ThinkFree “or Die” New Java-Based Office Software Application Catching Fire
By To-Wen Tseng

There was a time when people would download all the wanted documents, install all the needed software and then open the documents in the associated application in order to read, convert, or edit them. It’s not the case anymore. ThinkFree, a Java based office development company, has launched a new online suite, “ThinkFree Office Live,” a Microsoft Office compatible application suite comprised of word processing, spreadsheet and graphics presentation applications— all accessible online. “We’ve been working on this (program) for more than three years. We want to provide users free access to any document online—spread sheets; word documents…” said Edward Coloma of ThinkFree Live Beta development team. With this new tool, users no longer have to download documents in various formats and corresponding editing applications. They can view and edit all the documents within the ThinkFree Office Live environment. ThinkFree Office Live also allows users to create, save and convert documents without downloading anything—a word document can be created and saved online and then be converted to other formats such as text or PDF, all in the integrated ThinkFree Office Live environment. Even better, these documents can be easily embedded into websites or blogs for sharing, which allows small business owners to provide their customers with a new level of document accessibility. A user can also choose to let other users edit his/her own documents without confusion; the “version control” tool coming with ThinkFree Office Live will track all the editing made by different users. Those users who share the same document can subscribe to the “ThinkFree Office Live notice alert.” Whenever the document is edited, all the subscribers will receive a notice about the update. “It’s convenient. You don’t even have to e-mail your colleagues you’re working with,” said Coloma. “Our philosophy is ‘anytime, anywhere’. As long as you have Internet access, regardless of location, you can work on your documents. And it’s very easy to use.” Carlos Mangandy who presents ThinkFree Inc. also said, “Nowadays people don’t have to physically get together to work on a project. They can be anywhere in the world and still work together. Many of our users found that ThinkFree Office Live is a very efficient tool.” Currently ThinkFree Office Live, now in its beta version, has more then 700,000 registered users. For those small business owners who want to avoid installing huge software packages on their computers, or save money by staying away from large licensing fees of commercial applications, ThinkFree Office Live may be a good alternative.

ThinkFree also has other solutions for servers and online work. Los Angeles City Public Library in California and Ryder System, a transportation-providing company based in Florida, has adopted ThinkFree Server for their daily operation. LA Public Library considered that the tool had “no limitations on simultaneous users” and gave them “easier management resulting in lower operating costs due to less IT Staff intervention.” Coloma pointed out that ThinkFree Office Live Beta is so user friendly that no training is needed if a small business decides to adopt this new tool. “ThinkFree Live is the most Microsoft compatible software in the market,” said Mangandy. Coloma agreed with his colleague: “Anybody who knows Microsoft should have no problem using ThinkFree Live. Another benefit of ThinkFree Office Live is its platform independency. Built for cross-platform functionality, Think- Free Office is compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Unix and Linux systems. Many features can be automatically installed and upgraded over the Web, including Internet-based file sharing and storage, as well as end-to-end security. ThinkFree provides a ubiquitous documentation platform to help users work in boundless environments. And the development team of ThinkFree has an even bigger ambition with this new tool. “We’re not stopping here. We’ll add more collaborates (to ThinkFree Office Live) which allow users to make their documents smarter and more convenient,” said Coloma.

ThinkFree MID edition empowers work on the go

Get the best of both worlds. Work on your PC and transfer files to your mobile device. Or, work on your mobile device with ThinkFree MID edition and create, edit, share your documents when you’re on the go.
In addition to a simplified start screen, a lightweight document viewer and seamless integration with ThinkFree Online, ThinkFree MID edition provides additional optimized features for small screen portable devices as well.

 
See more information :  http://product.thinkfree.com/mobile

2009 Budget Pressure: How Government Administrations Can Cut Costs with Cloud Computing

Municipal authorities and local governments took a leadership role when it came to deploying wireless internet networks and truly embraced WiFi technology for the good of their citizens. This created impulses for the industry still felt today. Fast forward to today and we have a much more hesitant environment. Budget cuts make investments in new technology difficult. What, however if such investments in turn would be able to reduce overall spending and contribute to keeping within the limited 2009 budget?

Currently government administration processes are largely paper-based, incurring printer maintenance costs such as toner and repairs as well as the cost of paper itself. The shift to all-electronic paperless processes will not only drastically lower these aforementioned costs, but it will make the processes themselves much more efficient. Thus reducing processing times and overall administration workload.

The budget crisis requires government administrations to take a very close look at all processes and their costs. By eliminating individual PC workstations with full software installations and instead powering staff terminals through the cloud, government administrations can significantly reduce the cost for software licensing while at the same time not having to worry about individual installation, upgrades and maintenance of software products.

Deploying cloud computing also meets the strictest data confidentiality and backup requirements. With no physical printouts, no document copies saved on individual staff terminals and automated file backup in the cloud, the top three reasons for data security breaches are effectively disabled.

ThinkFree Server  LA Public Library Case Study : Interview

 

Demo : http://se.thinkfree.com:8080/demo.do

Best CTIA 2009  Wireless Finalist : Wistron pBook powered by ThinkFree.

 

A prototype from Wistron dubbed the PBook has been spotted at CTIA.
It seems that the device has undergone a name change since then as the PBook looks like exactly the same device. It has a form-factor similar to that of the Sony Vaio P and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform.

This particular unit had a red lid, housing a 12-inch display and a full-sized keyboard.
Laptop Mag reports that it was running a 1GHz CPU with battery life lasting between 8 to 10 hours.
Interestingly, it also features hardware accelerated 3D graphics from ATi.
There is also an optical mouse besides two mouse buttons. As with most ARM-based processors, the unit is designed for 24/7 wireless connectivity via mobile broadband, WiFi and Bluetooth.
Given that ARM-processors cannot use Windows XP/Vista, you are limited to Linux, however the icon-based user interface seemed fairly intuitive.

Apparently the PBook will also support Android and Windows Mobile in the future.
Wistron expects that we could see this unique netbook appear on retail shelves by the third quarter this year. In the meantime, we know that a Wistron netbook with Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU is due to appear at Computex Taipei in June, so hopefully there will be further details then.

(http://blog.laptopmag.com/)

 
pBook powered by ThinkFree Mobile Office for Qualcomm Snapdragon pltform
(ThinkFree Mobile Office is the unique productivity suite optimizeded for Qualcomm Snapdragon)
http://product.thinkfree.com/mobile



 

 
ThinkFree and Haansoft in CTIA 2009

 
ThinkFree Mobile Product introsuction to Visitors in CTIA 2009 Qualcomm Booth

eTelos decompose the Paas(Platform as a Service ) into four-Plaforms
-SaaS Application Platform
-SaaS Marketplace Platform
-SaaS Distribution Platform
-SaaS Syndication Platform

very impressive concept and It will make road to the future of PaaS.
Let's see the their platform descriptions.
(By the way, ThinkFree Uni-Pper effectively, easily allow bloggers to post with their own technical documents )

Now, You know What SaaS is.
By the way, Do you know What PaaS is ?

Let's see the baisc concept of PaaS published by ThinkFree.

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