Glide OS

Jumptuit (originally TransMedia) was founded by Donald Leka. He began to develop a cloud computing platform that could manage media across proprietary platforms. The Company shifted its focus from business clients to consumers unveiling Glide at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention on April 18, 2005{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/transmedia-introduces-glidetm-effortless---a-new-standard-for-integrated-software-development-booth--sl4906-at-nab2005-54331867.html |title=TransMedia Introduces Glide(TM) Effortless |access-date=2011-12-04 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002516/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/transmedia-introduces-glidetm-effortless---a-new-standard-for-integrated-software-development-booth--sl4906-at-nab2005-54331867.html |url-status=dead }} and launching a free consumer version on November 30, 2005.{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glide-effortless-lifts-off-the-journey-toward-desktop-freedom-begins-httpwwwglidedigitalcom-67567622.html |title=Glide Lifts Off: The Journey Toward Desktop Freedom Begins |access-date=2011-11-27 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000631/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glide-effortless-lifts-off-the-journey-toward-desktop-freedom-begins-httpwwwglidedigitalcom-67567622.html |url-status=dead }}

The latest HTML5 version of Glide was 4.0 and was presented at the Harvard University Cyberposium 16 Technology Conference on November 13, 2010.{{Cite web|date=2010-12-06|title=Cyberposium 16|url=https://harbus.org/2010/cyberposium/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=The Harbus|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514144117/https://harbus.org/2010/cyberposium/|url-status=live}} The previous version, 3.0, was launched on May 20, 2008 at the All Things Digital Conference (AllThingsD).{{Cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080211005441/en/Countdown-Glide-OS-3.0-Ad-Free-Mobile |title=Countdown to Glide OS 3.0 |access-date=2011-11-27 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075108/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080211005441/en/Countdown-Glide-OS-3.0-Ad-Free-Mobile |url-status=dead }}

In 2006, Intel announced plans to include Glide on ultra-mobile PCs.{{Cite web|title=News – Intel Touts Glide OS for UMPCs, Fujitsu Offers More Flash Hard Drive Options, More Draconian Vista Restrictions Surface|url=http://www.tabletpcreview.com/news/news-intel-touts-glide-os-for-umpcs-fujitsu-offers-more-flash-hard-drive-options-more-draconian-vista-restrictions-surface/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.tabletpcreview.com}} However the project has not manifested as a consumer product.

Glide provided support for most tablets of its day, including the Apple iPad, HP Touchpad, BlackBerry Playbook, Samsung Galaxy, Motorola XOOM and most recently the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet.{{Cite press release|last=TransMedia|title=Amazon Kindle Fire and Apple iPad Become Kindred Devices; The Glide OS Compatible Cloud Solves the OS Mess|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amazon-kindle-fire-and-apple-ipad-become-kindred-devices-the-glide-os-compatible-cloud-solves-the-os-mess-133872293.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514144529/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amazon-kindle-fire-and-apple-ipad-become-kindred-devices-the-glide-os-compatible-cloud-solves-the-os-mess-133872293.html|url-status=live}}

Glide OS and the Company have won numerous awards, including PC World's Top 100 Products of the Year,{{Cite web|title=Glide OS 100 Best Products of the Year - PC World|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/276537223/Glide-OS-100-Best-Products-of-the-Year-PC-World|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Scribd|language=en|archive-date=2017-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512194250/https://www.scribd.com/doc/276537223/glide-os-100-best-products-of-the-year-pc-world|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2021}} Laptop Magazine's Top 50 Products of the Year,{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/276538651/Glide-OS-Best-50-Web-Apps-of-the-Year-Laptop-Magazine |title=Glide OS Laptop Magazine Top 50 Products of the Year |access-date=2015-08-28 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065654/https://www.scribd.com/doc/276538651/Glide-OS-Best-50-Web-Apps-of-the-Year-Laptop-Magazine |url-status=live }}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2021}} EContent Magazine's Top 100 Companies of the Year{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/276533871/TransMedia-Glide-OS-Top-100-Companies-of-the-Year-EContent-Magazine |title=TransMedia EContent Magazine Top 100 Companies of the Year |access-date=2017-09-09 |archive-date=2017-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413235304/https://www.scribd.com/doc/276533871/TransMedia-Glide-OS-Top-100-Companies-of-the-Year-EContent-Magazine |url-status=dead }}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2021}} and Red Herring's Top 100 Companies of the Year{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/276543396/TransMedia-Glide-OS-Top-100-Companies-of-the-Year-Red-Herring |title=TransMedia Red Herring Top 100 Companies of the Year |access-date=2015-08-28 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072809/https://www.scribd.com/doc/276543396/transmedia-glide-os-top-100-companies-of-the-year-red-herring |url-status=live }}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2021}} among others.

Glide featured a desktop-like interface which displayed the Desktop, Glide HD, and Web Portal. Glide included several web-based applications, including an integrated office suite, media players, photo editor, calendar software, webmail, address book, micro-blogging service, publishing platform and Internet search client.{{Cite web|date=October 24, 2008|title=Time Warner Cable's Road Runner Rolls Out TransMedia's Glide|url=https://informationweek.com/cloud/software-as-a-service/time-warner-cables-road-runner-rolls-out-transmedias-glide/d/d-id/1073291|access-date=2021-05-14|website=InformationWeek|language=en}}

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