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Etelos SaaS Offers Web 2.0 Services Vision
"Apps on a Plane" Lets Web Apps Function Offline
Jul. 1, 2007 12:15 PM
Etelos has announced a project that goes by the test
name “Apps on a Plane.” Apps on a Plane will enable builders of any Application
ported into the Etelos Ecosystem to give their Applications the ability to
function without being connected to a live Internet connection, the company says. This means that
the builders of Web-based Ap plications can enable them to run offline.
Apps on a Plane creates a version of a customer’s Application
that is stored locally on a user’s computer. Every time changes are made
offline, those changes are synchronized with the main hosted Application. The
synchronization occurs automatically. Designed to bridge the gap
between a Web-based Application and offline productivity, AoP gives users a
local database that is automatically synchronized with a company’s remote
database.
“Apps on a Plane delivers what
others are promising and then some,” Etelos President and CEO Danny Kolke (pictured) said.
“This isn’t just one Application that is built to synchronize. The true power of
Apps on a Plane is that it enables any Web-based Application to perform without
a live Internet connection.” The ability of a user to synchronize data is
controllable by an easy-to-use interface. The administrator can create maps that
determine the data that employees are able to synchronize. This keeps multiple
users from updating the same data and also keeps sensitive information secure.
The technology behind Apps on a Plane can be deployed to any Application
ported into the Etelos Ecosystem and sold in the Etelos Store, meaning that
bloggers don’t have to be online to post, podcasters don’t need to be online to
upload files and salesmen don’t need to be online to add leads.
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