac or PC completely mobile. Whenever your computer is online, Soonr automatically and instantly backs up your files in your personal cloud, making them always available to you. iPhone users get a crisp, clear view of all their documents - whether they are Word, Excel, PowerPoint or virtually any other file type - along with the ability to collaborate and share, and even print to a remote printer right from their iPhones.

Unlike other applications with limited functionality that require you to remember to upload your files every time you change them, Soonr automatically maintains the latest versions of all your key documents in the cloud. Soonr's powerful rendering software works across a wide range of document formats, so mobile workers don't have to download specific programs to view their documents as required by other applications. Documents are beautifully rendered and pages can instantly be previewed as thumbnails. And since the document resides in the cloud and not on the iPhone, accessing and viewing is amazingly fast.

All of Soonr's capabilities are available to you, even when host computers are sleeping or powered off. As a bonus, since Soonr continuously and securely backs up your documents to your personal cloud, they are easily restored in case of computer failure or loss.

Sharing documents via Soonr is easy and can be done in several ways. Users can send a document from their iPhone to anyone by simply entering the person's mobile phone number or email address. Fellow Soonr users can create workgroups and share, view and comment on documents -almost instantaneously and without using email. They can also share printers. When sharing files, users also have the option of notifying a recipient of a share via SMS or email.

In addition to the free version offered on the App Store, the new Soonr iPhone application is available as a richly-featured white label service through mobile operators and SaaS providers. TeliaSonera Denmark launched their version of Soonr's iPhone application called Sky Files in November.