Windows XP Adds Online Storage

Users of Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system will be able to store a variety of files, from songs to documents, in an online storage bin hosted by a Microsoft partner, which should allow users to access their files from any computing device with an Internet browser.

Microsoft tapped XDrive Technologies to provide users with an online storage service that can be found in the Windows XP Publishing Wizard. Users who choose the Xdrive service will pay $4.95 per month for 75 MB of storage. Additional storage, up to 1GB can be purchased for $49.95 per month.

Users can set up shared folders that other friends or coworkers can access, and Xdrive provides a data-backup service to retrieve any lost information a user might need, says Karl Klessig, president and chief executive officer at Xdrive.

"Instead of sending large files, I can just share them with users of XP," Klessig says. "The files will be stored in a remote location, and users will be notified when certain files are available to them."

News source: PC World