SIMtone Corporation Announces the First Virtual Personal Computer in the Cloud
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One of Several Upcoming Virtual Cloud Computing Services Usable
From Any Device Consumers Own;
Designed to Completely Eliminate the Complexities of Technology
Ownership
BARCELONA, Spain & DURHAM, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
At the Mobile World Congress, SIMtone Corporation, a privately
held company delivering the next virtual computing paradigm, today
announced the availability of its SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC service,
the first in a series of SIMtone CDU consumer services that will
change the way people access and manage all aspects of their digital
lifestyle, anytime, anywhere.
Usable and accessible from any desktop or laptop computer, Web
browser or low-cost, low power SIMtone SNAP terminal, such as the
SIMtone "SNAPOne," the SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC is the first
full-featured, Windows-based personal computer "in the cloud." It
provides users with a full "laptop experience," on-the-fly and
on-demand by logging in from any available device.
SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC delivers unparalleled user performance
including full sound, native USB printing and automatic time zone
clock and application time adjustment at each login, on any device.
SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC delivers better usability and convenience
compared to a laptop, and eliminates the need to carry a laptop, and
continuously reconfigure and manage its connectivity, file backups,
software updates, anti-virus, spam and security programs. The SIMtone
CDU also synchronizes files, settings, and bookmarks between any
virtual PC and desktop or laptop computer.
"The SIMtone service is so intuitive and easy to use that I do not
even realize I am using a virtual desktop rather than my laptop,"
explained a partner in a New York law firm that has been trialing the
SIMtone desktop service for several months. "The service usability and
new performance levels make it indistinguishable from our previous PC
and laptop environments."
"We developed the SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC service to completely
eliminate the complexity and cost of technology ownership and to make
personal computing a simple, seamless experience available to
everyone, everywhere," explained Misha Nossik, SIMtone Corporation's
Executive Vice President of Consumer Desktop Services. "With SIMtone
CDU - Virtual PC, consumers now have a powerful personal computer in
the cloud that is easy to use, and accessible from anywhere in their
home or elsewhere."
Full Array of Customizable Options
Starting at $15 dollars a month, the SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC
comes fully configured with a choice of Microsoft Windows operating
systems, and a standard set of applications that include Microsoft
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Open Office productivity suite,
Instant Messengers and other pre-installed and pre-configured consumer
applications.
Consumers can add memory, storage, and other applications such as
Microsoft Office, for an additional price directly from the SIMtone
CDU - Virtual PC service, or online from third-party software vendors.
In addition to using an existing PC or any Web browser to access the
SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC service, consumers can purchase low-cost, low
power SIMtone SNAP terminals for the home or office. SNAP terminals
are solid-state SIMtone firewall-friendly appliances that
plug-and-play on any home and WiFi-based network or corporate LAN,
without requiring any user intervention, configuration or maintenance.
SNAP terminals provide instant access to any SIMtone service
on-the-fly, and on-demand. They can be deployed in any number,
anywhere in a home or office, providing multiple, convenient and very
low-cost access points to SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC users as well as
other SIMtone services.
SIMtone CDU consumer services, SIMtone VDU business services and
other third-party SIMtone services are available via SIMtone, a
universal dialtone service that allows users to securely and
seamlessly access their virtual cloud computing service from PCs, Web
browsers, SNAP terminals and mobile SNAP devices.
Pricing & Availability
The SIMtone CDU - Virtual PC service is currently in private beta.
For more information and to register for the private beta, visit
www.simtonecdu.com.
About SIMtone Corporation
SIMtone Corporation transforms computing into low cost, network
provisioned services, pervasively accessible by everyone. SIMtone has
developed and commercialized the patent-pending SIMtone, a simple,
universal service provisioning platform that can deliver on-demand
services such as virtual desktop environments, applications, and media
content seamlessly to a wide variety of devices including PCs, thin
clients, mobile devices, set-top-boxes, and terminal devices. Its
flagship SIMtone VDU along with the new SIMtone CDU deliver a
virtualized, fully accessible and secure "PC in the cloud" experience
to users while eliminating the need to purchase and maintain costly
technology infrastructure. SIMtone is a privately-held company backed
by Kodiak Venture Partners and Motorola Ventures. For more
information, please visit: www.SIMtone.net.
Springboard Public Relations
Domenick Cilea, 732-863-1900 x. 102
domenick.cilea@springboardpr.com
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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