Google's Online GDrive storage (codenamed Platypus) is coming soon! [Update]

Mon, Jul 10th, 2006 | 12:37am | Internet - Google

There has been rumor for a long time that Google was coming out with an online file storage service, but now there's some definitive proof of it and what it's capable of. By going to one of the pages on the writely.com domain, there's a test page for Platypus (GDrive). In case it disappears, here's a screenshot:

Click to enlarge Supposedly it will offer:

Backup. If you lose your computer, grab a new one and reinstall Platypus. Your files will be on your new machine in minutes.
Sync. Keep all your machines synchronized, even if they run different operating systems.
VPN-less access. Not at a Google computer? View your files on the web at http://troutboard.com/p.
Collaborate. Create shared spaces to which multiple Googlers can write.
Disconnected access. On the plane? VPN broken? All your files are still accessible.

Awesome news.

Update: It looks like this is actually a service currently being used internally by Google. There were additional features listed in the source code (and commented out) such as "Publish - instantly publishes to the corporate web."

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