Vodafone and Decho partner on cloud-based services

Vodafone has formed a strategic partnership with EMC subsidiary Decho Corporation to develop a range of cloud-based services for both business customers and consumers.

The company said its PC Backup, which leverages the Mozy online backup service operated by Decho, will enable customers to simply and securely back up work-related or personal digital content from their computer to a remotely hosted site via both fixed and mobile broadband connections.

It said customers will also be able to view and share the content from their account via the web browser of a PC, laptop or net book in the future. It said both business and consumer versions of the services will be introduced, with the former supported by a web-based management console to centrally control storage allocations and policies for multiple users.

The new services will be introduced across a number of Vodafone's major European markets throughout the remainder of this calendar year.

Harel Kodesh, CEO at Decho, said: "The explosive growth in both business and consumer information is driving demand for new personal cloud services. Building on the Mozy online backup service will differentiate Vodafone's services and make it easier for millions of people to access and manage their information."

In August, Vodafone expanded its relationship with EMC with an alliance for storage and storage-related products in the European markets for the next three years.

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