WD delivers personal cloud

Western Digital, one of the world's
leaders in external storage solutions, has introduced its WD 2go and
WD 2go Pro mobile apps for its My Book Live personal cloud storage
solution. WD's My Book Live drive connects to the home network,
creating shared storage that users can access within and outside the
home. Secure remote access to the My Book Live is available on any
computer through www.WD2go.com, while the WD 2go apps provide mobile
access to files stored on the drive using an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
or Android-compatible mobile devices.

Combining the benefits of both public
and private cloud solutions, My Book Live personal cloud storage
allows users to keep media and files safe at home on their own
physical drive, and yet access them over Internet with any PC or Mac
computer, or on tablets and smartphones through WD's mobile apps.
Using My Book Live, users can share files, stream media, and access
content anywhere with no monthly fees and secure in the knowledge
that their data resides in their own home under their exclusive
control. In addition, the WD 2go Pro app enables private sharing of
files with friends, family and colleagues. Almost any file can be
shared, from pictures and personal videos to work documents and
presentations.

WD 2go web access marks WD's second
generation of remote access technologies that leverage a peer-to-peer
connection between My Book Live and remote PCs, or mobile devices to
maximize the speed and throughput.

“Consumers demand anywhere, any
device access they can get from 'the cloud,' but don't want to
pay monthly fees or lose control of their personal data. They want
access to all their files without worrying about what files are
synched to what device,” said Khalid Wani, sales director, branded
products, Western Digital India, Middle East & Africa. “With
the new WD 2go mobile apps and WD's My Book Live personal cloud
storage, consumers now have a simple and fast way to securely store,
share, and access all their digital content from their mobile devices
wherever they are,” he said.

The WD 2go apps add to WD's vision of
providing secure storage and access to digital content on any screen,
on-the-go or at home. The app supports a variety of media file
formats for streaming movies and music or accessing files such as
Microsoft Office documents. In addition to all of the features
currently available in the free WD 2go app, the WD 2go Pro app
includes several advanced features, including:

· Clipping: Users can clip
files, photos, songs, videos or folders to download a copy from the
My Book Live drive to a mobile device, enabling subsequent access
even without an Internet connection.

· Automatic sync: New or
modified files added to the My Book Live automatically sync to mobile
devices.

· Content sharing: The WD 2go
Pro app allows users to email files, share files as a link, print and
open files with third-party apps.

· Additional security: Users
can leverage an additional layer of security by locking mobile access
to the My Book Live drive with a 4 digit pass code.

In addition to remote and mobile access
to the personal cloud, WD's My Book Live features a built-in media
server that streams music, photos and movies to any DLNA-certified
multimedia device such as a WD TV Live network media player, Blu-ray
Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and connected TV.