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Next decade holds new twists for comms technology
News Much of this inter-device communication will take place through wireless mesh networks. The idea of pervasive IP — or ubiquitous computing, the internet of things or hyperconnectivity — will transform the way we live and work.
[December 17, 2009, 14:53]
Next decade holds new twists for comms technology
Articles Much of this inter-device communication will take place through wireless mesh networks. The idea of pervasive IP — or ubiquitous computing, the internet of things or hyperconnectivity — will transform the way we live and work.
[December 17, 2009, 14:53]
From a resident
Talkback I live in Swindon, and if this service is as sophisticated as their residents parking and their leisure 'pass' then I shall not hold my breath.
[November 21, 2009, 18:23]
Swindon promises city-wide Wi-Fi mesh network
News Swindon is planning a borough-wide Wi-Fi mesh network providing free internet access to all residents. Digital City UK, under the brand name 'Signal', will install a mesh Wi-Fi network covering the whole borough of Swindon.
[November 17, 2009, 15:46]
Is Windows Easy Transfer in Windows 7 a bit difficult?
Blog Comment Office docs and similar are backed and synced across various machines using live mesh. Larger files such as OS .iso images live on USB keys, drive partitions on different computers, and laptop hard drives in external caddies.
[November 4, 2009, 12:55]
Pipes, clouds and scarcity
Blog Comment I've slowly been backing up files and software set ups in the most basic and easy to get to grips with part of the cloud, and that's by zipping up and using the live sky drive, or now much more importantly using live mesh.
[October 2, 2009, 14:18]
Office Web Apps Technical Preview: a First Look review
Reviews SkyDrive is likely to be a key piece of the next wave of Microsoft's Live applications, and is expected to be an end point for the next release of Microsoft's Mesh synchronisation service, Live Devices.
[September 24, 2009, 14:56]
Google Wave: a First Look review
Reviews Just like Microsoft's Live Mesh, Wave is all about keeping end-points in sync with each other. The initial story from the Google team was impressive, with Wave touted as a revolution in collaboration from star developers the Rasmussen brothers (the...
[September 23, 2009, 11:03]
Microsoft pulling Live Framework test bits
News Microsoft on Friday said it plans next month to end support for a test version of its Live Framework, which was essentially the developer side of its Live Mesh service. Microsoft's consumer-facing Live Mesh application is not affected by the move...
[August 24, 2009, 9:09]
Seven Steps to Heaven & Five to the Cloud
Blog Comment With the likes of live mesh around every little change in a document can be kept in sync online if need be. It really struck me as I read this, that the end of windows as the "be all and end all" may soon be upon us.
[April 30, 2009, 9:37]
Panorama Enterprise Server
Downloads Unlike traditional client/server systems that sequester all of the data on a central server, the Panorama Enterprise system uses a "mesh" architecture to distribute RAM based copies of the shared data across the network.
[March 24, 2009, 20:25]
Which “one” word sums up information technology for you in 2008?
Blog Comment Just to get back on this one: Another undersung free service that Microsoft have been beavering away on for the past year is the platform transending Live Mesh which works on PC, MAC,and mobile platforms and looks to be very up and comming in 2009.
[January 1, 2009, 2:28]
Microsoft throws its weight behind the cloud
News The company outlined its products and strategies that more fully embrace the 'cloud', such as the Azure set of cloud services; web-based, lighter-weight versions of Microsoft Office applications; and the latest iteration of the Live Mesh middleware.
[November 4, 2008, 10:37]
Microsoft unveils Live Framework
News Microsoft's Live Framework is essentially the developer part of Live Mesh. The software maker had said Live Framework would be coming when Live Mesh was unveiled earlier this year, but its actual launch was overshadowed by discussion of Windows...
[November 3, 2008, 7:24]
Amazon 'cloud' to offer Windows, SQL Server options
News Microsoft, meanwhile, is expected to talk more about the ability to write applications directly to its Live Mesh service at its Professional Developers Conference, which takes place at the end of this month.
[October 2, 2008, 11:10]
Microsoft opens up Live Mesh to more countries
News Microsoft's Live Mesh hasn't officially expanded to include Macs just yet, but the software maker has said that people in more countries can now take part in the service without having to wait for an invitation.
[August 19, 2008, 11:14]
Microsoft opens up Live Mesh
News Microsoft has opened up its Live Mesh service to anyone who has — or signs up for — a Windows Live ID. The vision for Live Mesh is broader — envisioning people sharing data among Macs, PCs and various devices, as well as opening up the possibility...
[July 17, 2008, 9:41]
Google sets its sights on the enterprise cloud
News Microsoft has discussed some of its cloud computing plans under the Live Mesh umbrella. Google sees all enterprise trends pointing toward cloud computing, and it wants a piece of the action. The next 10 years of innovations are going to be in the...
[June 11, 2008, 8:49]
Microsoft demos Live Mesh
News At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Amit Mital, general manager of Live Mesh at Microsoft, demos the company's new platform. The initiative is a "software plus services" platform that enables PCs and other devices to "come alive" by making them...
[April 25, 2008, 12:20]
Microsoft unveils 'Live Mesh' strategy
News In an internal staff memo sent out on Wednesday, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, detailed the company's vision for Live Mesh, a set of services and platforms that enables PCs and other devices to connect to each other through the...
[April 23, 2008, 8:13]
