Glide Seeks to Deliver a Richer OS — Right In Your Browser
December 4th, 2009 admin
TransMedia will release on Monday an ambitious new version 4.0 of its Glide OS web desktop environment. Designed to run within any popular browser, it bears some distant resemblance to the cloud dreams that Google has for its upcoming Chrome OS, but heads in several unique directions. Glide OS has traditionally competed with other “web-based operating systems” such as Startforce and ajaxWindows . In previous versions, it has drawn strong positive notices from PC World and other reviewers. The new version 4.0 extends Glide’s…
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