An operating system in your browser

Yet another hot project: an operating system in a web browser.

What is the need for it? Small businesses can now replace their expensive desktops by "linutops", minimalistic linuxes on USB keys with Firefox . So they only pay for software needed for accessing web services: e.g. Java portlets (business applications like SAP widgets, etc) running on the Web OS.

Software is Open Source. The BM is based upon packaging, support, warranty.

A video explanation here (in french sorry).

Th website here.

Seen in the video: According to the famous Gartner institute, in 2009, employees will use their own computers at work. Companies will pay for the virtualization software and compensate the employee for the hardware, a little bit like they do for the car expenses.