Synplicity Getting In Synch
By Azam on October 31, 2008 
Syncplicity offers to sync your data through online service has raised 2.35M in first round lead by True Ventures. The company’s goal is to create a new way of managing files to liberate companies and individuals from worrying about how and where their data is stored. Syncplicity aims to be an all-in-one, turnkey service that offers an easy way to safeguard electronic files and data with continuous syncing, backup, and sharing and is the only one that can integrate with web applications and mobile devices.
Syncplicity represents a newer generation of online tools in an emerging category known as online data management that specializes in managing “active data” (data and files that are constantly changing, frequently updated, or simultaneously worked on by multiple users). These newer solutions differ from traditional data resource management solutions, which specialize in managing “passive” data backup and storage (intermittent, fixed schedule backups while connected to a corporate network). The company’s offering is unique in its ability to sync beyond computers, bridging the gap to web applications as well as mobile devices. Syncplicity helps businesses manage and safeguard their active data in a fully hosted solution, at a fraction of the cost and none of the complexity of traditional software and hardware systems.
“As the only active online data management solution able to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses, Syncplicity is committed to providing our customers with effortless access to their data no matter how or where it is stored,” stated Leonard Chung, Co-founder and CEO of Syncplicity. “The investment from True Ventures is strong validation of Syncplicity’s unique ability to deliver robust functionality that goes beyond current consumer-focused solutions, which fall short of supporting key business requirements, as evidenced by the fact that Syncplicity is gaining solid traction from companies.”
Syncplicity is an interesting open platform that integrates with other web services for seamless integration and access to data through multiple devices. The main differentiator between Syncplicity and similar services is the ability to handle “active data” that is constantly changing and ability to synch data for easy access for sharing with multiple users and across multiple devices. Developers can offer their web services seemless over the cloud with Syncplicity. Competitors in the crowded field of online storage and retrieval include: Box.net, Drop.io, DropBox, EMC Mozy, HP’s Upline, and SugarSynch.
Categories : TechTags : Active Data, Box.net, Cloud Computing, Drop.io, DropBox, EMC, HP, Leonard Chung, Mozy, SugarSynch, Syncplicity, Truventures, Upline