When it's time to do some document creation, there are many reasons to look beyond Microsoft Office. Most of the software available outside of what Microsoft offers, though, can Continue reading »

Indian company InstaColl today formally launched Live Documents, a mini-office suite of products similar to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Live Documents has already received plenty of press coverage, mainly because Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/SharePoint_Goes_Web_2_0_Microsoft_Partners_with_Atlassian_Newsgator'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Today Microsoft is announcing two strategic partnerships, with enterprise software company Atlassian and RSS solutions vendor NewsGator. The partnerships link Continue reading »

A new Forrester report analyzes how the big IT vendors are utilizing Web 2.0 products in the enterprise. As with most Forrester reports, it overlooks the many innovative startups in Continue reading »

Web Office suite vendor Zoho is continuing its rapid pace of new product releases, with an online database and reports app called Zoho DB. Zoho is making a habit of Continue reading »

Microsoft has today announced a new online office service called Office Live Workspace, plus re-named its Office Live service to Office Live Small Business. Both moves are attempts to complement Continue reading »

We cover the trend of Web Office closely here on Read/WriteWeb. Google Apps, Salesforce.com, Zoho, ThinkFree, Zimbra - these are some of the leading vendors of web-based office software. And Continue reading »

This week Zimbra was acquired by Yahoo! for a staggering $350M. It seems like only yesterday that Zimbra was the buzz of the 2005 Web Conference. But in two years, Continue reading »

We reported earlier today about Microsoft's 10-point list on why Google Apps isn't ready for the enterprise. Now Zimbra, an innovative Web Office startup focused on messaging and collaboration, has Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Microsoft_Issues_Reasons_Why_Enterprises_Shouldn_t_Use_Google_Apps'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Up till now, Microsoft has been very quiet about the nascent Web Office threat from Google. But today, in response Continue reading »