Nivio is a fully functional Windows desktop environment accessible via a web browser through any internet connected device running on any platform (including Linux, MAC and Windows).

Nivio enables a user to seamlessly access the desktop data & applications when and where they need it; be it at the office, from home or even on the go.

Nivio stands for 'hardware liberation'. Your files follow you. You don't need to take around your external media or even burn CD's. Just log onto Nivio and access your files on any computer at your destination. With Nivio, your data follows you.

The computing experience is evolving with browser technology being integrated into many consumer devices from TV's & Game consoles to phones. Many organizations have designed software through a browser but we think that people want to simply replicate their experience online.

Windows is still the most widely understood OS with a 96.9% market share of the global OS market, so we think Windows should be available through a browser so users can just copy their desktop online with no change in their habits.

Ultimately we think the desktop experience should be like electricity supplied through a mains (Internet Browser). Where ever you are you just plug in.

The Nivio solution offers you a fully reliable Windows interface with your favorite applications. With Nivio there is no need to re-learn.

Nivio gives the user access to a super-fast remote computer that resides in our data-centers. All the processing done on Nivio is lightning quick and programs that run on Nivio are actually running on a computer in our data centre, not on your local PC.

The output is streamed to the browser over the internet. The logic of this is now all a device needs is a browser & not complicated processors. So even running heavy programs on Nivio will not slow down your local PC.

A huge investment has been made in the infrastructure, to ensure that the service will always be available. Each server has its own replica and is designed to kick into action if its counterpart fails. To provide reassurance, each customer has a Service Level Agreement that details the level of service and guaranteed uptime. The guarantee that we give all clients is that there desktop will be available when they need it therefore Nivio is sold with a 99.99% availability guarantee.

A PC, like every piece of hardware carries the same vulnerability - the possibility of damage from human error, malicious attack, or just old age. A PC requires regular software and hardware upgrades to keep it running in an optimal way.

Nivio guarantee's an always-on, instantly upgradeable service with all your data secure and backed-up accessible via a browser with applications on demand too. We do not expect our users to walk away from their cherished PC's straight away but we think that soon people will see the value of this secure desktop and use it via their preferred device.

Microsoft Academic Edition (AE) discount is available to qualified educational users. Those who are able to benefit from this discount are Full and Part Time Matriculated Students of an Educational Institution, defined as an academic or vocational institution accredited by the applicable governmental regulatory agency in the country in which the Educational Institution has its principal offices; or a not-for-profit full-time teaching institution/organization which is non-academic and/or non-government recognized.

Microsoft reserves the right to review the status of any customer or proposed customer as a qualified educational user.