Ulteo takes an interesting approach to online desktop and office suites. Unlike other online desktops that offer some storage space and a few simple, browser based apps, Ulteo offers access to a virtual Linux-based operating system complete with a desktop and full Linux apps like OpenOffice. In other words, you get a lot more features from Ulteo than you do from Google Docs, Zoho Office, or EyeOS.

features that are included:
Firefox with Flash & Java, full OpenOffice.org office, KPdf to deal with your PDF documents, Kopete: the multi-Instant Messaging software that supports MSN and other protocols, Skype, Thunderbird + Enigmail (so you can encrypt your emails!), Gimp and Digikam to manage your pictures, Inkscape and Scribus to create great graphics and newspapers

http://www.ulteo.com/home/en/onlinedesktop

related links
Gallery of 10 most used web operating Systems
Desktop On Demand - free online desktop service

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Labels: browser, collaboration, networking, openoffice, utilities, web_2.0, web_apps

I can imagine this will be a great year for Adobe Labs....

Share is their service for document sharing and management (Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 formats, Rich Text Format (RTF), Open Office formats, text, and PDF. HTML Adobe supported image formats: GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, Creative Suite file formats, SWF and Captivate formats and ZIP Folder.

Handout is a desktop application, made by Steven Gemmen aka InitApp from San Francisco, that allows you to drag and drop upload your documents to Adobe Share Web Service.

Then you can share the files and post the links immediately to Pownce or perhaps Twitter, which is not a chat ;)

Handout is a cool mashup and it adds a real-time, social networking aspect that currently does not exist in the official Share web application from Adobe.


http://initapp.com/handout/
Collaborative Methods Document-Based or Real-Time;

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Labels: adobe, mashup, microsoft, openoffice, sharing, social_software, twitter, web_2.0

Applications don’t create the benefits your company needs, people do.

These services can help you to work quickly and successfully online

1. Image Processing Tools
FotoFlexer - advanced online photo editor
Picnik - another online photo editor
Pixenate and ...
Picasion - create quick gif animations





2. Office: Email, Instant Messaging, Web Conferencing, Wiki, Wordprocessing, PDF & Spreadsheet calculation
Gmail - Google Mail Service
Meebo IM - Online IM Service
Xobni - Email organization for your Outlook
Google Docs - Word, Excel, OpenOffice, PDF...
EditGrid - online spreadsheet
Zoho Sheet - alternative to editgrid and google docs
Google Calendar collaboration and exchange alternative
PDF Hammer - free Web Based PDF Editor
Deyey - Business Cards Designer
Zoho Meeting - web conferencing application powered by zoho.com
Peanut Butter Wiki - Free wiki for Business, Education and Personal
Wikia - Wiki Hubs


3. Plain Text Tools
EditPad - to edit plain text
Remember The Milk - manage your tasks


4. Easy Storage and Sharing Files
Drop.io - Simple Private Exchange
file.io - Share files with your friends
PipeBytes - could start downloading file as you upload it
SendUIt.com
YouSendIt.com
TinyLoad
Wikisend

YouConvertIt - Media Converter


5. Filtering RSS / XML Feed Aggregation & Mashup Builder
Microsoft Popfly Mashup Creator
Dapper - The Data Mapper
Yahoo Pipes - aggregate, manipulate content





6. Application Builder & Database Technologies
Coghead - Online Application Building
SiteKreator - online building web sites
Elastra - Database technology on-demand computing cloud
Zoho Creator - Create Database Applications




Most of these services are able to aggregate, share, public and integrate in other services/ webpages via their apis etc...

Feel free to complement the spring collection :)!
icons via http://www.iconaholic.com and http://www.iconfinder.net/

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Labels: cloud_computing, collaboration, dapper, google, mashup, microsoft, networking, openoffice, photo, sharing, social_software, software, utilities, web_2.0

Seven years after Sun Microsystems founded the project, OpenOffice.org plans on including the Lightning add-on for Thunderbird so that in addition to email support, users will also be able to manage their schedule and appointments with their New Personal Information Manager (definition on wikipedia)

So OpenOffice wants to compete with Microsoft's Outlook, CyberNet reported.

Key Features of PIM are:
# Supports local and server-based calendars
# PDF Import and Export
# Microsoft Office 2007 XML Importing
# Improved Pivot Tables and Solver in Calc
# Web 2.0 Support (Blogging and Wiki)
# Connectors to Sun Java System Calendar Server (WCAP, iCal, WebDAV, CalDAV, and Google Calendar

OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2007) ()

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Labels: collaboration, google, microsoft, networking, openoffice, opensource, social_software, software, web_2.0, web_apps

More and more new consumer electronic devices, PCs and mobile handsets are sharing multimedia.

DivX has announced its first piece of kit designed to enable streaming of media from digital devices directly to the television set. (HDTV)

The digital devices is a D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected(TM)HD Media Player, a streaming client via UPnP-AV or DLNA

HD Media Player will allow consumers to access their digital media through an open platform for the connected home or office.

This device will be...

...expected to be available in the UK, France and Germany from the fourth quarter of 2007, the pioneering D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected(TM) HD Media Player enables users to directly manage their digital media with a remote control, and seamlessly deliver high-definition videos, photos, music and a variety of internet services directly to their television.

The platform includes built-in support for the Stage6 DivX video service so users can immediately access a variety of high-quality videos on their television.

links
http://stage6.divx.com
http://www.divx.com
http://www.dlink.co.uk

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Labels: mobile, networking, openoffice, photo, sharing, social_software, software, video