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I had gone through some information about SaaS and Cloud Computing, all the while i remember only one thing about technology, If technology is not for use by public at their own affordability there is absolutely no neccessity of such a technology, prior to advent of SaaS, IT and software were only catering to high end elite people who can afford it, i guess with this Cloud Computing concept this can really change the landscape of of how IT is perceived, delivered, supported and charged. But it wil take some time before the prices come down and everybody can buy IT at very affordable prices.

Hello,

Airtel in India has taken initiative to bring SaaS at very affordable pricing by launching the world's first Windows based Online Desktop-powered by Microsoft and Nivio. With this initiative, Airtel hopes to increase computer and broadband penetration by making it easy, affordable and with low access barriers. This online desktop platform will be useful in making computing more accessible to SMBs, SMEs and SOHOs as well as individual home customers of Airtel broadband.

The Online Desktop provides access to a personal virtual desktop from any computer connected to the internet for Airtel broadband customers. This service will be available to all Airtel broadband customers across 95 cities in the country and backed by 24x7 customer care from Airtel. The features of Airtel's Online Desktop are:

* 5 GB space to store documents, photos, music, presentations, software at a central place
* The freedom of accessing your data anywhere, anytime
* Free Anti-Virus protection which makes stored data safe and secure
* Original and latest software on a rental basis - pay as you go
* Reduced IT infrastructure cost with no cost of CPU
* Unified billing with service usage included in monthly Airtel broadband bill


Pricing of Airtel's Online Desktop are:

* For Rs. 99 per month, customers get 5 GB of online storage space
* At Rs. 199 per month for the Retail Pack, customers get 5 GB of online storage space, free Anti Virus protection, Windows-based operating system, automatic backup -accessible from anywhere in the world
* Specially-tailored Professional and Business Packs at Rs. 399 and Rs. 699 per month respectively that provide a Windows-based Operating System and MS Office

As the volume increases the technology will also become affordable...