PR: Nomadesk Elected Among the Top 10 Best Products of 2011 by Data News

Nomadesk tops competitors with amazing security and great features

Belgium — December 30, 2011 — Nomadesk, developer of the easiest and most secure on-demand file sharing software, has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Best Products of 2011 by Belgian-based DataNews.  Nomadesk was selected because of their attention to security along with their impressive features.  Nomadesk also has no limitation on the amount of data that can be uploaded from the Nomadesk desktop client into the cloud, and works with a fair use policy.

DataNews is one of the leading Benelux IT Magazines. For more than 30 years, DataNews has been a reference in the Belgian ICT reporting. Jozef Schildermans, writer for DataNews, had the following to say about Nomadesk, “This year we tested on two different tracks cloud storage services… but more companies are opting for Nomadesk.”

Key Features offered by Nomadesk:

• File Security- All folders and files are protected by 256-bit encryption.  Nomadesk’s proprietary TheftGuard allows one to remotely “shred” all data on a Nomadesk Fileserver in the event of a lost or stolen computer. Nomadesk also retains a backup of deleted files for up to 14 days, so recovery of accidently deleted items is easy.

• File Sharing- With FileLinks and FolderLinks, Nomadesk customers can share data with outside users, including setting access controls. Users can also share their entire Fileserver with other Nomadesk users for full collaboration on documents.

• Fileserver Features- Nomadesk offer many intriguing features, including automatic syncing, delta sync, an online trashcan and an option to ignore syncing of files.

• Access Data Anywhere- Nomadesk offers five mobile apps for major platforms, and allows synchronization across multiple computers, making data accessible at any time.

Nomadesk is a leading provider of file sharing, storage and synchronization software that enables users to access, share, synchronize and safeguard files from any location, whether online or offline. With headquarters in Ghent, Belgium and US headquarters in Austin, Texas, Nomadesk delivers a business class file sharing solution around the globe.

Nomadesk Reports 708% Revenue Increase

Nomadesk (http://www.nomadesk.com) — a provider of secure file sharing, cloud storage and synchronization software and services — announced a 708 percent increase in revenues for the first half of fiscal 2011 as compared to the last half of fiscal 2010. The company says its data security capabilities drove increased sales to enterprise customers and helped it enlist new reseller partners during a period when the market paid considerable attention to security breaches in cloud solutions.

“Recent events make it clear: effective, reliable security in online file sharing is imperative,” said Nomadesk CEO Darren Trumeter. “In this environment, more people see Nomadesk as a perfect solution because we offer several security elements that provide additional insurance against online or offline attacks.”

Nomadesk has significantly expanded its sales force and recruited new partners to resell its products globally. The company signed 25 new partners in the first half and many are already deploying its solution to their customer bases.

Trumeter added that customers are impressed with several other benefits Nomadesk provides, including the ability to:

• Locally encrypt files on the computer’s hard drive for added security.
• Remotely block access to files if a computer is stolen.
• Access files through the operating system’s file manager (Windows Explorer and Mac Finder).
• Access files while not connected to the Internet.
• Access files on a wide range of mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Android).

Nomadesk customers span the globe, with 55 percent in Europe, 35 percent in the United States and 10 percent throughout the rest of the world.

For more information about Nomadesk, visit http://www.nomadesk.com.

Managing Files Across Multiple Devices – A Solvable Dilemna

Since I joined Nomadesk at the beginning of May I’ve worked on three laptops, one desktop computer, and 2 smart phones… seamlessly. It all began when I started using a personal Windows laptop for my work/travel machine while occasionally using my personal Windows home desktop machine (for those weekend occasions when I had to quickly switch from YouTube or Facebook to work and didn’t feel like going to get my other machine). My personal laptop crapped out so I replaced it with another personal Windows laptop while at the same time ordering a new MacBook Pro so I could finally get my “official” Nomadesk machine. As it turns out, 2 weeks after transitioning to my new MacBook I discovered it was one of the first 64-bit Macs and our development team quickly needed a machine for testing – I gave my machine over for the cause and went back to my personal laptop.

How is this all possible without a tremendous drain on productivity? In my case the answer was Nomadesk; and it was a great way for me to learn the real value of the service. Every time I switched machines (and platforms) I shared my files to the new device, they were copied locally, and I had easy local access to all of my files on every computer. And by the way, this is about 15-20GB of files – all transferred seamlessly.  (The transition was also made simple by another service called Xmarks that allows me to sync bookmarks across all my browsers and computers.)

What I found most interesting about this experience is that I now feel like I couldn’t live without the Nomadesk service, whereas just a few months ago I didn’t even realize I needed something like Nomadesk.   This is a conversation we have internally on a regular basis – how do we get people to use Nomadesk when they don’t realize how badly they need Nomadesk?  We know that once you start using it, you realize what you were missing out on.  In a lot of ways its similar to a smartphone where (for those of us that have them) can no longer image life without them – but didn’t realize we were missing anything before we got them.

So here I sit responsible for marketing an invaluable product that no one knows is invaluable. I’m open to ideas and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.  In the mean time, I need to order a new Nomadesk laptop so I can transition back off my personal machine.