Synaptop
| Private | |
| Industry | Cloud Computing, Social Networking, Collaboration |
| Founder | Sami Siddique |
| Headquarters |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Sami Siddique (CEO) |
Number of employees | 15 |
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synaptop |
Synaptop is a virtual online operating system that runs in the cloud. On Synaptop, users can store files, run apps, and collaborate in apps in real-time. Synaptop is built for collaboration and is integrated with social networking tools. Synaptop offers a virtual computer that can be accessed from any Internet browser. Synaptop is cross-platform and device agnostic. Synaptop runs on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and personal computers. Synaptop supports all major operating systems including Windows, Linux, Unix, Android, Mac, and iOS.
History
Synaptop was launched in April 2011 by Sami Siddique.[1] On April 2, 2015, Synaptop appeared on Dragons' Den, pitching Theatre™, an application that allows users to watch videos together.[2] Arlene Dickinson's daughter appeared on video chat through Synaptop to surprise the Dragons. After a bidding war, Synaptop accepted a joint offer from Michael Wekerle and Arlene Dickinson.
Functionality
Storage
Synaptop lets users store, share, and open files via a desktop file browser type user-interface. Synaptop’s file browser also lets users access FTP locations and is integrated with third party storage providers such as Dropbox.
Applications
Users can run apps collaboratively on the Synaptop operating system. Users can collaborate in an application simply by dragging and dropping contacts from a contact list into the application. Examples include apps that let users co-browse the Internet, watch videos together, listen to music with contacts, sketch on the same canvas, co-create and co-edit documents, read together and view, annotate, and create PDF’s together.[3]
Theatre™ is a free app on Synaptop that allows synchronized watching of videos.[4] Users can watch movies with friends online in real-time. As a video is being played, users can change channels, pause, rewind, or fast-forward in sync.
Application programming interface
Synaptop's Application programming interface (API) lets developers create apps that utilize Synaptop’s collaborative functionality.[5] Synaptop’s platform provides an unrestricted development environment so developers can code in any language of choice and also easily port existing web apps to Synaptop. Apps on Synaptop can be managed, making it easier for developers to propagate updates without patching or conducting complicated installations. Apps written by developers can be launched by users with one click. Developers can write once and deploy their applications on any internet-enabled device while making use of Synaptop’s collaboration features.
Business solutions
Synaptop offers cloud-based business solutions including a customer service solution and collaboration solutions.
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