Saturday, December 15, 2012

Microsoft Shuttering Live Mesh in Favor of SkyDrive

<p>The cloud file-syncing platform is being retired in February and users are being encouraged to switch to SkyDrive.</p><p>Microsoft is shutting down Live Mesh on Feb. 13, 2013, cutting off access to users of the file-syncing and remote-desktop service. But don't panic, says the software giant. SkyDrive storage cloud is ready to take over.</p><p>Live Mesh first appeared in 2008 as Microsoft's effort to simplify data, file and media sharing and syncing across a multitude of devices, including smartphones and PCs. During its unveiling, Live Mesh General Manager Amit Mital said in a keynote address that the "software-plus-services" platform's intent was to seamlessly de-silo information stored on a user's growing collection of Web-connected gadgets.</p><p>"With Live Mesh, all your devices work together, your data and apps are always available, your people are a click away, and you're always up to date," said Mital.</p><p><a href="http://www.eweek.com/cloud/microsoft-shuttering-live-mesh-in-favor-of-skydrive/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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