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Anil Bhansali
General Manager, Windows & Windows Live Group, MSIDC

Anil Bhansali is the General Manager of the Windows and Windows Live Group in MSIDC. The Windows group has delivered on key features for Windows 7 in the areas of Networking, Wireless WAN, Client Virtualization and improving customer experience through work on inbox applications. The WinSE team services all the released versions of Windows. The Windows Live Team is working on a service centric approach which allows users to access any data and any application, at any time and on any device. The team is also working on building a platform for partner development, syndication and notification by SMS, mail and messenger.

Anil started his career at Microsoft in 1991 and was part of the Office division working on MS Excel for various releases. Prior to moving to MSIDC he was the Partner Development Manager of Windows Sharepoint Services. He relocated to India in 2003 as Director of Windows Live Platforms Services Group and was responsible for setting up and building the MSN and Live groups at MSIDC.

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Overview

Create compelling, seamless experiences that combine the power of the internet with the magic of software -- across a world of devices.

Microsoft Live Mesh takes a service-centric approach to allow users access to any data and any application, at any time and on any device. By connecting PCs and other devices to a service that acts as a "mesh" for their digital world, Live Mesh will bring life to the user’s Operating System experience. Live Mesh will light up the OS with new features that enable easy data-sharing between people and across devices, while also providing a client application platform that will eliminate much of the pain classically associated with client-side application management, such as installation and cross-device synchronization of settings and data.

We Shipped

2007

  • Preview release of Windows Mobile Mesh client in Oct 07 along with Cloud Developer Platform and Refresh to News Service

Teams

The Windows Live Core group at Microsoft is working on enabling Microsoft’s next-generation Software + Services platform -- Live Mesh. Live Mesh is the Microsoft platform for building software and service applications, which will help customers make the leap from today’s model, where the boundaries between their devices and accounts keep them confined to a disjointed experience, into a world where their devices and important data pivot seamlessly around their individual lifestyle and workstyle.

The team at MSIDC is responsible for enabling access to Live Mesh from mobile devices. This includes both WAP browser based access, as well as a richer client for mobile devices. In addition, the team also contributes to the design and development of the Developer Platform for Live Mesh.


Live Mesh WAP Access

The WAP Access to Live Mesh provides a user access to the data and devices in their mesh on-the-go from any web browser on a mobile device. It enables users to easily upload photos, as well as other files from their device. Users can share photos with their family and friends, as well access photos and files shared by their friends from their device. A news feed provides social activity information from the user’s family and friends.


Live Mesh client for Mobile

The Live Mesh client for Windows Mobile is an application that can be installed on the device. It provides a richer access to Live Mesh from a mobile device. It allows users to synchronize folders and data between the mobile device and the cloud. It is a key component in providing ave users with a great online, as well as offline, experience of accessing their data and device mesh at any time, from any place.


Live Mesh Developer Platform

Live Mesh provides a symmetric and consistent programming model across the clients and the cloud. It provides a managed API framework based on .NET and Silverlight, to enable easy development of applications that can seamlessly transcend the connected and offline experiences.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”). MSIDC is a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. All work performed by MSIDC is approved by Microsoft and is in conjunction with development efforts at Microsoft and its other affiliated development centers. Microsoft owns all rights to the products mentioned herein.