Publisher's Description:
Gladinet Cloud Desktop mounts cloud storage as local folders. Users can access their cloud files in Windows Explorer. Supported storage includes FTP, WebDav servers, EMC Atmos online, Box.net, Amazon S3, Google Docs, Picasa, and more.
Once the storage is mounted as local folders, users can setup backup tasks in Gladinet, to simultaneously backup multiple local folders to a redundant arrary of cloud storage. For example, users can backup a local folder on drive C and another on drive D to an FTP server, Amazon S3 and WebDav server in a single task.
Gladinet also delivers cloud applications to the desktop. With File Type Association, Gladinet automatically chooses the appropriate web application to view the current working file. If supported, the update can be saved locally. Supported applications include Google Docs suite.
Finally, Gladinet provides single sign-on to Google applications, including Gmail, Google Picasa, Google Talk and Google Calendar.
Features
# Gladinet Drive with One-Click-Mount:
The Gladinet Drive is a mapped network drive on a user's PC which provides access to web storage from local folders (Virtual Directories). It can be opened directly from the Gladinet Systray menu.
One-Click-Mount provides a convenient entry point to mount web storage. When a type of storage has never been mounted, the Gladinet Drive exposes a One-Click-Mount link which launches the Virtual Directory mounting page for that storage.
# Growing List of Integrated Cloud Storage:
Gladinet Cloud Desktop mounts cloud storage as local folders (Virtual Directories) which can be accessed directly from Windows Explorer. The currently supported providers include Adrive, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Google Docs, Google Picasa and Local Disk. Support for additional providers will be added in future releases.
The storage can be mounted from Gladinet systray menu or Virtual Directory Manager.
# Deliver Cloud Application to Desktop:
Gladinet Cloud Desktop enables users to use cloud applications to work on local files directly. With Gladinet Cloud File Type Association, Gladinet Cloud Desktop can display the applicable cloud applications when a supported file is right clicked.
# Safe Card Management:
Gladinet Cloud Desktop stores the login credentials for mounted cloud storage and applications as safe cards. It also supports logins for single sign-on.
# Basic Local Cache:
Gladinet Cloud Desktop maintains a local cache for cloud storage. The local cache improves response time and enables online transactions to run in the background without blocking normal operations. The cache directory in Windows Explorer can be opened from the systray menu.
# Single Sign-on:
Gladinet Cloud Desktop provides single sign-on to applicable cloud applications, including Google Calendar, Google Mail, Google Picasa and Google Talk. Once the cloud application is enabled, it appears on the Gladinet Systray menu, under My Applications. Selecting it will launch the application directly without the need to manually enter credentials.
