Box.net Launches New Platform OpenBox



Box.net the web's first online file system, announced today that it has launched its OpenBox platform. The open platform connects data from Box.net with other applications and services across the web. OpenBox permits companies and developers to integrate applications and services on the Box.net website.

Box.net provides disk space in the cloud to more than one million users, allowing complete file access and sharing from anywhere with no additional software. OpenBox extends these capabilities by delivering a seamless online experience for business and personal data management between any application and service on the web.

With a single click on Box.net users can now interact with their files in a wide range of web-based services and applications that drive productivity. Launching with OpenBox are best-of-breed applications and services across the web: Echosign, Autodesk, Zoho, ThinkFree, Scribd, Picnik, Zazzle, Twitter and Myxer. These services allow Box.net users to edit, publish, sign and fax their documents, crop photos and preview CAD files.

"At its core, OpenBox provides universal connectedness for data in the cloud, a trend we're seeing in other spaces like social networking," said Aaron Levie, CEO, Box.net. "By bridging services and applications online, we can enhance the user experience and allow complete flexibility with your files, making files stored online more relevant and useful than those on a local computer."

Behind the scenes, developers have two ways to integrate their application as an OpenBox Service. By visiting



Box.net Launches New Platform OpenBox