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Google Works On PowerPoint Clone Presently

The presentation software used by millions of project managers and consultants, Microsoft's PowerPoint, will have a competitor from Google called "Presently" as the company builds yet another piece of the office suite everyone expects will challenge Office, once it actually has enough features.

Betas and LEGOs

When O'Reilly talked about Web 2.0 and perpetual beta he was tryng to say (I think) that the classic software release cycle is becoming too slow and self-focused for modern companies and that companies should never stop to enhance their applications and services with help from the community.

Google And ThinkFree Together Maybe

Some mild rumors have been surfacing about the potential for Google purchasing online productivity suite provider ThinkFree, a South Korean company that offers ThinkFree Online with Microsoft Office file format compatibility and other features.

Google Docs Takes Over For Writely

By combining the Writely online word processor and the Spreadsheets service into a single sign-on product, Google has moved ever closer to fulfilling the expectation they will someday place an online competitor to Microsoft Office online.

Microsoft Works To Battle Google

Microsoft may set up an online version of its low-end Works productivity suite to compete with offerings from Google and a number of startup companies.

Writely Now On Google Accounts

The Google Account implementation is now live at Writely.com.

Writely Open For All

Google has taken the invite system off Writely. Now, you can sign up for Google's web-based word processor without any sort of wait (or hunting for a buddy already in the system).

Google Opens Writely, Forgets To Tell Somebody

Google nearly sneaked this one in us. Late Thursday, Google quietly made Writely, the online word processor the company acquired in March, available to the online populace again. As 4PM EDT Friday, there's still no mention of at the Press Center.

Google Spreading Out A Spreadsheet

June 6th will see the limited beta preview of Google's online spreadsheet program made available from the company's Google Labs development section.

Why are Intranets Stagnant?

The evolution of the World Wide Web over the last five years has been nothing short of astounding.