Monday, August 20, 2007

Windows Live SkyDrive Beta Release

Reportedly, Microsoft has recently released an online storage service called Windows Live SkyDrive, as well as the beta of home.live.com, a centralized new Web site for consumers to access Windows Live services all in one place.

Windows Live SkyDrive (http://skydrive.live.com/) provides customers anytime, anywhere access to their files and information on the Web.

The service also gives users options for sharing their information with others. Windows Live SkyDrive has three areas demarcated for peoples' information: personal, shared, and public. The information placed in the personal and shared areas is secured with user names and passwords - both users' own and those belonging to people they want to share their information with. The public area is open to everyone on the Web.

The initial beta of Windows Live SkyDrive offers 500MB of free storage. As of now, the beta is available in India, the US, and UK.

Following the need to provide a centralized home for Windows Live customers, Microsoft has also released the beta of home.live.com.

The Web site home.live.com allows customers access Windows Live services all in one place with easy navigation between services.

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