Cloud services provider, dinCloud, has expanded its HTML5-based hosted virtual desktop (HVD) solution, webHVD, to Android devices. Existing webHVD customers can download the free Android app at the Google Play store. According to Google Play, the webHVD application is supported on more than 5,000 devices, including Google Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets. WebHVD can also be accessed from Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops through the Google Chrome browser.
webHVD supports Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, YouTube, Netflix, and more, and is ideal for businesses with 50 or more Windows desktops. webHVD is a replacement for remote access VPNs and other technologies that allow access from home or remote locations. No backend or VDI setup is required, allowing customers to provision, access, or upgrade a turnkey desktop.
Additional features of the app include:
- Security – requires the user to enter their password and PIN code, similar to the Google Chrome app
- A virtual mouse with finger control, single and double tap for left mouse click operation, and right mouse click by tapping two fingers
- A virtual keyboard for data input
- Send Key utilities (for example, ‘CTRL+ALT+DELETE’)
- Zoom and Zoom Out
“As tablet growth approached almost 10% in the 3rd quarter, it has created an exciting opportunity for companies to utilize a hosted virtual desktop offering like webHVD,” says Mike Chase, CTO at dinCloud. “Users want to connect to legacy applications from any device, and now that Android has an extension for Chrome, we provide an application for this without traditional and costly VDI set up when using a Windows virtual desktop in the cloud.”
To download the free Android App for webHVD, visit http://play.google.com/store/search?q=webhvd.
