Dell Remote Access Allows to Access and Share Digital Content Anytime, Anywhere

[Reegan]

Accessing and sharing music, movies, files and applications just got easier with the launch of Dell Remote Access. The application features a simple to use browser-based interface that lets people connect and access their favorite content via their network of personal computing devices including desktops, laptops, ultra-mobile devices, smart phones and web cameras. The application is available today in the U.S. for download at www.dellremoteaccess.com and will be available, later this year, as an optional pre-install on most Dell Studio, Inspiron, and XPS desktops and laptops.

“People are not sitting at home in front of their computers,” says Michael Tatelman, vice president of Dell’s global consumer sales and marketing. “They are out with friends, connecting with others and sharing experiences. Dell Remote Access let’s them take their music, movies and photos with them wherever they go and let’s them access it and share it whenever they want.”

Once Dell Remote Access is activated on a Windows–based PC, users log in to my.dellremoteaccess.com from their remote, broadband-connected device. The application can provide users with an “at home” PC experience through basic and premium key features including:

• Web navigation via a simple browser-based interface: no “extra” software needed; secure access to a home PC through a browser from any PC or smart phone.
• Secure folder sharing capabilities: share specific folders, like vacation photos, by emailing an encrypted URL to friends and family.
• Automatic identification of and access to network devices: Dell Remote Access scans the home network, identifies devices and offers the option to access.
• Remote desktop control of a Windows PC: Allows users to open and use applications on their home computer, for example, updating a presentation.
• Ability to view pictures and play media files using native applications: stream music from library to laptop, Mini or smart phone.
• Upload option to save files to a home folder: helps keep things organized and in one place, like pictures from a cell phone.
• No "pre-set" storage limitations: users have access to all files on the home computer; no syncing or extra memory cards required.

The basic version of Dell Remote Access is free and provides PC-to-PC access for one PC. The premium version provides additional features like-file sharing, full home network device access, remote control of home PCs, and access via smart phones and other mobile devices. The Premium version is offered at $9.95 a month or $99 a year.

[arturro]

Dell has joined the software plus services party by launching a new subscription service that allows people to access their PCs via a web browser from a number of different remote devices.

The concept appears to be similar to Microsoft's Live Mesh and, in keeping with Microsoft and IBM's approach to the era of cloud computing, it also requires some software to be installed on the PC.

The main use for it is remote access of media from the home PC including the ability to share files. We can't see the music industry being too happy about that.