Mobile document service Soonr gets more collaborative
Soonr, a company that gives users access to their documents (including Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs and PowerPoints, among others) on their mobile phones, is launching version 3.0 of its application today, which adds collaboration and premium services to the mix.
We wrote about Soonr’s iPhone application back in January, when we said it “nails the desktop to cloud to iPhone connection.” Soonr is only one of many services that lets you backup your documents on… Continue Reading
Soonr raises $3M to give mobile access to home computers
Soonr, maker of software that lets people access content on their home computers from their cell phones, just raised $3 million in third-round funding from Cisco Systems, Clearstone Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Sand Hill Capital, reports VentureWire. Last month, it announced the launch of an iPhone app that lets people open Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on their mobile devices. The Campbell, Calif. company accomplishes this by sending and retrieving information to and… Continue Reading
MobileMonday announces Peer Awards finalists
MobileMonday, the global organization for professionals in the mobile business, just announced a list of 20 finalists for its annual Mobile Peer Awards contest to be held in Barcelona on Feb. 16. The companies — including 12 early-stage startups and eight seed-stage startups — were selected by an international jury from a pool of 42 nominees, each representing a specific MobileMonday chapter from around the world.
In the early-stage category:
Addict Digital Media (Buenos Aires chapter): An… Continue Reading
Soonr nails the desktop to cloud to iPhone connection for documents
In today’s world, rarely do we get the opportunity to be sequestered somewhere for a long period of time to work on a project. We end up doing business on the go, using laptops and, most recently, mobile phones. Soonr, of Campbell, Calif., is a company that’s banking on that need for mobility by granting you access to your documents on the go, and today it’s launching an application to extend its reach to the… Continue Reading
Final MobileBeat nominees: mBit, Gupshup, Vlingo, Yap, Greystripe, Soonr, BIM
The countdown to the MobileBeat2008 conference continues.
Today we’re adding seven more companies to the list of nominees for best mobile company, or the one with the biggest, baddest idea and that has a decent chance at being a business hit. The top 30 winners will be shortly and invited to the conference. There, an overall winner will be announced.
The latest nominees, and the final ones to be added to our list, are as follows:
mBit — a… Continue Reading
Looking for killer remote access application
This has been a particularly busy week for remote access software, with SoonR announcing 100MB of storage and better Outlook integration and LogMeIn Hamachi named one of PC Magazine’s best free software downloads.
SoonR, of Campbell, Calif., lets you get to files on your computer via your mobile phone and LogMeIn Hamachi is a free VPN connection. LogMeIn is based in Boston.
If you’ve ever pulled upto your vacation hotel in Hawai, and realized you forgot… Continue Reading