A beta of a new Internet OS, Xcerion, will be launched soon. The Swedish company behind the project chose to announce it via a traditional press release, which unfortunately doesn’t say much, except that the product will be XML-based, which means that anyone will be able to write applications for the OS. Furthermore, the company’s website doesn’t have much information on the project itself, so don’t go there hoping for screenshots or any details about Xcerion OS.

Here’s an interesting quote from the press release:

“During the next three years Xcerion expects to deliver hundreds of applications running on the OS – most of them for free. Mr. Arthursson says that the goal is not to reproduce all the functionality of current software – our aim is software for the masses and they often only need 40-50% of the functionality of today’s software. The massive amount of applications that will be delivered is possible due to Xcerions unique technology platform and its underlying operating system (XIOS – Xcerion Internet OS) - a research and development project that has been going on for five years. The OS enables Xcerion and its partners to develop applications in XML that are visually orchestrated without any programming. This makes it possible for applications to be developed in weeks instead of years and become scaleable to millions of users.”

It is already possible to apply for the beta at Xcerion’s website, and I will be happy to report on the details once I’m admitted to the beta program.

For those not familiar with the concept of a Web OS, Internet OS or a Webtop - whichever you prefer - and the controversy behind it, I suggest one of our old articles on the subject.

For a detailed analysis of 10 similar products read our Big WebOS roundup.

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