Microsoft unveiled on Tuesday what Ray Ozzie talked about at last month’s MIX Conference, the concept of “mesh,” which turned into Live Mesh, a software-plus-service platform that connects devices (PCs, and soon Mac and mobile phones) through the internet, making file sharing and folder synchronization a lot easier.

“Live Mesh enables your devices to work together and allows you to add and sync files and folders across your mesh of devices,” said Amit Mital, General Manager of Live Mesh. Live Desktop and Live Remote Desktop are also part of the Live Mesh, enabling the user to access their mesh through a web browser (Live Desktop) and access and control other devices within the mesh (Live Remote Desktop.)

Mital further explained: “With Live Mesh, your experience starts by adding devices to your personal “device mesh” and making them aware so they work together. This is what “software-plus-services” is all about, devices, software and services working together, on your behalf.”

Mike Zintel, Product Unit Manager, Mesh and Storage Platform, unveiled on a blog that the project they have been working on is going to take competition by surprise, by allowing users to easily manage their information by combining their computing experiences (PCs, applications, web sites, phones, video games, music and video devices) in the context of different communities (i.e. myself, family, work, organizations).

In addition to being able to access information from anywhere, Microsoft also introduced a “stay informed” feature which keeps track of all the activities on the mesh and keeps the user informed of all updates: online status of friends, who updated files or folders, check the status of his devices etc.

At first, the service will be available to a limited amount of users, in order to get the necessary feedback and to make sure the system is reliable and responsive. At the same time, the interface will be in English only, as the data center hosting service is in United States (broader availability is expected within a few months). Although only supported on Windows XP and Vista machines, support for the Mac and mobile devices will be added.