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[Vinayak_Sharma]

It seems a new era in computing starting.

A group of Indian programmers have just announced the world’s first Windows-based online desktop called “Nivio” in Delhi, India’s capital. These Delhi-based programmers have certainly achieved something that has remained an impossible task for many majors.

http://news.google.com/news?ned=in&ncl=1117329788&hl=en
http://www.nivio.com
http://www.indiantelevision.com/head...ne/june241.php

[cywkevin]

Let the lawsuits begin.

[Vinayak_Sharma]

And Why so?

Only time will tell.

[HE/LW-Sam]

WOW! cool idea

[HNLV]

Originally Posted by vinsar

It seems a new era in computing starting.

A group of Indian programmers have just announced the world’s first Windows-based online desktop called “Nivio” in Delhi, India’s capital. These Delhi-based programmers have certainly achieved something that has remained an impossible task for many majors.

http://news.google.com/news?ned=in&ncl=1117329788&hl=en
http://www.nivio.com
http://www.indiantelevision.com/head...ne/june241.php

Love the idea, hate your thread title.

[MrRadic]

This is really nothing new, its been done many times before...

http://eyeos.org/

[xprthost]

Wow very nice I just signed up for the beta

[Vinayak_Sharma]

Originally Posted by Anantha

Love the idea, hate your thread title.

Thread title!

That is what is the title of the news, hence I just used it here.

[Vinayak_Sharma]

Originally Posted by MrRadic

This is really nothing new, its been done many times before...

http://eyeos.org/

But not on Windows. Microsoft sure will have an additional edge now, who knows they will takeover the project.

[layer0]

Pardon my ignorance, but is there a huge difference between this and remote desktop? I don't see how it would be hard at all to create this...

[Vinayak_Sharma]

I looked at http://eyeos.org it looks good, but the only problem is how many would like to shift to it for day to day use.

Whereas what http://www.nivio.com offering is windows based, you don't have to convince people on the operating system platform.

Yes one thing people will be concerned of is privacy. As the provider will always be having access to users data.

But then again how many end user do you think even know about such technical things.

Even professionals who knows about privacy, security etc etc, keep on using HotMail, Yahoo & Gmail etc.

[Vinayak_Sharma]

Originally Posted by layer0

Pardon my ignorance, but is there a huge difference between this and remote desktop? I don't see how it would be hard at all to create this...

I have not tested it throughly yet, but a system like this you can use from your browser, so you need not have to have a specific OS on your PC.

As of difficulty to create such thing,

Some time back I was reading that Google & Microsoft both are trying to come out with similar solutions, you can see that google has got some offering, along with gmail account.

[Vinayak_Sharma]

This article here explains it in a much better way than I can.

http://www.webyantra.net/2007/05/14/...nline-desktop/

[nasal tuft]

I think I am missing something isnt this just windows remote desktop ?

[Vinayak_Sharma]

Hope you had not read this article:

http://www.webyantra.net/2007/05/14/...nline-desktop/

Quoted from that page:

So how will this work out? Nivio is being offered as a web service; for a monthly fee (Rs 399 pm), you get access to the Windows desktop environment on the web. You can access it from any computer (whether running Mac, Linux, Windows) with a browser and internet access. Nivio requires Active X for working in IE, while on other browsers, it uses Java Applets. What you get as part of the standard package is Windows XP, 5 GB Space, automated backups, virus protection, antispam etc. Some applications are available free e.g. Open Office, Yahoo! Messenger, iTunes, Firefox et al, whereas some software will be available on paying a monthly fee e.g. MS Office. Users will get a synchronization tool that allows them to upload/download docs/files to Nivio from their regular desktop. Specific applications can be enabled in your account on demand, either free or on a paid basis.