Ghost's operating system comes alive

Ghost's OS lets users access their desktop and data from any computer worldwide.

(Credit: Ghost Inc.)

In the middle of the desert between Israel and Palestine, Ghost's high-tech Virtual Computer is set to launch Tuesday. After three years of work, Ghost finished the development of its Web-based operating system that uses "cloud computing" to let users access their desktop and data from any computer worldwide.

Ghost, short for Global Hosted Operating System, was founded in 2006 by Zvi Schreiber, whose goal was to create the Virtual Computer that works with third-party Web applications like Google Docs, Zoho, and Flickr and joins them together into one online service and can be accessed from any computer with the Internet. Users can also access their personal desktop, files and applications.

Based in the West Bank town of Ramallah, with a smaller team of employees in the Israeli town of Modiin, Schreiber was interested in creating a company that shows the world that Israelis and Palestinians can work together. Since the Israeli government forbids most travel between Israel and Palestine, the majority of their work is done through phone and video conferencing.

The alpha version of Ghost's Virtual Computer was launched in May 2008 and can be previewed on its Web site. Users can get an extra 10GB when they use the promotion code "launch." To celebrate this accomplishment, Ghost's Palestinian-Israeli team will be joined by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair at Tuesday's launch.

[Orion Blastar]

Symantec wants their "Ghost" trademark back. :)

It is cool, I think I did the beta testing for it under a different name before. It did stuff like play MP3 files, etc.

[jedmmj11]

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ppls this was not a que to start a political discussion

[codynews]

@ jedmmj11:

Um, why that comment? There was no political discussion and likely would not have been.

[codynews]

@ jedmm: never mind, I guess you replied to the first comment to have your comment on top. I thought you did that comment BEFORE the others. Looks like you were right

(though you shouldn't "Comment Jump" like that as it makes it seem like you made the comment BEFORE it happened, in which case your type of comment could lead to the political discussion you thought wasn't appropriate)

[bleedincintertubes]

i think an older person could use this...like im thinking my mom could get a net or note book for a couple hundred with linux and she would be really comfortable in the environment and ween her and the rest of the world off windows. while i doubt u could do any serious work on it (think photoshop.com) but for the basics and for beginners this is a great product to break them out of these terrible locked down os's. i love my mac but apple hasnt impressed me the way they are handling the iphone ecosystem. its MY phone. I bought it FROM u but it doesnt live in your store. its mine. thats the point of the marketplace. anyway id like to give my mom a different set of eyes to see what a computer can be in her life and social security checks arent really all that useful at an apple store are they? This would be my second choice for her but financially it will likely not be an apple she will be taking back to her home. I can also think of this being a god send on an ipod touch....anyone? Mine had a little swim so it doesnt display much~!

[frobots]

What do you mean by "between Israel and Palestine" ? Jordan and Israel are all part of the territory known as Palestine. This is like saying "Iraq and Mesopotamia". Or do really mean Israel and Jordan? There is not and never existed an independent country called Palestine.

[ikramerica--2008]

Not only that, but there is no space between Israel and Jordan, or Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Borders are basically some fences and walls in some places, nothing in others, and I don't think the buildings are on this land.

[glamajamma]

What an assanine comment.

Doesn't matter anyway the EU and US are already preparing to make the recognition of a Palestinian state an issue to be brought before the UN. Since the only voting member that has continually shot down those sorts of things, the US, is now not in lock step with Israel, it will most likely pass.
At that point Israel will officially be a foreign invader.

[gidstelios]

I clearly see now. Combine G.ho.st with Google Chrome OS and you unlock the power of cloud computing.
I wonder if my TV had an active Internet connection along with a browser. A PC would just pop up in front of sb's eyes without needing to worry about hardware issues. Excellent work!

[codynews]

"Unlock the power of cloud computing!"

No thanks. I'm very happy with my Windows 7 and local apps. If I want to use my browser to go to facebook or read news.com that's all well and good but I really don't want to use web apps while they're anything close to their current state.

[aMUSICsite]

I have used this a bit, had a test account for ages. Unfortunately my work blocked their site, maybe it's time to change jobs...

Might give it another crack and set it up as a virtual desktop on my iPhone for any files I may not want to carry around, but might want access to.

[TogetherinParis]

Right. Just give your life to Palestinians? Maybe, IF they stop shooting.

[ddesy]

Real mature...

[gaurav_sri10]

This operating system will change the face of computer world. I want to be a business associate of this in Uttar pradesh state in India,

[aazippo1]

LOL, dude thats the coolest thing I think I ever seen!

RT
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[frobots]

CNet Terms of Use say "The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited."
Apperantly there is an exception for those that side with Israel.