Monday, July 2, 2007

Data storage in the cloud

Microsoft, as part of its new Windows Live set of hosted services, is now <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2152834,00.asp">beta testing the concept of free data storage</A> "in the cloud" for consumers.

If all goes well with the 5,000 beta testers now trying it out, Windows users at large could be receiving the invite to sign up free of charge by this fall.

Windows Live Folders, a hosted system for storage of personal files and accessing and sharing files publicly with access controls for all contacts, will give users 500MB of online storage at no charge. The maximum file size supported will be 50MB.

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