Remember the Pogoplug adapter from Cloud Engines, which was able to turn just about any USB HDD out there into a fully-functioning NAS unit? Well, it seems that there were enough business users who expressed their interest for such a product, since the company has recently announced the development of a special version of the Pogoplug designed specifically for the aforementioned segment and called the Pogoplug Biz.

According to Cloud Engines, the Pogoplug Biz, which sells for around 300 US dollars, offers safe and secure remotely accessible storage and a flexible system for controlling access to video, audio, photos, and documents from anywhere on the Internet. The device installs in 60 seconds and requires no modification to network or firewall settings. Furthermore, the Pogoplug Biz lets business owners use their own domain name(s) and customize (or "skin") the user interface and email templates, enabling users to seamlessly represent their company whenever they share files online.

The Biz version of the Pogoplug offers a host of interesting functions, such as usage statistics and auditing (lets users quickly access a summary of how many times a file or folder has been viewed, streamed or downloaded, keeping track of the number of views, streams, and downloads), custom e-mail addresses or Web view-only sharing, which allows users to share viewable files over the web while preventing them from being downloaded.

"Businesses need online storage and sharing solutions that aren't encumbered by fees or limitations," said Daniel Putterman, CEO of Cloud Engines, Inc. "Pogoplug Biz gives companies a secure, private and customizable solution to solve this problem."


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