
Apparantly, Gael Duval has
leaked the first bits of information concerning his Ulteo project to the LXF magazine.
"You can't fail to notice that in the screenshot he sent us, Ulteo is running inside a web browser. What's more, the screenshot also shows Duval creating a presentation on the 'Ulteo Connected Desktop'. Ulteo is going to be hosted on Duval's own servers, enabling users to connect to their own desktop from anywhere in the world. [...] The system administration and upgrades will be handled at the server end, as too will application installation. [...] Anyone with a browser will be able to use Ulteo - indeed, Ulteo is going to need a broadband connection to work - as the client will only require Java."
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2005-07-06
It could be a mild success with people who don't know any better and have no resident geek to push them on something more complicated.
Ulteo would need some sort of set top box with a screen, mouse and keyboard, but in such a configuration it could become a Web Appliance. Risky though, as Web Appliance development was the last nail in the coffin of Be Inc.