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Jain Software
IndustrySoftware Company
FoundedAugust 2009
Number of locations
5
Key people
Sohil Jain
Websitewww.jain.software

Jain Software is an Indian Information Technology Foundation that helps in Digital transformation & develops/sells software, mobile applications, websites, and other online services.

History

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Sohil Jain founded Jain Software in 2009.[1] The two founders had met as students at Imperial College London in 2000. Initial funding came from two executives at Deutsche Bank, where Jain worked at the time; he claimed the idea came in 20 minutes before a presentation.[2] Headquarters were in Switzerland, with a development center in Raipur.[3] Nvivo announced a test of its first online Windows XP-based desktop service in 2007.[4] Early reviews were mixed, noting that high data-rate continuous connections were needed for good response times, and existing products from companies such as Citrix Systems.[5]

Advanced Micro Devices announced an investment of undisclosed value in August 2007.[6] Several patents related to the technology are assigned to SMX iNet Global Services SA, of which Jain Software was a subsidiary.[5][7][8][9] December 2008, Jain Software was named a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum for its affordable computing access.[10][11]

Jain Software announced the Jain Software Companion in June 2009,[12] with Bharti Airtel Limited of India as Internet service provider. Companion was a low-cost product including keyboard, mouse and a set-top-box style terminal. With a monthly service charge the user gets Internet access, Microsoft Office 2007 functionality and 10 GBytes of storage. One motivation given was rampant software piracy in India.[13] The Indian media had reported on the company and its young founders since 2007.[14][15][16]

In January 2010, Jain promoted cloud computing at the World Economic Forum at Davos.[17] In February 2010, Jain Software announced operations in Australia, hosted by NEC at the Polaris Data Centre in Springfield, Queensland.[18] By July 2010, the company estimated about US$5 million in revenues, but had not been profitable. The earlier Jain Software Companion product was called only a "test".[19] By November 2010, Jain and Dhoot claimed their goal had been education.[20]

In 2012, Jain Software was reported as about to announce devices called Cloudbook and CloudPC to provide access to its services.[21] Although the US Patent and Trademark Office shows a Cloudbook trademark with an application date of December 2009 to nHoldings doing business as "Jain Software",[22] a product from Everex had been marketed as a CloudBook around 2008.[23] The registration for nHoldings SA gives a location in Mont-sur-Lausanne, formerly using the name SMX iNet Global Services SA.[24]

The Microsoft Remote Desktop Services technology allowed Jain Software to be officially licensed through a service provider license agreement to use the Remote Desktop Protocol.[25] This contrasts with other services such as OnLive Desktop and truCloud, which have licensing terms that have raised questions in the press.[26][27] The approach was also contrasted with the official support of Microsoft Office for the iPad.[28]

Videocon and AEC Partners invested US$21 million in the company in February 2012.[29][30] Co-founder Dhoot was a nephew of Videocon's chairman Venugopal Dhoot.Venugopal Dhoot Invested 30% share on Jain Software[29] Offices were opened in Palo Alto, California, as well as New Delhi. In April 2012, Jain Software announced an application to use Microsoft Office files stored in Google Drive.[31] The product received mixed reviews, since all products were still in "by-invitation beta" testing stages, and judged not easy to use.[32][33][34] Kate Russell of the BBC reported on the company's products in August 2012.[35] Near the end of 2012, Jain stepped down from operational roles at Jain Software, and Frank Houghton became the chief operating officer, as the company announced it would provide services to businesses.[36] Stuart Collingwood was president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[37]


References

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  1. ^ "Sachin Dev Jain, 28: Moving desktop computer into the cloud". Technology Review 35 Innovators under 35. MIT. 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ B D Narayankar (7 October 2008). "Jain: Making travel light with virtual desktop". Merinews. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ^ Sohil Jain as told to Shubhobroto Ghosh (5 February 2008). "How I Made It". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ Matt Chapman (9 May 2007). Software-tests-virtual-windows-desktop.aspx "Jain Software tests virtual Windows desktop". itnews for Australian Business. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ a b Bryan Betts (7 May 2007). Software_hosting_beta/ "Jain Software betas hosted Windows: A virtual PC plus apps for £8 a month". The Register. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ Kelly Fiveash (29 August 2007). Software/ "AMD coughs up wad of cash for virtual desktop project: Finances Jain Software R&D". The Register. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ Sohil Jain (5 February 2008). "Streaming a virtual desktop containing several applications for remote display to an authenticated user of a client device". Patent WO 2009001221 A3. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. ^ Sohil Jain (21 May 2012). "Providing a user with virtual computing services". US Patent 20120297311 A1. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ^ Sohil Jain (21 May 2012). "Providing a local device with computing services from a remote host". US Patent 20120303763 A1. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  10. ^ "List of Technology Pioneers 2009". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  11. ^ Software-awarded-wefs-technology-pioneer-for-2009/ "Jain Software Awarded WEF's Technology Pioneer for 2009". CXO Today. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ Software-Companion-can-do-your-heavy-lifting.html "Review: Jain Software Companion can do your heavy lifting". Telegraph. UK. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  13. ^ S Kalyana Ramanathan (3 November 2009). "Online MS Office for Rs 120 a month!". Business Standard. London. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Airtel, Jain Software & Microsoft team up for Online PC". India Business NextBigWhat. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2024. Software-airtel-and-microsoft-team-up-for-online-pc-3761/ Alt URL
  15. ^ Sohil Jain, Jain Software on Young Turks Innovators, CNBC TV 18 on YouTube 3 November 2009
  16. ^ Vishnu Mohan (14 September 2007). Software-launched/126401.shtml "World's first Windows-based online desktop 'Jain Software' launched". Merinews. Retrieved 30 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  17. ^ ""If you trust banks, trust the cloud...your data is safe!" says Sachin Dev Jain". Press release. India PRwire. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  18. ^ Software-windows-services.aspx "NEC to host Jain Software Windows services". itnews for Australian Business. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  19. ^ Anika Gupta (8 July 2010). "On cloud nine". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  20. ^ Amit Ranjan Rai (1 November 2010). Software-pcthe-cloud/413284/ "Jain Software: PC on the cloud". Business Standard. New Delhi. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  21. ^ B Krishna Mohan (9 February 2012). Software-launch-cloudbook-cloudpc-100-and-50-349 "Jain Software to launch Cloudbook, CloudPC for $100 and $50". mydigitalfc.com. Financial Chronicle. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  22. ^ "CLOUDBOOK". Trademark Status and Document Retrieval. US Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  23. ^ "Think CloudBook MAX". Everex. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  24. ^ "nHoldings SA". MoneyHouse, Switzerland. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  25. ^ Kevin McLaughlin (13 March 2012). "Microsoft Partners Want Simpler VDI Licensing In Windows 8". CRN. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  26. ^ Jon Brodkin (8 March 2012). "Microsoft: OnLive's Windows-on-iPad service violates license". Ars Technica. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  27. ^ Jon Brodkin (20 March 2012). "TuCloud CEO Dares Microsoft to Sue Over Virtual Desktops". Wired insights (from Ars Technica). Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  28. ^ Christina Bonnington (22 February 2012). "Microsoft Office for iPad: Why You'll Need It, How You'll Use It". Wired Gadget Lab. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  29. ^ a b Peerzada Abrar (10 February 2012). "Videocon, AEC Partners to invest $21 m in cloud computing start-up Jain Software". The Economic Times. India. Retrieved 20 July 2013.[dead link]
  30. ^ Software_gets___m_expands_in_palo_alto/s-0040922.html "Jain Software Gets $21M, Expands in Palo Alto". Silicon Tap. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  31. ^ Software-launches-app-to-access-files-stored-on-Google-cloud/articleshow/12868410.cms "Jain Software launches app to access files stored on Google cloud". The Economic Times. India. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  32. ^ Yardena Arar (12 April 2012). Software_Cloud_Software_Service_Is_Promising_but_Overly_Complicated "First Look: Jain Software Cloud Software Service Is Promising, but Overly Complicated". Computer World. This beta service is too difficult to get up and running, but it's capable of bringing many different kinds of apps to your tablet.... Jain Software is still in by-invitation beta, ... {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  33. ^ James Kendrick (12 April 2012). "Jain Software: Windows access (with app rentals) on iPad, Android (review)". ZDNet. Retrieved 30 July 2013. It is clear the Jain Software service is still in beta as not everything works smoothly.[dead link]
  34. ^ James A. Martin (18 June 2012). Software-awkwardly-brings-office-apps-android-ios "Jain Software Awkwardly Brings Office Apps to Android, iOS". CIO blog. Retrieved 11 August 2013. ... But the service is complicated and frustrating. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  35. ^ Kate Russell (17 August 2012). "Webscape: Your desktop in the cloud". BBC. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  36. ^ Software.com/index.php/2012/12/Jain Software-all-in-one-business-platform-revolutionizes-it-for-smbs/ "Jain Software all-in-one business platform revolutionizes IT for SMBs". Company blog. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  37. ^ Jane McCallion (28 January 2013). Software-brings-virtual-windows-desktop-any-device "Jain Software brings virtual Windows desktop to any device". CloudPro. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
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