Glide mobile OS v3.0

Taking your works on the go is sometimes more than a headache when you realize that you've forgotten to transfer some important files into your smartphones last night.

This is where a web service that lets you access your workspace on-line can be a real life saver, with it you will not have to worry of leaving behind any necessary documents at home or office. And because it's a web-based service, you won't have to worry about hardware and OS compatibility as well.

Like few other same web services I've discussed before, there's a new version of such web service mentioned that's launched just last Thursday by TransMedia; called Glide OS. The newest v3.0 will allow you to access your files inside your Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac computers through its client software which is of course has to be installed first within each computers.

And where according to AppScout, users can set up their own Web sites but also will be able to control how those sites interact with other personalized sites. Further more, Peter Cohen (PC World) concludes that Glide OS has features rights management technology that lets you restrict (or un-restrict) access to your files as much as you need to. You can, for example, restrict access to a specific file to be viewed only by a specific user a set number of times, or you can restrict by upload limits, file modification structure, group and project management association and more.

The best from this new Glide OS v3.0 is with paid plans that are starting from $4.95/month or $49.95/year; you may access your account directly from your smartphones or PDAs. The supported mobile OS are iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, BlackBerry and even the unreleased yet Android platform. All you've got to do is point your mobile web browser to this link, and Glide will direct you to the appropriate mobile web page. "Glide untethers you from your computer desktop and effectively transforms 75 models of mobile phones and counting into 75 powerful mini-computers," TransMedia Chairman and CEO Donald Leka said in a statement.

That's not all, Glide relies on transcoding technology in order to create and access the 20 applications availabe right now on the go or even off-line. These include photo editor, word processor, presentation software, spreadsheet application, custom e-mail client, project management tool, calendar tool, meeting software, slideshow creator and more (click on the thumbnail pic right to enlarge it). If just Glide is not limiting the storage capacity to only 5GB, it could become the winner from other competitors.

[blogged with my Treo 750v]