<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
was	O
an	O
online	O
device	O
management	O
service	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
which	O
will	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
centrally	O
access	O
and	O
manage	O
the	O
synchronization	O
of	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
their	O
computers	O
,	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
digital	O
photo	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
remotely	B-Protocol
access	I-Protocol
their	O
computers	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
using	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
service	O
integrates	O
tightly	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
to	O
allow	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
between	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
computers	O
be	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
with	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Now	O
OneDrive	O
)	O
The	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
services	O
:	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
technology	O
preview	O
platform	O
offering	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
underlying	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Wave	O
4	O
suite	O
of	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
their	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
software	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
platform	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
that	O
enabled	O
PCs	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
through	O
the	O
internet	O
using	O
FeedSync	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
allows	O
applications	O
,	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
across	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
technology	O
preview	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
shortly	O
updated	O
to	O
Beta	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
incorporated	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Azure	B-Application
Services	I-Application
Platform	I-Application
-	O
a	O
"	O
cloud	B-Architecture
"	O
platform	O
hosted	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
data	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
consisted	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
four	O
elements	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
team	O
was	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
unified	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
team	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
such	O
that	O
its	O
incubation	O
technologies	O
will	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	B-Library
services	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Live	B-Protocol
Framework	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
developer	O
framework	O
for	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Live	B-Library
Services	I-Library
-	O
the	O
developer	O
resources	O
central	O
for	O
all	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	B-Library
services	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
merge	O
,	O
the	O
Mesh	O
Operating	O
Environment	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
software	O
,	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
to	O
support	O
PC-to-PC	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PC-to-cloud	O
file	O
synchronisation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
online	O
cloud	B-Application
storage	I-Application
service	I-Application
for	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
-	O
Live	O
Desktop	O
-	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
synchronised	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
will	O
serve	O
the	O
purposes	O
of	O
managing	O
and	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
devices	O
in	O
the	O
synchronization	O
relationship	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
replacing	O
the	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
to	O
provide	O
remote	O
access	O
functions	O
to	O
any	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
synchronization	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
technology	O
preview	O
platform	O
supported	O
the	O
management	O
and	O
synchronisation	O
of	O
data	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
computers	O
,	O
mobiles	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Home	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
Zune	B-Library
,	O
Car	O
Automation	O
System	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
computer	O
devices	O
and	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
printers	O
,	O
digital	O
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
photo	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Live	B-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Live	I-General_Concept
Devices	I-General_Concept
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Mesh	I-Protocol
in	O
future	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
