When Microsoft launched its Office Web Apps back in June, the most logical reaction was a simple, “What took you so long?” Competitors such as Google Docs and Zoho proved long ago that it’s possible ...

To try to peel back this mystery, taking a look at the history of Microsoft's free online Web apps can help provide insight. Over the holiday break a friend asked me why it was that Microsoft 365 is a ...

Office Web Apps is a good offering that enhances the Office ecosystem, which includes OneNote and SharePoint. It provides excellent collaboration features and you can get done pretty much everything ...

The next version of Microsoft Office, code-named Office 14, will include lightweight but fully-functional versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote that can run in a browser. Called Office Web ...

Microsoft is test driving a new version of its Office Web Apps suite, whose applications are hosted by the vendor and accessed by users via a web browser. Improvements in the suite, which includes ...

Last week, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that will bring native Office support to Symbian handsets. Considering the terrific third-party options currently available for S60 however, it ...

Microsoft announced an update to its Office Web apps, focusing on collaboration between coworkers, as well as bringing new features over from its Office software package. The idea is to “make it ...

The plan to turn MS Office into a service is not a shock. Still, more details on the plan are good to know. At the Professional Developers Conference Microsoft demonstrated “Office Web” applications, ...

Those wanting to get their hands on the Web-based versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will have to wait a little bit longer. Business Division President Stephen Elop said in an October interview ...

Fish or cut bait. As adages go, this universal exhortation to overcome indecisiveness and commit to a specific course of action is just as applicable to software strategy as it is casual angling. The ...

Although it's hard to come by cold, hard numbers on the amount of those using Google Docs or Apps, research firm IDC reported in July of this year that of companies surveyed, Google Docs was being ...