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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a way to move its online software applications off the Internet, hoping the flexibility will encourage more people to use the free services and extend the company's clout beyond its ubiquitous search engine.
The Mountain View-based company unveiled its the new tools, called "Google Gears," to kick off a series of software development conferences being held Thursday in 10 cities around the world. Google is expecting to host more 5,000 developers, including about 1,500 in Silicon Valley.
By installing a plug-in into Web browsers, Google Gears opens an offline door to software programs that until now have been inaccessible without an Internet connection.
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