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A new Funambol survey focused on using digital content on mobile and computing devices and managing cloud-based digital content. The results showed that individuals and households use numerous mobile and computing devices, and many popular apps and services, causing digital content to become widely dispersed. 81% of users reported difficulty in managing, backing up and sharing digital content. This has spurred major interest in personal clouds, as 96% said it was important to wirelessly sync and backup digital content, provided it worked on all their devices and their content was private and secure.
August, 2011 -- Hal Steger, Funambol VP Marketing, discusses the Funambol 'xCloud' and the personal cloud market on TMCnet.
"MediaHub differs from other cloud offerings in three important respects: 1) it is white label, so that companies can promote their own brand, 2) it supports cross-brand devices (e.g. iPhones, Androids, BlackBerries, Symbian phones and tablets), and 3) it is based on open source."
This article discusses three major trends that will cause personal cloud usage to explode in 2012: smartphone commoditization and increased connected devices, the rise of popular personal cloud services from several types of providers, and more commercial content, such as music, videos and e-books, being packaged, priced and distributed via personal clouds.
Mobile users, of which there are now more than five billion, are storing more data and media in personal clouds, also called 'digital lockers.' Personal clouds are being used by consumers as well as enterprise users, and there are three primary reasons why they will be storing even more data and media in the cloud. Read more
Mobile operators are contemplating whether to offer a self-branded, white-label personal cloud that competes with the likes of Apple iCloud, Google cloud services, Amazon Cloud Drive and other over-the-top (OTT) and device-centric personal clouds. This article discusses ways that mobile operators can monetize personal cloud services.
Funambol was named an OnMobile Top 100 winner which signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies likely to disrupt existing markets. Funambol was selected by based on five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
Cloud-based digital lockers and media are poised for rapid growth. The six keys of distributed metadata, storage flexibility, smart cloud sync, cloud contact syncing, open access and developer support will be paramount in optimizing the experience for mobile users and realizing their potential.
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