Connect, a user-friendly solution, empowers people to work with their documents beyond simply storing them in a cloud repository. Connect is the first service to combine a powerful proprietary productivity cloud platform with a comprehensive, cross-platform native Microsoft Office editor that doesn’t require file conversion. The app gives users a single interface across their multiple mobile devices and cloud services, seamlessly syncing files for easy document creation, editing, collaboration and sharing.

Quickoffice advanced its enterprise market position with the launch of its customized business application, ProSelect HD. The company’s patent-pending API, SaveBack, provides easy, secure file editing via select cloud service providers and applications. Building a secure ecosystem for companies looking to deploy BYOD, ProSelect HD offers integration with numerous SaveBack partners and advanced configurable features to prevent data leakage. Partners added in Q1 include Box, Copiun, Oxygen Cloud, Accellion, Alfresco, GroupLogic, Moprise and Stratoshperix. ProSelect HD also won the Mobile Merit Awards as the Best Overall Enterprise Mobile App.

Other notable achievements in Q1 2012 include:

• Awarded Best Mobile Office App in the 2011 Best App Ever Awards
• Named About.com’s Best iPhone App Finalist
• Received PCMag.com’s 12 Best Android Tablet Apps
• SVP of engineering David Halpin joined consumerization of IT panel at Mobile World Congress to address BYOD concerns

Quickoffice Android users enjoy a crisp, integrated user interface that enables a desktop-like editing experience. To address growing mobile document creation and editing demands, the company extended its font selection and the ability to edit line spacing. The update includes an enhanced table functionality toolbar to insert and delete tables, resize / add / delete rows and columns, merge cells or resize a table. Users can also display charts in 2007 format, choose from 24 predefined table styles, create a table with one click and use a simple drag gesture with a live in-document preview.

Quickoffice further extended its PowerPoint features to enable more powerful mobile presentations capabilities with the ability to select from and insert more shapes. Users can also more easily insert bulleted and numbered lists, change images, rotate shapes and duplicate a slide for 2007 files. In Excel, users can move, resize and delete charts and update charts when referenced data is changed.

Quickoffice Pro HD for Android tablets is available for $19.99 and Quickoffice Pro for Android smartphones for $14.99. Both apps can be purchased in the Android Market or on Quickoffice.com, and will be available shortly via Amazon.

Unlike other cloud solutions that offer only the viewing of content, Connect allows users to create, edit, share and collaborate on their files, regardless of device or platform. By maintaining a single interface across all devices, in addition to integrated connections into the most popular cloud services, users have an easy way to access any file and then continue their work throughout the document lifecycle.

Control of Files, Regardless of Device or Location

Connect provides users with a fluid online and offline experience for creating, editing, syncing and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The service also enables remote access into any device and aggregated search across all cloud services and connected devices, regardless of operating system.

Connect includes a native mobile application for iPad, iPhone, Android tablet and smartphone, a desktop client for PC and Mac, as well as a web portal, for comprehensive file and account management. Instead of having to copy files over to a different folder, Connect allows users to keep using their existing file structure and automatically syncs files to ensure the latest version is always available on any device.

Mobile Cloud Ecosystem, New Way of Working

Connect currently offers seamless integration with a dozen separate cloud services, allowing users to avoid the fragmentation resulting from working with different applications that each only support a single cloud service. Since consumers are increasingly working with multiple cloud services, Connect provides a distinct benefit through a single integrated solution to access all their digital content. Cloud service partners include Basecamp, Box, Catch, Dropbox, Egnyte, Evernote, Google Docs, Huddle, Microsoft SkyDrive, Springpad, SugarSync and WebDev.

Further, Connect provides remote access to all connected desktops and mobile devices, allowing users anytime access to their files, even those they have not previously selected to sync. The new service also enables collaboration and the ability to share folders, as well as comment on files or folders. Files can be shared with connected social networks, including Docstoc, Facebook, LinkedIn, Slideshare, Scribd, and Twitter.

Availability and Pricing

Connect by Quickoffice is now available for free via download from popular App Stores. There are three standard subscription levels of the Connect service: Basic, Premium and Professional.

• Connect Basic, FREE – Includes the ability to view documents, access cloud services, share five folders, sync up to two devices, with 5,000 file sync capacity
• Connect Premium, $44.99/year – Includes above plus create and edit documents, aggregated file search across devices and cloud services, unlimited folder sharing, sync up to four devices, remote desktop access, with 125,000 file sync capacity
• Connect Professional, $69.99/year – Includes above plus sync up to six devices, file versioning, with 250,000 file sync capacity

Connect Premium is currently available for a limited time at a discounted offer of $19.99/year, a savings of $25 off MSRP.

Quickoffice Pro HD also offers users more features and improved rendering to further enhance mobile cloud productivity. Additional new functionality includes:

• View, create and edit numbered lists in PowerPoint files
• Select from over 100 shapes in five categories and insert into presentations
• Five additional localizations: Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and Dutch

The most cloud-connected mobile Office application, Quickoffice lets users access, view, edit and share Microsoft Office files. Quickoffice Pro HD for iPad is available in the business category for $19.99.

Box is joining a rapidly growing ecosystem of Quickoffice SaveBack partners, including Copiun, Huddle, Oxygen Cloud, Stratospherix and Syncplicity, along with Accellion, Alfresco, Egnyte, GroupLogic, Moprise and SouthLabs, who were previously announced. SaveBack was also integrated in the recently released Quickoffice ProSelect HD application. This iOS app addresses enterprises’ mobile security requirements and offers IT administrators enhanced control with configurable features. For example, managers can turn ‘on’ or ‘off’ WiFi file sharing, cloud storage services, cut/copy/paste and social network sharing within ProSelect HD’s powerful mobile Office editors.

If you’re interested in joining Quickoffice’s SaveBack partner program, please visit http://www.quickoffice.com/partner_solutions/save_back/

Connect is an all-in-one service that users can leverage throughout the entire document lifecycle. Unlike specialized solutions available today that address one mobile requirement, like storage, sync or collaboration, Connect brings these features together in a seamless, user-friendly interface that allows users to be in full control of their content no matter where it is located.

Connect enables users to:

• Access files stored anywhere
  • On other devices – Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Android smartphone and tablet
  • On other cloud services – Basecamp, Box, Catch, Dropbox, Egnyte, Evernote, Google Docs, Huddle, Microsoft SkyDrive, Springpad, SugarSync and WebDev
• View, edit and create documents, spreadsheets and presentations that retain fidelity back to Microsoft Office formats
• Automatically and selectively Sync files across all devices
• Remote access into connected desktops and mobile devices
• Search across all devices and clouds
• Share folders with anyone
• Share files with connected social networks, including Docstoc, Facebook, LinkedIn, Slideshare, Scribd, Twitter and Yammer
• Collaborate with peers by commenting on files or folders
• Manage files online via Quickoffice Connect web portal

The Connect service includes a native mobile application for iOS and Android, a PC or Mac desktop client and web portal for universal document and account management. Connect automatically syncs documents to ensure the latest version is always available on any device. This allows users to view, create and edit documents while on an airplane, at home or on the road; search and share files or folders in one location; and collaborate with colleagues without switching between applications. Plus, if users forget to sync a file or folder, the remote access capabilities ensure constant access to digital content on all connected devices.

Connect by Quickoffice will be available shortly for free download from popular App Stores, with two subscription service levels offered as an upgrade. The first of planned releases, Quickoffice will issue frequent updates over the year to offer additional functionality. Connect Premium will be available for a discounted special offer of $19.99/year, a savings of $25 off MSRP. Functionality and standard pricing levels include:

• Connect Basic, free – view documents, cloud access, five sharable folders, sync up to two devices, 5,000 file sync capacity
• Connect Premium, $44.99/year – view and edit documents, aggregated search, unlimited folder sharing, sync up to four devices, remote access, 125,000 file sync capacity
• Connect Professional, $69.99/year – view and edit documents, aggregated search, unlimited folder sharing, sync up to six devices, remote access, file versioning, 250,000 file sync capacity

Based on customer feedback, Quickoffice designed ProSelect HD to include six configurable features desired by the enterprise to ensure corporate data security. These include WiFi file sharing, cloud storage services, cut/copy/paste, ‘Open In’ support and SaveBack™, Quickoffice’s patent-pending API. SaveBack provides easy, secure file editing via select cloud service providers and/or applications that access network file storage. It blocks users from saving documents to devices, eliminating data leakage. At time of purchase and beyond, IT managers can configure these six features to support the unique application environment and requirements of their organization.

At launch, ProSelect HD will provide configurable support for SaveBack partners Accellion, Alfresco, GroupLogic, Moprise and SouthLabs, who have integrated the Quickoffice API. This ensures enterprises that leverage these partners can access, edit and readily save-back documents only to their original source. SaveBack is also available for integration by new partners, including data repositories, content management and CRM systems, through Quickoffice’s partner program.

Addressing application-level security concerns within a BYOD environment, ProSelect HD integrates native iOS file encryption and support for native iOS email. Since most third party app developers have not taken this step, Quickoffice offers enhanced security that ensures data remains encrypted, even if a device is jailbroken. Also, by supporting the native iOS, users have direct, secure access to their Exchange account for work.

ProSelect HD delivers the same design innovations and intuitive user interface found within Quickoffice’s top-grossing, cross-platform prosumer applications. Available at several volume license and provisioning levels, the app meets the needs of businesses of any size. Tiered purchase levels begin at 50 users and include maintenance and support for one year. For details about configuring ProSelect HD for your enterprise, please contact sales@quickoffice.com.

A pre-configured version of ProSelect HD is available in Apple’s Store Volume Purchasing for Business program for $29.99. Ideal for SMBs who desire an off-the-shelf product, this version comes with social media and WiFi file sharing disabled, and enables cloud storage services and cut/copy/paste. Users can leverage the ‘Open In’ function as well. To purchase, please email your Apple program ID to sales@quickoffice.com.

Session title: Mobile Enterprise: Maximizing workforce productivity in the age of consumerization

When: Tuesday, February 28 at 4:00pm CET

Where: Auditorium 2

Moderator: Nicholas McQuire, research director of mobile enterprise strategies EMEA, IDC

Panelists: David Halpin, VP of engineering at Quickoffice; Juan Carlos Lopez-Vives, CEO at Telefonica Multinational Solutions; Fernando Alvarez, VP mobility solutions practice leader at Capgemini; Alan Panezic, VP enterprise product management and marketing at Research in Motion; and Srinivas Krishnamurti, senior director mobile solutions CTO Office at VMware

A top-grossing, cross-platform mobile application, Quickoffice has extensive experience developing and deploying enterprise-grade mobile Office solutions to address growing mobile worker productivity demands. Consumers are increasingly influencing not only the type of products leveraged by companies, but also they way they prefer to work and collaborate, forcing IT departments to re-evaluate their tools and strategies. Halpin will discuss these trends and how to adapt to emerging BYOD policies, and mobile and cloud computing deployments. Panelists will explore solutions that are successfully mobilizing the enterprise, how to most effectively utilize these technologies and challenges faced by mobile network operators and other service providers in rolling out new services. Attendees will walk away with the best tools and strategies for today’s mobilized, responsive and socially-connected world.

Quickoffice enables consumers to access, view, edit and share Microsoft Office® documents on today’s major smartphones and tablets, including iOS, Android and webOS devices. It is the most ‘cloud-connected’ application in the Apple App Store, providing seamless, integrated access via Box.net, Dropbox, GoogleDocs®, MobileMe^TM, Evernote, Catch, SugarSync, Egnyte® and Huddle™, as well as the ability to share files across social sites Docstoc, Facebook, LinkedIn, Scribd, SlideShare, Twitter and Yammer.

Quickoffice® Pro HD for iPad is available in the business category at a price of $19.99.

Quickoffice continued to advance its technical position with new software updates. Quickoffice released Android 5.0,offering support for Office 2010, and a new, more integrated user interface for Quickoffice Pro and Quickoffice Pro HD, streamlining the experience across Android smartphone and tablet devices and compatible with Honeycomb ( and prior) operating systems,. Quickoffice also enhanced the editing features and brought new cloud integration and social publishing capabilities to Android users. On the iPad, Quickoffice released new usability enhancements and addressed the growing enterprise market through integration with SharePlus. This empowers mobile workers to seamlessly edit and save Office files back to their SharePoint Document Library, eliminating confusion over duplicate files stored in multiple locations.

Quickoffice continued its push into the enterprise market announcing new partnerships with enterprise file management and file sharing partners, Egnyte and Alfresco. These partnerships allow users to instantly share documents and files enhancing productivity and workflow.

Quickoffice earned industry accolades for its superior application development efforts, winning the Tech Awards Circle and the Mobile Excellence Awards. The company was selected to the Dallas 100 as one of the fastest-growing private firms in North Texas. Quickoffice’s executives also joined numerous industry panelists to discuss advances in the mobile cloud market at Q4 tradeshows, including CTIA Enterprise & Applications, 4G World, CloudBeat and GigaOm Net:Work. Lastly, Quickoffice’s award-winning software shipped pre-installed on Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the Nook, the Droid Xyboard tablet, the Droid Razr 4G and Motorola’s Xoom ‘Family Edition’.