iCloud

Apple's iCloud is more than additional disk storage in the cloud. Apple positions iCloud as a "quick and effortless" way to access just about everything on the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch devices you use every day. The iCloud "gives you access to your music, apps, latest photos, and more from whichever device you happen to be using. And it keeps your email, contacts, and calendars up to date across all your devices.

As a result of the iCloud being used for Apple app data (your purchased music, apps, books, email, contacts, calendars and TV shows, as well as your Photo Stream), it may not suitable for use as just a remote storage device for AccountEdge backup files. Additionally, it isn't clear just how the company file backups would be moved to, or stored on, iCloud.

While we explore the AccountEdge backup storage options, we cannot recommend renewing your MobileMe-iCloud service if you are using this capability just for AccountEdge backup file storage.

Other backup resources exist in the cloud, however. One such solution is Dropbox. AccountEdge already uses Dropbox technology to extend AccountEdge capabilities. And, Dropbox is an excellent repository for storing company file backups. We encourage you to explore this and other backup file storage options as well. Realizing the critical nature of company file backup storage, we will keep you apprised of technology changes regarding this capability.

More information about iCloud is available on Apple's iCloud web site.

Also see About Dropbox