Ottawa tech firm LeoNovus is promising to organize everything you want to do on the web in one place.
"Our focus was on the consumer's experience, not that they would have bent to our experience but rather we would bend to match what they want," said Dan Willis, the chief architect behind LeoNovus.
His partner in this venture is Gord Campbell.
Their software lets you organize and access the web the way you want it. Their homepage has several revolving icons: one for games, one for movies, one for social networking and so on.
Pick the one your want, and then there are the individual links to your favourites. Click and you are there. The design was driven by ease of use.
The two techies have also simplified the search process and they've set up video so it automatically fills your TV screen without any adjustments and there is no jerky picture.
As of Friday, you can get a look at this new way to provide one-stop web access by downloading a test of the software from the company's website.
LeoNovus began in California but it's now owned by a Canadian investment group from Ottawa. The company's primary research centre is in Ottawa and they expect to grow.
"Now we're Canadian-owned, we are Canadian-financed and we have a Canadian brain trust, it's wonderful," said Campbell.
Campbell and Willis are two very successful techies. Both have been involved in several companies and products that are on the leading edge of things like Google and the PC industry. LeoNovus is their latest project.
"There's a revolution on the web and that revolution is crying for freedom. People don't want some dictator saying you can only access the web one way, they want freedom as well and the rebellion has started and it's growing quickly," said Campbell.
The LeoNovus software can run in a very small computer box. The primary market will most likely be to the big cable or satellite carriers who will include it in the service they sell to consumers. The company expects to start selling this web organizer later this year.
