wavelinks » SaaS http://www.wavelinks.ie Your link to cloud computing, SaaS & google wave news Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:24:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Office Web Apps : Demo of the Office Web Apps http://www.wavelinks.ie/2009/09/22/office-web-apps-demo-of-the-office-web-apps/ http://www.wavelinks.ie/2009/09/22/office-web-apps-demo-of-the-office-web-apps/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:53:35 +0000 wavelinks http://www.wavelinks.ie/?p=245 Microsoft Office Web Apps enter technical preview stage (by invite only), offering better file integrity between the desktop and the web with no loss of data in the process.  Spreadsheets & Powerpoint presentations are now editable in the browser while Word online-editing is not yet ready.

Spreadsheets keep their functions and charts, Powerpoint delivered over the web, with extra functionality if SilverLight is installed though it’s not a requirement.

Office Web Apps will be delivered throught Windows Live Workspace.

Click below for a video demo from Chris Bryant.

Office Web Apps : Demo of the Office Web Apps.

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In the coming months, Microsoft will unveil a Google Docs like product that will let users create and edit Office documents in the browser itself without requiring a copy of Microsoft Office software.

The product, known as “Office Web Apps”, will include online versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Like Google Docs, Office Web Apps will be available for free and you can use it from all popular browsers on Mac or Windows PC even without the Silverlight plug-in.

How to get Microsoft Office Web Apps

Microsoft is expected to ship Office Web Apps alongside Microsoft Office 2010 sometime next year but here’s a simple hack that will help you access the preview version of Office Web Apps right now…

via Get Access to Web-based Microsoft Office Apps Now!.

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SocialWok lays a social network on top of your email, Calendar, Docs, Sites and so on – something that the Google Apps suite was missing when being used as the main infrastructure for an organisation.

]]> http://www.wavelinks.ie/2009/09/17/social-netwok-for-google-apps/feed/ 0 Understanding the Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS markets: a Map of the Players in the Industry http://www.wavelinks.ie/2009/09/02/understanding-the-cloud-computingsaaspaas-markets-a-map-of-the-players-in-the-industry/ http://www.wavelinks.ie/2009/09/02/understanding-the-cloud-computingsaaspaas-markets-a-map-of-the-players-in-the-industry/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:59:00 +0000 wavelinks http://www.wavelinks.ie/?p=55 The Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS space is loaded with interesting vendors, and the space is booming. If you are trying to navigate this world and need a guide, this blog entry will help. We have assembled a visual map of the industry, showing how the major players fit into the overall space. It will give you an overview of who’s who, and what types of solutions are being offered.

via Laird OnDemand: Understanding the Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS markets: a Map of the Players in the Industry.

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