Glide Launches Browser OS for Explorer

The Glide Browser OS for Microsoft Internet Explorer is available for download. Glide effectively transforms the Microsoft Internet Explorer into a Browser OS with a complete application suite fully compatible with Microsoft Office and 20GBs of free storage.

Glide equips Microsoft Explorer with automated data capture and file synchronization to speak with multiple remote Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, automated file translation so that Microsoft formats are automatically compatible with other file formats, a rights based file management system, a word processor, presentation app, spreadsheet, photo editor, email client, online meeting app, drawing tool, web publishing app, contact manager, calendar and much more.

Glide is a conduit between your desktop, browser and the cloud. Glide lives on your desktop, in your browser and in the cloud accessible from virtually any mobile phone or desktop. Glide creates a two way automated corridor of data from any location on the web through your browser to your desktop automatically capturing and translating web pages and multiple search results into files that can be synchronized, accessed and edited on all of your devices.

“Glide’s compatible and integrated platform is designed to free your data from hardware replacement and software upgrade schemes, to move your data freely between your desktops and the web and to collaborate with others regardless of device, OS or software,” said TransMedia Corp. Chairman and CEO, Donald Leka.

Cloud Computing: The Glide Approach
Versus The Microsoft Approach

First things first, the Glide cloud computing solution is free with 20GBs of storage.
Glide lands a native file synchronization application on your Windows desktop and adds a browser OS component to your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser to seamlessly move your data to and from the cloud.
Glide transforms the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser into a free office application suite and collaboration platform.
Glide is designed to run on Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm Pre, Symbian and Windows Mobile and to automatically translate file formats between platforms based on automated device identification and file transcoding.
Glide is designed to free user data from hardware replacement and software upgrade schemes.
While Microsoft’s cloud computing plans are designed to keep users tethered to Microsoft Office, Glide untethers you from any single OS or application suite and makes it easier for users to collaborate with others on different platforms and devices.

Cloud Computing: The Glide OS Approach
Versus The Google Chrome OS Approach

The Glide cloud computing solution is free of advertising and comes with 20GBs of storage.
Whereas the Google Chrome OS is hardware centric and will only run on a limited number of devices with little or no distribution, Glide runs on virtually any device and platform today.
While Glide runs on Linux and Android, it also runs on Windows, Mac, Solaris, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm Pre, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
Whereas Google Chrome OS is ‘autocratic,’ requiring that you store your files in their cloud, Glide allows you the option to work locally on your desktop.
Glide makes it possible for users to work without latency by using native apps on their local desktops and automatically syncing data when bandwidth is available.
Glide transforms virtually any major browser into an OS, not just Google Chrome.

A Bootable Glide OS for Netbooks
Netbooks and other mid sized devices have for the most part failed to meet a clearly defined need for most consumers and business users. Furthermore, while Glide believes that Linux is an important part of the cloud computing future and supports Linux, Linux based Netbooks for the most part have failed to gain significant market share. Hundreds of such devices will emerge over the next few years. Some will find specialized applications and others will gain short-term traction. But the problem remains that while both the cell phone and laptop have clearly defined uses, the notion of users carrying a third device seems implausible. More likely, the cell phone and the laptop will continue to evolve to meet the needs that netbooks and other mid-sized devices seek to fill and mid-sized devices will find important specialized niche markets.

In the first half of 2010, Glide will release a bootable version of the Glide OS for Netbooks making it possible to launch the Glide OS at startup. The Glide Netbook OS will provide a unified desktop, file management system, a comprehensive suite of native versions of the Glide Application Suite, offline access to your communication and collaboration suite and data capture and sync technology to provide a cost effective alternative to Windows for specialized niche markets like healthcare and education.

The Glide OS was first unveiled to the public on April 18, 2005 at The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas followed by a Glide Launch Party at the Bellagio Light Nightclub featuring a live performance by Wyclef Jean.