Cortado Introduces Free Cloud Desktop App for Samsung Users

Cortado delivers the unmatched productivity features of its cloud desktop solution to the largest smartphone market

(BERLIN/DENVER, May 07, 2013) Cortado, the leading provider of cloud desktop services and an official Samsung Partner, announces today that Cortado Workplace is now carried by Samsung in the "Samsung Apps" store. Now Samsung users can enjoy the versatile functions of the Cortado Workplace app, including file management, file sharing and cloud printing.

According to current data of the market research firm IDC, Samsung led the worldwide smartphone market ahead of Apple in 2012 with a market share of 30.3 percent. Using the Samsung Apps Store, preinstalled on all Samsung devices, users can download selected apps to their smartphone. After extensive testing and subsequent activation by Samsung, the free cloud desktop app, Cortado Workplace, is now available too.

Cortado Workplace is a free app that provides users with round-the-clock access to files and documents, allowing them to fully utilize their devices local capabilities and work on the go just as they would with a desktop PC. After downloading the app, users can enjoy easy file management and storage in their personal 2GB of cloud storage space as well as numerous practical functions like cloud printing, file synchronization, and file sharing. More than 320,000 mobile users already benefit from the Cortado Workplace app on Android, iOS and Blackberry devices.

"Samsung Apps is the third biggest marketplace, following the Apple App Store and Google Play. With this popularity, delivering cloud desktop services to Samsung users is a must," said Dirk Löwenberg, business director online sales & services at Cortado. “Cortado Workplace now allows Samsung users to enjoy a full desktop experience from their smartphone or tablet from any location.”