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"OnLive Desktop" Brings No-Compromise Windows Apps to iPad
PALO ALTO, CA, Jan 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of instant-action cloud computing,
announced that it is bringing the first no-compromise Windows desktop
to iPad(R) through its free OnLive(TM) Desktop app, available
Thursday in the iTunes(R) App Store. OnLive Desktop provides instant
access to full-featured, media-rich Windows 7 applications, including
Microsoft(R) Word, Excel(R) and PowerPoint(R) software, remotely
hosted on powerful PC servers in the cloud. Based upon OnLive's
instant-action cloud gaming technology, OnLive Desktop delivers a
seamless Windows desktop experience, with instant-response
multi-touch gestures, together with a full on-screen Windows keyboard
and handwriting recognition, enabling complete and convenient viewing
and editing of even the most complex documents. Rich media, such as
video, animation, slide transitions and even PC games, never before
practical via remote desktop delivery, run fluidly and dynamically
with instant-action interactivity. OnLive Desktop makes remote feel
local.
"OnLive Desktop is the first app to deliver a no-compromise,
media-rich Windows desktop experience to iPad, opening up powerful
new possibilities for consumers and businesses," said Steve Perlman,
OnLive Founder and CEO. "iPad users will now be able to simply and
securely view and edit cloud-hosted documents with full-featured
Windows desktop applications like Microsoft Office, just as if they
were using a local high-performance PC. Multi-touch gestures respond
instantly and smoothly, while HD videos, animations and PC video
games -- never before usable on a remote desktop -- play seamlessly."
The FREE* OnLive Desktop app comes with 2 GB of secure cloud storage
and as-available access to a cloud-based Windows 7 desktop
pre-populated with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus several
utilities and touch games. Using instant-response touch gestures such
as pinch and zoom, flick to scroll, drag, drop and Aero snap, users
can quickly and easily navigate files, open, edit and save the ones
they need, and store them securely in the cloud for access from any
device through a simple Web interface. PC apps have full desktop
functionality: Word documents can be created and edited with full
redline and commenting capability, using a full Windows touch-screen
keyboard, handwriting recognition or Bluetooth keyboard. PowerPoint
presentations can be created with rich graphics, videos and animated
slide transitions, and even presented directly from the iPad, either
onscreen or via an external monitor. Data can be updated and analyzed
instantly in Excel, translated into graphs and transferred into
presentation documents. With OnLive Desktop, work is now possible
anywhere you have an iPad and Internet connectivity, with the
immediacy, functionality and responsiveness of a local PC.
The Free OnLive Desktop app for iPad is just the tip of the iceberg.
Android(R), smartphones, PC, Mac(R) and monitor/TV support (via the
OnLive MicroConsole(TM) thin client with Bluetooth keyboard/mouse)
are coming soon, with your same OnLive Desktop available by login
from any device. Your OnLive Desktop can be accessed anywhere, on any
device, at any resolution.
-- OnLive Desktop Pro is coming soon, with 50 GB of cloud storage,
priority access, full-featured cloud-accelerated browsing, additional
PC apps, and other OnLive-unique features for just $9.99/month.
-- OnLive Enterprise will be available for businesses and organizations
of all sizes, seeking centralized, secure computing resources, as well
as Independent Software Vendors seeking to deliver custom
applications. With OnLive Enterprise, IT departments have full control
of user entitlements/access privileges to both retail and ISV
applications, while enabling users to access the same applications
through any device. For example, a hospital can entitle different
levels of records access to doctors, receptionists and patients, with
full privacy, whether data is viewed on a smartphone, computer, on an
easily-sterilized tablet in an examining room, or even on a hospital
room TV. No user data is left behind on any device, so records remain
secure if a device is lost or stolen. (IT professionals and ISVs,
please contact OnLive at enterprise@onlive.com for OnLive Enterprise
details and pricing.)
-- OnLive Desktop Pro and Enterprise support exclusive OnLive
collaborative services. Building on the same proven technology as the
massive spectating Arena of the OnLive Game Service, OnLive securely
enables as many as thousands of simultaneous users to view one or many
OnLive Desktops from any device, with live spectating and group chat,
and multi-user control. Whether using OnLive collaborative services as
a shared document reader or virtual whiteboard in a small workgroups,
for chatting over home videos among far-flung family members, or for
lecturing with Q&A to an audience of thousands of students around
the world, OnLive provides instant, media-rich collaboration.
The OnLive Desktop iPad app will be available Thursday to U.S.
customers for free in the iTunes App Store, and will be released soon
in the UK. Customers are encouraged to sign up early for their free
OnLive account, available today at desktop.onlive.com. For more
information, visit desktop.onlive.com.
*Terms and conditions apply. See desktop.onlive.com for details.
About OnLive
OnLive is the pioneer of on-demand, instant-action
cloud computing and instant-play video game services, delivering
real-time interactive experiences and rich media through the
Internet. With groundbreaking video compression technology, OnLive
harnesses cloud computing to provide the power and intelligence
needed to instantly deliver full-featured, media-rich applications
and the latest, premium game titles to tablets, smartphones, PCs,
Macs and HDTVs via the OnLive(R) Game System or on connected TVs.
OnLive is available in North America and the UK and will continue
expanding into Europe and Asia. OnLive's technology is backed by
hundreds of patents and patents pending. The company is headquartered
in Palo Alto, California. OnLive investors include Warner Bros.,
Autodesk, Maverick Capital, AT&T, British Telecommunications (BT),
The Belgacom Group, HTC and Juniper Networks. More information is
available at www.onlive.com and www.onlive.co.uk.
OnLive is a registered trademark of OnLive, Inc. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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For OnLive media inquiries, please contact:
Brian Jaquet
Director of Corporate Communications
brian.jaquet@onlive.com
(415) 235-4844
Mark Turpin
mark@indigopearl.com
+44 783701 5833
SOURCE: OnLive
mailto:brian.jaquet@onlive.com
mailto:mark@indigopearl.com
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