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[April 24, 2012]

nivio Shows Some Love to the Microsoft Office Files in Your Google Drive; Enables Users to Open and Edit Them Directly From Any HTML5 Browser

nivio today announced the launch of the nivio for Google (News - Alert) Drive app that integrates seamlessly with the newly released Google Drive^(TM), Google's cloud storage and collaboration service. The app allows users to open and edit Microsoft (News - Alert) Office files in their Google Drive with full access to Microsoft Office 2010 applications in any HTML5 browser, on any connected device.

"This is the best of both worlds - a safe place for your files with Google Drive storage and your favorite Microsoft Office 2010 apps - all available anywhere and everywhere," said Sachin Dev Duggal, founder and chief wizard at nivio. "With just one click, Google Drive users can now open and edit their Microsoft Office files the way they were meant to be opened - inside the real application. This is just one way nivio brings the magic back to computing. It is also the start of a very powerful relationship with Google."

The nivio for Google Drive app enables users to open and edit Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Project, and Visio files by simply right-clicking and choosing nivio from the menu. The file will instantly open within a browser and changes to files can be saved in the user's Google Drive.

"Giving Google Drive users the ability to work with their files in their native applications from any device using nivio is a huge leap in productivity for our users," said Scott Johnston, group product manager at Google. "We're excited to have nivio as a Google Drive launch parner."

As a Google Chromestore app or standalone service, nivio is setting the standard for anywhere, everywhere hassle-free access to a Windows desktop in the cloud. The nDesktop delivers the latest Windows experience and a large variety of apps, on any connected PC, Mac, Chromebook, Android (News - Alert) device, iPad, iPhone, or other smartphone - all through an HTML5 browser.

About Google Drive

Google Drive is a cloud storage and collaboration service from Google. Drive allows people to store their files online and access them from any device: in desktop folders on Mac or PC computers, in mobile apps on Android or iOS devices, or from any web browser by visiting drive.google.com. Google Drive is available with 5GB of storage for free, and additional storage may be purchased.

Google Drive also allows people to create, edit and share files with one another. Google Drive applications are third-party applications that work seamlessly with Drive. By integrating with the user account and file data stored in Drive, these web applications provide a simple way for people to open files from Drive, make changes or edits in the application, and then save the updated file in Drive. Google Drive applications are available in the Chrome Web Store.

About nivio

nivio is a global cloud desktop start-up headquartered in Palo Alto (News - Alert), California, with offices in the UK, India, and Australia. nivio provides always-on access to desktop applications and data within the familiar Windows environment from anywhere in the world, on any connected PC, Mac, Chromebook, Android device, iPad, iPhone (News - Alert), or other smartphone.

nivio's game-changing business model enables subscribers to have their own always available Windows desktop in the cloud and pay only for the apps they need, when they need them. nivio's integrated technology platform with unique IP maximizes capacity, availability and flexibility, while minimizing latency for both storage and application access. For more information, visit www.nivio.com.

nivio was founded by two friends who want to educate 100 million children over the course of 50 years with their foundation - Sachin & Saurabh. This is what started the journey and what the team at nivio calls their enabled vision. In 2011, the duo paired up with Alicia Keys and her organization, Keep a Child Alive (KCA), for the eighth annual Black Ball NY to raise $3.5 million for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS.

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