Syncplicity

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Syncplicity
Developer(s) Axway
Operating system Windows, Mac
Available in English
Type File sharing
License Closed source
Website www.syncplicity.com   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Syncplicity is a file share and synchronization service developed by Syncplicity Inc. The service lets users store and synchronize files between computers. It supports Microsoft Windows and macOS.

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History

The service was initially available for beta test, and became public in 2008. [1]

In late 2010, a client for Intel-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X version 10.6 or later was released. [2]

On May 21, 2012, Syncplicity, Inc. was acquired by EMC Corporation. [3]

In July 2015, Skyview Capital, a global private investment firm, purchased Syncplicity from EMC. [4]

In February 2017, Axway purchased Syncplicity from Skyview Capital. [5]

Account types

Syncplicity offers both free and paid accounts. [6]

Other file synchronization services

Several file synchronization and backup services launched around the same time as Syncplicity, including Live Mesh, Dropbox, and SugarSync. [7] Syncplicity allows synchronization with other online services including Google Docs, Zoho, and Facebook. [8] Documents can be synchronised with an associated Google Docs account from Windows or Macintosh computers; [9] however, documents uploaded to free Google Docs accounts will be converted to Google Docs file formats where conversion is supported, and otherwise ignored. Photos can be synchronised with Facebook albums. Online services including Scribd and Piknik are supported by Syncplicity.

Reviews

In 2008, Syncplicity was rated the second best synchronization software behind Dropbox in a Lifehacker reader poll, [10] and PCWorld's reviewer called Syncplicity "my top pick among sync services". [11] A later review (under EMC ownership) found that Syncplicity might not be able to compete well with Dropbox and Sugarsync on price and storage, but has features, including security and availability, that might be attractive to business users. The free version offers less storage than other free services. [12]

See also

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References

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  2. "New Business Edition Release With Mac Support, Newsfeeds and IT Console" (Press release). syncplicity.com. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  3. "EMC Acquires Syncplicity" (Press release). EMC Corporation. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  4. King, Rachel. "EMC selling off Syncplicity unit to Skyview Capital". ZDNet. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. "Axway Announces the Acquisition of Syncplicity" . Retrieved 2017-02-23.
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  12. Best Backups review. Undated, but has page source and comment dated November 2012 Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine