Airtel unveils Windows based virtual desktop

By siliconindia | Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 18:07 IST | 1 Comments

New Delhi: Nivio and Microsoft in partnership with Bharti Airtel have launched Windows based Online Desktop, giving access to a personal virtual desktop from any computer connected to the internet for Airtel broadband customers. This initiative will pave the way for easy and affordable access to computing and broadband in India. This service will be available to all Airtel broadband customers across 95 cities in the country. On the occasion, Atul Bindal, President, Telemedia Services, Bharti Airtel said, "With this initiative, Airtel hopes to increase computer and broadband penetration by making it easy, affordable and with low access barriers. Our Online Desktop platform - powered by Microsoft and Nivio - will be useful in making computing more accessible to SMBs, SMEs and SOHOs as well as individual home customers of Airtel broadband." Commenting on the announcement Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Microsoft India said, "We believe that Bharti Airtel's strong reach will be able to deliver the power of computing to users in far flung areas. For the small office segment and home professionals ï¿½ this is a timely offer that will help them control costs and also increase productivity ï¿½ so important in the prevailing environment." Online Desktop is accessible through any computer with internet access and allows users to rent software per month. For

99 per month, customers get 5 GB of online storage space, while for

199 per month, customers will have 5 GB of online storage space, free Anti Virus protection, Window-based operating system, automatic backup-accessible from anywhere in the world.

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Airtel unveils Windows based virtual desktop