InformationWeek - Glide Promises To Make Any Phone An iPhone

 

Apple's iPhone has arrived three months early.

 

Glide gives supported phones music and video playback capabilities that are comparable to those of a video iPod. The difference is that files are streamed from Glide's hosted service instead of residing on the mobile device.

 

Glide arrives on the Mac at a time when many companies are pursuing anytime, anywhere access. Glide's edge…is the fact that it functions just as well on mobile phones as it does on Windows or Macs.

 

The service has evolved substantially since its debut in late 2005, and it now offers a broad range of compelling online applications, including word processing (Glide Write), a PowerPoint-style presentation app (Glide Presenter), a photo editor (Glide Photo Edit), an online e-mail client, a Web site authoring app, and a blogging app.

 

Summary:

 

As Web-based applications, Glide's tools are competitive with other online software like Google Docs and ThinkFree Office. What sets them apart is that they work on most mobile phones and can be used to access and sync documents between computers, phones, and Glide's online file storage.

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Chief Product Officer: Donald Leka

Glide OS, Jumptuit