AnySpot: Pervasive Document Access and Sharing

The World Wide Web, wireless devices, and wireless networks have increased the opportunities for supporting pervasive document access and sharing. However, today's solutions remain spotty in their coverage for pervasive information needs. To address this, AynSpot is developed, a Web-service-based platform that seamlessly connects users to personal and shared documents wherever they go, meeting several key requirements of pervasive information access. This paper describes AnySpot's design principles and report our experience deploying it in a large, multinational organization.