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Microsoft to ‘webify’ Office (sort of)
All about Microsoft —
... Microsoft is finally doing what many have been clamoring for — making Web-based versions of its Office apps available — but in a different way than expected. As part of the Office 14 release wave, Microsoft is going to provide “Office Web applications,” which it is describing as “lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. These versions will allow users to access their documents via a Web browser on the PC, phone or other devices. Microsoft is slated to make the announcement about its Office Web applications plans at the Professional Developers Conference ...
PDC: Microsoft to sell Office as a Web service, competing with Google Docs
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
... LOS ANGELES -- In addition to the online services components of Windows 7, Microsoft is announcing plans to provide online versions of its other highly lucrative products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote that will run in a Web browser. ...
Microsoft Office – now in a browser
Geek In Disguise —
... We just announced here at PDC our Office Web Applications – yep, Office is coming to the browser. I’ll write more on this later but one thing I’ll say up front is this is a very capable version of Office. Much more so than Google Docs IMHO and yes, they will work he apps will in IE, Firefox and Safari for creation and editing of Word, PowerPoint and Excel and OneNote. ...
Microsoft Office Embraces The Browser (Thank You Google)
TechCrunch —
... Microsoft made a major announcement today - they will be offering “lightweight” versions of Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote - through the browser. Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari will be supported. Users will be able to read and edit documents from the browser. ...
Microsoft Unveils Google Docs Killer: Office 14
Today @ PC World —
Microsoft has been hinting for some time at plans to not just rival but outdo Google Docs, and today we finally got a glimpse of what the company has in mind. Surprise: They're turning to an old dog that's going to learn some impressive-looking new tricks-Microsoft Office. In demos at the very end of a long Professional Developers Conference keynote that also marked the public debut of Windows 7 ...
Microsoft Bringing Office Suite Online [Microsoft]
Gizmodo —
It was a long time coming, but Microsoft has finally announced that they will be bringing lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote online. Like existing services from Google and Zoho, users will be able to use a browser to create, edit, and collaborate on Office documents. The online version is also designed to integrate with the next desktop version of Office, so there are no plans to ditch the software component just yet. However, Microsoft is definitely focusing heavily on the Windows Live experience—as we saw recently with their decision to eliminate bundled email and video editing programs from Windows 7. It ...
Windows in the Cloud
Know It All —
This is what a lot of us non-developers think of when we think cloud computing: versions of stuff like Office that run we know not where, but work wherever we are.
Microsoft release.
Arrington: "For most users this will be more than enough to make the expensive, downloaded version irrelevant. Power users who need advanced features will still buy Office, but that's a tiny percentage of the overall market."
Mary Jo says details of the offering are still a little, um, cloudy. ...
The cloud gets better with Microsoft Office and Google Labs
VentureBeat —
... both made big announcement today about their business products in the Internet cloud. The Microsoft news was more significant, since it signaled there will finally be an in-browser, online version of Microsoft Office, which is a big deal for both businesses and normal consumers. Personally, however, I’m more excited that Google is going to be bringing more experimental features into Google Apps under the label ...
Online Office: Microsoft keeps promising while Google delivers
Between the Lines —
... that it will be rolling out “Office Web applications,” basically calling it “lightweight versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.” I have no problem with Microsoft wanting to hang on to the old school suite of Office software or even trying to connect it with an online version. But why is it that the Web versions of these popular programs have to be “lightweight?” Why can’t there just be a comparable Web version of the products? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, in an executive e-mail sent to subscribers this afternoon (and ...
Does a Web Office hurt Google or MSFT?
mathewingram.com/work —
... So Microsoft seems to have finally woken up and decided to get serious about the Web — or at least semi-serious — by rolling out a cloud-computing platform called Azure and announcing the imminent arrival of Web-ized versions of its Office applications (my favourite response to these announcements came in ...
Microsoft Hopes to Build a Complementary Revenue Stream with its Online Office Suit
Profy —
... , the attempt to get to the cloud computing business with its own platform-as-a-service offer, and the final promise to bring some of the applications of the Microsoft office suit to the browser in the next release (but there’s no official release date for Office 14 for now but ...
Office Web applications: Microsoft extend Office to the Browser
D' Technology Weblog —
... Live, which is a consumer service with both ad-funded and subscription offerings. For business customers, we will offer Office Web applications as a hosted subscription service and through existing volume licensing agreements.
We will show a private technology preview of the Office Web applications later this year. For more information about this and other details about the Office Web applications, people can sign up for Office Live Workspace at workspace.officelive.com.
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Office In The Cloud
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews —
... applications will be offered as a hosted subscription service and through existing volume licensing agreements. Later on this will also be offered as a part of the Office Suites (Office 14). There will be a private technology preview of the Office Web applications later this year. If you are interested in this, sign up for Office Live Workspace. Of course we’ll keep you updated on this too! For a first look video, head over to Channel 9. PressPass - Microsoft to Extend Office to the Browser Workspace Team Blog - Microsoft ...
End of an Era for Microsoft?
The Intelligent Enterprise Blog —
... Microsoft's announcement last week of its intention to expose SaaS versions of its Office products (under the moniker "Office Live") can be interpreted in numerous ways. ...
Pigs Taking Flight? Office Web For Mac and Linux?
OStatic blogs —
... When Microsoft announced it was planning to offer lightweight, web-based versions of some of its Office components, there was some speculation that maybe it could be used with alternate browsers. It seemed ...
Pigs Taking Flight? Office Web For Mac and Linux? [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... When Microsoft announced it was planning to offer lightweight, web-based versions of some of its Office components, there was some speculation that maybe it could be used with alternate browsers. It seemed ...
WRITER’S TOOLBOX: 35 Best Tools for Writing Online
Mashable! —
Whether you’re new to the world of authorship or a veteran trying to make the most of Web services and applications, there are a number of online tools for writers of all types. From blogging platforms to networking hotbeds, and job boards to real-world gatherings, and more, the supply of utilities is comprehensive, to say the least.
But finding them all can be hard-going, so we’ve taken the liberty to make the discovery process easier by arranging our top finds here for your perusal. Here are 35 of the best social media tools for writers.
Have one that you’d recommend? Tell us about your favorites in the comments! ...
Microsoft looking for the “sympathy vote” with businesses after failed beta launch of Windows 7
Josh Chandler —
... Even with this push on a “long term vision”, will Microsoft ever find the winning combination to unlock its true potential in the enterprise market or will the emerging enterprise solutions based in a cloud environment provide a more unified set of services for businesses to use across a division or department, it would certainly seem that with Microsoft moving it’s Office software online it will be trying to keep in check with other companies such as Google ...
Microsoft’s “big announcement” on Monday!!
D' Technology Weblog —
... to be the public release of Microsoft Office Web application announced back at PDC08, possibly with some new major features or capabilities that wasn’t demoed initially to take it above and beyond just Microsoft’s version of Google Docs. ...
Microsoft SQL Services Is Now Microsoft SQL Azure, More Software + Services News Next Week At WPC09
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews —
... . What also might be announced is the public release of the Microsoft Office Web application that was announced back at PDC08, Long received some information that confirms this one. Can’t wait! ...
Microsoft Office Web App to Launch Monday? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... some of Microsoft’s thunder ahead of a big launch on Monday? Robert Scoble certainly thinks so, and although he can’t say what that big news is, Long Zheng speculates that it might be the launch of the Microsoft Office web app. The timing is right: The Office 2010 Technical Preview ships this month to invitation-only testers and close integration of a new web app with the next version of Office is a logical move.
Microsoft originally announced it was working on an Office web app last October, at the 2008 ...
