Huddle Announces New Android App & Web Acceleration

SOURCE: Huddle

Today, Huddle, the leader in secure collaboration tools for enterprise and government, announced multiple updates. These included an updated Android productivity app, as well as the launch of Dynamic Web Acceleration for its cloud collaboration platform.

“The increasing penetration of Android in the enterprise and the rise of the digital workplace have created a perfect storm for Android apps,” said Stuart Cochran, CTO of Huddle. “In fact, we’ve seen a significant increase in downloads of Huddle for Android in the last quarter alone. We are constantly looking for ways to evolve the Huddle experience for mobile users, and the updates to Huddle for Android achieve just this, making it possible for users to accomplish tasks they would otherwise need to do at their desk, right from their mobile device.”

As Android gains momentum in the enterprise, it has necessitated a more comprehensive approach to the creation of enterprise applications. With the Android app, mobile users are able to:

– Preview files: Reliance on bulkier hardware such as laptops is reduced through the file preview feature which allow files to be previewed directly in the app, negating the need for third party apps or having to download potentially large files onto the mobile device.

– Review file details: Version control is enhanced through access to the latest information about a file, such as when was it updated and by whom.

– Access files offline: The impact of poor connectivity is reduced, as previously accessed documents will be available to preview whilst the user is working offline.

– Comment: Users can improve mobile productivity by reading the latest comments on a file, and providing feedback directly from the app in real time.

In addition to the Android app, the Dynamic Web Acceleration effectively increases transfer rates by an average of 80 percent without compromising security. Heavy Web traffic can dramatically impact performance, and slow upload and download speeds can be a major source of frustration for users of any cloud-based service. Huddle’s Dynamic Web Acceleration bypasses Internet bottlenecks by using dedicated infrastructure in over 99 cities globally. This reduces the number of “hops” files have to make as they pass between the Huddle data center and the user’s device.

“Just as heavy traffic can bring your commute to a grinding halt, so too can heavy Web traffic impact transfer and load times,” said Julien Rizzo, product manager, Huddle. “At Huddle our goal is to make cloud collaboration easier, and part of this is ensuring our users don’t get stuck waiting for an important file when they need it most.

“Because our enterprise and government clients work globally we haven’t just looked at optimizing speeds in one or two locations like many competing services. Instead we’ve looked to find a solution that dramatically improves the experience on a global level, even in some of the most challenging regions. Globally we see an average upload of 4 MB/sec with speeds of up 6 MB/sec recorded. For users transferring large files, such as video, the speed improvement is incredible.”

Today’s users expect unimpeded access to information from anywhere, and at anytime, and Dynamic Web Acceleration ensures that Huddle customers never waste a moment. Moreover, because end-to-end encryption retains data integrity, customers can be assured that while their data is moving faster, it’s still as safe as ever.

“Many collaboration solutions on the market today make a compromise between security, data sovereignty and speed as they search for faster transfer rates,” adds Stuart Cochran, CTO, Huddle. “We work with governments and highly regulated industries, so a compromise simply wasn’t an option for us. Security is at the core of everything we do at Huddle; it’s what our clients expect from us. With dedicated infrastructure around the world, Huddle’s Dynamic Web Acceleration ensures we continue to meet this expectation, while helping their data to avoid the Internet bottlenecks that are slowing everyone else down.”