INNOVATION IS
LIMITED BY ONE’S
IMAGINATION
- Anonymous

FUTURA – AN
INNOVATIVE WEB
OPERATING SYSTEM
- ROHIT K V, SANTOSH C R, VITTAL P,
VIVEK S

Agenda
 What is Web Operating System ?
 Why this topic ?
 Difference between OS and a Web OS
 What is Futura ?
 Basic Architecture
 Life Cycle of a Client
 Client – Server Interaction
 Hierarchy
 Implementation
 Applications
 Advantages and Disadvantages
 Future Works

Web Operating System
 An internet based operating system
 Relies on internet services to satisfy
computing needs of users
 Mimics the classic desktop provided by
personal computer operating systems
 Runs on a web browser
 Data is stored on the server machine
 Work from different physical computers
 Heavily customizable

Why this topic ?
 Bleeding-edge technology, uses or
implements major buzz words of the
internet world such as:
 Web 2.0
 AJAX
 Cloud Computing
 Software as a Service (SaaS), etc
 Technology of the future
 Traditional desktop applications have
reached a saturation point

OS vs. Web OS
 Hardware Interaction
 System Load
 Thin Clients
 Storage
 Interaction Latency
 System Control
 Virtual OS v/s Web OS
Interfacing Software
 (Installation)
 Storage

What is Futura?
 Futura - An innovative Web OS
 Open Source
 Compatibility
 Server side development
 Intuitive and easy to use user interface
 Universal access

Basic Architecture

Life cycle of client

Client – Server Interaction
1 2
4 3

Hierarchy
DB

Implementation
 Server side components
PHP
 MySQL
 HTTP Server
 Client side components
 Javascript
 AJAX
 (X)HTML
 CSS

Applications
 Notepad
 Word
 Calculator
 Calendar
 Browser
 File Manager

Advantages
 Convenience
 Mobility
 Session Management
 Software Management
 High Availability

Disadvantages
 Security
 Speed
 Application Features
 Network Access
 Controlled Access
 Central Control

Screenshot

Future Works
 Scope for more applications
 Programming tools
 User-User Interaction
 Thorough testing
 Launch to the outside world

Q&A

Thank You