Glide unveils new version of web OS

Filed under: Internet, OS Updates, Web services, web 2.0

Glide unveils new version of web OS

by Brad Linder May 30th 2008

Glide has launched an updated version of its web-based "operating system." Like its predecessors, Glide OS 3.0 provides users with a desktop-like space within a browser window. You can use Glide's web-based applications to create Word documents, spreadsheets, or presentations. You can also play music, manage photos and videos, and send and receive email. In other words, you can do many of the same things you'd do with a desktop operating system, but in a web browser.

What sets Glide apart from many of its competitors is that Glide offers a suite of tools that let you synchronize your files with a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Solaris machine. There's also Glide Sync software for a number of mobile phone models. Free account holders get up to 5GB of web space, and if you need more, you can shell out a few bucks a month for additional storage.

One of the new features in Glide OS 3 is a Glide Group tool that adds social networking features. You can communicate with other Glide users by sending messages or sharing media files.

[via WebWare]

Tags: glide, glide-os-3, synchronization, webos, webtop

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Marco said 8:00AM on 5-31-2008

Funny idea. I wonder how many more Desktop systems will start until they realize that's it's gonna be the wrong way. What users need is a REAL central place for existing things and not one more Web 2.0 service with new features.

And the most important thing might be a fast system.

Who wants 655 million colors, animation effects and so on.

A real easy-to-use 90% text-based Desktop would be excellent and not an image-overloaded-system in my opinion.

Jeebus said 3:03PM on 5-31-2008

Can I open a browser inside Glide, and surf the tubes?

keenan said 7:29PM on 6-05-2008

yeah, you could open a browser inside your browser. but why would you want to? it would slow down your computer from running virtual machines. but then you also have to consider, what if i was on dialup and needed to access the os? the point is it would take an hour to bring up the main page, and then to try and do work, you have to be kidding. i am not on dialup, but when you are mobile you will not always have highspeed or dsl. i like the fact that it will sync with mobile devices, but you really think our cellphone is powerful enough to use the modern web apps of today? not right now. soon maybe, but not right now.

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