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Dynamic Split Browsing
Taken from Video on Website
Amazon Is on FIRE!
THE Amazon SILK Browser
Posted on September 28, 2011 at 3:21pm by Liz Klimas
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/amazon-is-on-fire-your-guide-to-the-new-tablet-for-under200/
Client vs. Server
• Fundamentally different
browser based upon the web,
faster connectivity, etc.
• Old browsers
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NOT efficient,
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especially across different
devices: IPod, IPad, IPhone,
Android, PC, etc.
• Cloud: Massive storage and
incredibly fast multiprocessor systems
All browsing on “Fat” Client
Dynamic Split Browsing
Dynamic Split Browsing
Client vs. Server
Client vs. Server
 Some or All functions on
Both the device and the
Cloud.
 AMAZON’s Cloud is
called EC2
 Put compute intensive apps
on the cloud.
 Even include “smart”
smart
formatting, so that
“optimal” look can be sent,
depending upon the device
type
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EC2  The Cloud: Persistent Highspeed Connectivity
• Cloud Reliability
• 1000+ ms response time in
a typical multiple site
query
• Trip across the last mile is
timely
• If browser is “living in the
cloud,” then it can make
many requests on the cloud
in under 5 ms
Persistent Cloud (EC2)
SILK on the Cloud
Key Features
Encrypted delivery
SSL Security
Optimized “last mile” connection
Image
age Co
Compression
p ess o
Persistent Connections
Massive EC2 Server Fleet
Machine Learning
Predictive Rendering
Page Indexes
Heavy lifting on the
Backend/Server
• Advanced dynamic/virtual Caching
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Persistent Cloud (EC2)
Large Memory in Cloud
• Photos
• Videos
• Books
• Large documents
• JAVA Scripts
• A thread of silk is an invisible,
yet incredibly strong fiber
between “thin Client” and the
EC2
• VERY Fat Pipes!!
Storage Repository on
Server
The Good News: It Just Happens!
• The SILK Split Browser Architecture permits faster internet
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performance; including faster searching and communicating
(transfer rates)
Faster Complex computational capabilities (on EC2 Cloud
multi-processor
multi
processor computing environment.)
Optimized download experience tailored to the device you
are using.
Massive Data Storage Capabilities on the Cloud
Similar features may be found on Opera Turbo
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