<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
technology	O
and	O
service	O
based	O
on	O
file	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kalydo	B-Application
platform	O
launched	O
commercially	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
service	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kalydo	B-Application
file	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
technology	O
allows	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
immediately	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
downloading	B-Application
and	O
installation	O
,	O
providing	O
faster	O
and	O
easier	O
access	O
to	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
running	O
on	O
Kalydo	B-Application
do	O
so	O
via	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
Kalydo	B-Application
Player	O
plugin	B-Application
and	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
launched	O
using	O
Kalydo	B-Application
are	O
subsequently	O
serviced	O
through	O
social	O
networks	O
and	O
game	O
portals	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Kongregate	O
and	O
Miniclip	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
made	O
its	O
service	O
readily	O
available	O
to	O
"	O
developers	O
of	O
every	O
size	O
"	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
by	O
introducing	O
a	O
low	O
entry	O
pricing	O
structure	O
and	O
one-month	O
try	O
before	O
you	O
buy	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kalydo	B-Application
platform	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
initially	O
under	O
a	O
beta	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Kalydo	B-Application
service	O
was	O
sports	O
game	O
OnGolf	O
and	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
before	O
going	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
years	O
to	O
follow	O
an	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
titles	O
launched	O
on	O
Kalydo	B-Application
including	O
Godswar	O
by	O
IGG	O
,	O
Requiem	B-Application
by	O
Gravity	O
,	O
Runes	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Magic	I-Protocol
by	O
Frogster	O
and	O
Formula	O
Cartoon	O
by	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
game	O
titles	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
remain	O
active	O
through	O
Kalydo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proprietary	B-Application
Kalydo	B-Application
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
technology	O
and	O
service	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
tools	O
(	O
SDK	B-Application
)	O
,	O
plugin	B-Application
and	O
online	O
service	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
launch	O
,	O
maintain	O
and	O
monitor	O
games	O
throughout	O
its	O
entire	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
period	O
to	O
developers	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
full	O
access	O
is	O
granted	O
to	O
the	O
tools	O
,	O
platform	O
and	O
customer	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kalydo	B-Application
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
technology	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
file	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
,	O
through	O
a	O
small	O
proprietary	B-Application
plugin	B-Application
called	O
the	O
Kalydo	B-Application
Player	O
(	O
2.5	O
mb	O
size	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
installed	O
once	O
on	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
's	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kalydo	B-Application
Player	O
handles	O
various	O
tasks	O
such	O
requesting	O
data	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
play	O
and	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
end	O
user	O
plays	O
a	O
Kalydo	B-Application
powered	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Kalydo	B-Application
Player	O
requests	O
and	O
downloads	B-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
data	O
needed	O
to	O
start	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
play	O
,	O
remaining	O
game	O
content	O
is	O
downloaded	B-Application
dynamically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
advanced	O
methods	O
of	O
progressive	O
downloading	B-Application
,	O
data	O
compression	O
and	O
prediction	O
algorithms	O
,	O
Kalydo	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
smooth	O
game	O
play	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
downloaded	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Kalydo	B-Application
Player	O
is	O
stored	O
locally	O
(	O
cached	B-General_Concept
)	O
on	O
the	O
computers	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
way	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
an	O
end	O
user	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
data	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
played	O
through	O
Kalydo	B-Application
are	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
Program	O
Files	O
list	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
un-installed	O
like	O
a	O
regular	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
technologies	O
are	O
generally	O
based	O
on	O
file	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
or	O
pixel	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
's	O
technology	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
file	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
which	O
has	O
a	O
low	O
bandwidth	O
requirement	O
to	O
operate	O
and	O
is	O
less	O
sensitive	O
to	O
problems	O
associated	O
with	O
pixel	O
streaming	O
such	O
as	O
lag	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cloud	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
highly	O
scalable	O
infrastructure	O
to	O
stream	B-Application
the	O
game	O
content	O
and	O
handle	B-Application
big	I-Application
data	I-Application
processing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
is	O
available	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
low	O
bandwidth	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Philippines	O
and	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalydo	B-Application
's	O
service	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
through	O
file	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
operate	O
on	O
a	O
low	O
speed	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
