According to reports, Google plans to add a new, PowerPoint like application to its hosted suite.
With this, Google's hosted suite, "Docs & Spreadsheets," will offer a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a presentations application.
The announcement was made by Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, at the Web 2.0 Expo event held in San Francisco.
This move by Google was widely expected, as the company has embarked on developing hosted communication and collaboration products for organizations.
The suite is seen as a competitor to Microsoft's Office. Schmidt however said, the suite does not compete with Office, as "Docs & Spreadsheets" does not have all of Office's functionality, and is instead, more focused on Web collaboration.
Schmidt is calling the PowerPoint like application a Web-based, hosted architecture for applications, designed to allow users collaborate and share information.
This application is expected to be available in the US this Summer. It is also expected for it to become a part of Google Apps, soon after release.
Google also announced it has acquired Tonic Systems, a company based out of San Francisco and Melbourne, Australia, which offers technology to create presentations and convert documents.
The timing of the acquisition coincides with the launch of the new application - perceived as a win-win by Google.
source: techtree.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment