Today, at the DEMO Spring 2012 conference, rollApp Inc. announced the launch of its free beta “OpenOffice on iPad” online service, available at http://www.rollApp.com/OpenOffice .

rollApp is developing technology that instantly moves existing applications to the cloud. It will enable rollApp users to run any existing software on any device that has a browser. Today this technology allows rollApp to offer millions of office users an access to their favorite applications on iPad. The user does not have to install anything because the service works via browser. At the same time, rollApp provides an experience almost identical to applications installed locally.

Apache OpenOffice is a leading office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and more. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages, including Microsoft Office. OpenOffice is open source software, therefore, the users of the rollApp service will not face any licensing risks.

rollApp is integrated with popular cloud storage providers such as Dropbox, Box (former Box.Net) and Google.Docs. Because of this, users can work directly with all of the files they host in the cloud.

"New devices and platforms rapidly emerge these days. rollApp's technology allows the reuse of existing programs, such as OpenOffice, on new devices, such as iPad. So, instead of spending their time and energy on porting programs to yet another platform, engineers can focus on developing new functionality,"

said Bjarne Stroustrup, the author of C++ programming language and member of the rollApp Advisory Board.

rollApp has made it even more convenient to use existing software in the Cloud. The company announced today that it is now compatible with Box.com, a leading provider of online file sharing service.

rollApp allows its users access to all of their favorite software via Internet browser, eliminating the hassle of downloads and installations. After working with a document, users are able to store their most important information in the cloud, making it accessible from any device. Now, users can employ their Box.com account to save the files they create with rollApp.

Box.com provides 5GB of free storage space to private users and enables businesses to share their documents safely and affordably. The business-directed service provides a collaborative workspace with necessary features such as role based access, version history and desktop sync.

Using Box.com through rollApp is easy. A user can access a cloud storage account via personal profile on rollApp ( https://www.rollapp.com/profile/storage ) and click “Connect New”. The user is prompted to sign in to a Box.com account, and the connection is made instantaneously. rollApp does not retain any personal information, such as passwords, saved with Box.com, while still keeping the connection secure. Now the user is able to share any information created or modified with software accessed through rollApp. It’s that simple.