The GravityZoo Company announces the first public Beta release of the GravityZoo Client for Windows

Maastricht, The Netherlands - December 4, 2006 – The GravityZoo Company, a provider of Software as a Service enabling technology, announced today the first public Beta release of the GravityZoo client for Microsoft Windows platform. The GravityZoo Client is a small software stack that opens the gateway to the GravityZoo Framework. The GravityZoo Framework provides the unique possibility to Net-enable and run any kind of application on a centrally or decentrally hosted network of computers for delivery of Software services via the Internet at Anytime, Anyplace and across Anydevice.

The GravityZoo Client allows users to access the GravityZoo NetBrowser application and the Development as a Service environment, both in a Beta development stage.

The GravityZoo NetBrowser
The idea behind the GravityZoo NetBrowser is that it combines the best of both worlds; a browser for the Web and the GravityNet. For normal web operation it allows the user to switch between the Mozilla/Gecko and Internet Explorer rendering engine. This engine is the only application that runs locally. Using the GravityZoo NetBrowser in the near future will allow you to use all your own favorites, history and other browser settings at Anytime, Anyplace and on Anydevice a GravityZoo Client is installed upon. Apart from being able to browse the Web, the NetBrowser also allows the running of “GravityZood” applications in a “docked mode”, thereby rendering easy online access to your application actually running in the GravityZoo backend. Some applications need to be available in an undocked mode, in which case a separate window is started. Several Beta applications are available in the NetBrowser environment.

Development as a Service (DaaS)
DaaS is a newly developed GravityZoo concept. Instead of downloading huge development environments, SDKs, libraries, etc. developers write and test their application code in an online environment. The development and testing environment itself is a “GravityZood” application, running in the backend and as is the case with The GravityZoo Framework, not on the client. Developers using DaaS can ultimately build their complete products online resulting in a huge increase of efficiency in for example 24/7 development environments. The GravityZoo “Development as a Service” environment allows teams around the world to work together on application development projects at Anytime, Anyplace and on Anydevice. From an application-testing perspective, the development team can instantly test applications in the production environment they ultimately are to run in. Thus saving precious time spent on the setup of both development and testing environments. Documentation, tutorials and example codes for the DaaS environment are also available on the GravityZoo website.

Updates
Once the GravityZoo client is installed, future updates for extending client functionality and bug fixes are fully automated. The update process is totally transparent, the user can (de)activate this feature. Since the footprint of the client is relatively small (2MB), updates are subsequently also very small.

Requirements
• Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003 or Vista (Beta) operating system. Windows 95 is not supported.
• Microsoft .net Framework 2.0, if not installed it can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com.
• 15 Megabyte free disk space, 150 Megabyte or more recommended.
• 64 Megabyte RAM, 128 Megabyte for Windows XP, 512 Megabyte recommended.
• Video card with a resolution of 800 x 600 or more. At least 256 colors. A resolution of at least 1024 x 768 in true color mode (24 bits) is recommended.

To download the GravityZoo Windows Client, the GravityZoo Toolkit and the GravityZoo Tutorial, please visit the following URLs:

• http://www.gravityzoo.com/downloads/GZFClient_beta0.msi
• http://www.gravityzoo.com/downloads/GZFDoc_package.zip

In case you are also interested to join the GravityZoo Developers Registry (GDR), please register at: http://www.gravityzoo.com/products/subscribe.py

Future releases of the GravityZoo Client for the following platforms are planned: Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, Symbian, Windows CE and VXWorks.

About The GravityZoo Company
The GravityZoo Company is a pioneering innovator of Software as a Service (SaaS) enabling technology, Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence Systems. The GravityZoo innovative SaaS technology will enable millions of people around the world to use new applications as a service and connect to information previously not accessible. For all application developers worldwide, The GravityZoo Framework represents freedom. It will allow them to develop truly object-oriented Net-applications without the need for workarounds or other awkward websolutions. The GravityZoo Framework enables enterprises delivering Software as a Service in a quick, unobtrusive and highly interactive way. Founded in 2006, GravityZoo might become the so dreaded paradigm shift in the Software industry, allowing a true Software as a Service revolution outside of the Browser. For more information on The GravityZoo Company, visit http://www.gravityzoo.com.

The GravityZoo Company
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Press: press@gravityzoo.com.
General: info@gravityzoo.com.

The GravityZoo Company is a trade name of DitchITall BVBA.

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