Launched in December 2010, rollApp is developing a universal online application virtualization platform. It will allow users to work with any previously created programs on any new devices, such as Windows programs on iPads or iOS apps on Android phones. The rollApp team includes experts such as Bob Inannucci (former CTO and senior vice president at Nokia) and Bjarne Straustrup (creator of the C++ programming language).
Today, rollApp enabled users of the Apache Open Office suite to run the suite’s applications on Chromebook devices running Chrome OS. Chrome OS is specific in that it doesn’t provide the ability to install and use familiar apps, so rollApp is a natural extension of this cloud-based operating system.
In fact, rollApp provides the ability to remotely run traditional “dextop” applications in the cloud, while giving the user the illusion of working with local programs. rollApp is also integrated with popular storage services such as Dropbox, Box (formerly Box.Net) and Google Drivе, allowing users to easily work with all of their files from within rollApp. This greatly enhances the app and file experience for Chromebook users, as well as anyone using the Google Chrome browser.
Apache OpenOffice is an open source office application package that includes popular programs for working with text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics files, etc. OpenOffice opens and saves data in formats that conform to international open standards and can open and save files in the formats of many common office suites, including Microsoft Office. OpenOffice opens and saves data in formats that conform to international open standards and can open and save files in the formats of many common office suites, including Microsoft Office.
Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system designed by Google exclusively for the Web and Web-based applications. It is characterized by a minimalistic user interface that largely mirrors that of the Chrome browser. Chrome OS is distributed exclusively pre-installed on devices manufactured by Google partners such as Acer, Samsung and HP. The devices running Chrome OS are called Chromebooks.
