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Google Spreadsheets turns up heat on Excel

June 5, 2006 Web-based program puts search giant in even more competition with rival Microsoft. Images: Google's Excel challenge TAGS: spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, product manager, Google Inc., CSV, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google combines word processing, spreadsheets

October 11, 2006 Beta of Google Docs & Spreadsheets launches; free product lets people collaborate online in real time. TAGS: Google Docs, spreadsheet, Writely, word-processing, Google Inc., Real-Time, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Reader poll: Spreadsheets could erode Excel user base

June 7, 2006 Many Excel users might migrate to Google Spreadsheets, other options, according to an informal News.com poll. TAGS: spreadsheet, reader, Microsoft Excel, Google Inc., collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google guns for Microsoft

June 6, 2006 Google Spreadsheets targets Office, but analysts say Microsoft probably shouldn't worry...until the consumers begin to influence the enterprise. TAGS: spreadsheet, Writely, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, enterprise, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.

Rivals make run at Microsoft Office

September 18, 2007 Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so. TAGS: Lotus, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., desktop software, open source, spreadsheet, small business, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Linux

Sun to release ODF translator for Microsoft Office

February 7, 2007 StarOffice plug-in for Office 2003 translates Word and ODF Writer files; spreadsheet, presentation translators set for April. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office 2003, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Office Live almost out of the gate

October 31, 2006 More details emerge on the Web-based programs as they near the end of beta. But don't expect an online version of Office. Images: Office Live and on screen TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, online version, small business, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, spreadsheet, desktop software, word-processing, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Google Inc., e-mail

Microsoft tries to lure 'mom and pop' companies

October 30, 2006 Office Accounting Express 2007, which is free, is for home-based businesses that "currently use pen and paper or spreadsheets." TAGS: small business, Microsoft Office, payroll, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp.

OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, Texas, agency, Minnesota, bill, spreadsheet, presentation, standard, XML, state, Microsoft Office, document, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Last hurrah for PC-based software?

October 11, 2006 At Office 2.0 show, start-ups will be out to prove that a browser and online services are all computer users need. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., blog, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, spreadsheet, start-up, Google Inc., Web browser, PC

Google goes wild for wikis

October 31, 2006 With acquisition of JotSpot, search king picks up another little piece of what could eventually be a giant tech empire. TAGS: JotSpot, Wiki, Google Docs, Writely, Google Inc., acquisition, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, YouTube, Microsoft Corp., brand, video

Week in review: Deal or no deal in YouTube?

October 13, 2006 Google buys video-sharing service and adds to the Office 2.0 wave. Chipmakers talk speed, while Toyota touts ethanol. TAGS: copyright law, YouTube, Week in review, Google Docs, Google Inc., litigation, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., video, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft announces Office 2007 pricing, details

February 16, 2006 Office 12, to be called Office 2007, will offer a slew of new features but no significant price increase. TAGS: Groove Networks Inc., Microsoft Office 2007, Office 12, Microsoft Office, pricing, Microsoft SharePoint, server, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp., teacher, Microsoft Outlook, PC

Software pioneer Bricklin tackles wikis

February 17, 2006 Dan Bricklin, the man behind one of the first PC applications, brings tools to the Web to foster a mashup of wiki technology and spreadsheets. Images: Counting on WikiCalc TAGS: VisiCalc, spreadsheet, Wiki, collaboration tool, Groove Networks Inc., Microsoft Excel, collaboration, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft eyes new ways to sell Office

July 11, 2007 An ad-supported or online version of the company's profitable software isn't coming soon. But Microsoft is thinking about options. TAGS: Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Steve Ballmer, word-processing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, spreadsheet, U.S., Google Inc., e-mail

Google joins OpenDocument group

July 13, 2006 OpenDocument Format Alliance adds search giant to member list, touting application-indifferent document-reading skills. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Google Inc., spreadsheet, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

This week in software wars

June 9, 2006 While Microsoft sets eyes Vista, Google opens new front in battle for greater piece of software titan's territory. TAGS: spreadsheet, software company, CSV, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Google Inc., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, PC, operating system

'Office 2.0' start-ups knock on business doors

October 9, 2006 Start-ups try to chip away at the Microsoft Office franchise via lower costs and Web-based collaboration. TAGS: Onyx Software, Web 2.0, Microsoft Office, collaboration, decision, spreadsheet, start-up, president, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges

June 20, 2006 Another yet-to-be-patched Excel security hole is reported--and there's sample attack code on the Net, experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Excel, flaw, security hole, Microsoft Excel 2003, attacker, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, patch management, expert, security, Microsoft Corp., attack, Microsoft Office, e-mail, PC

Week in review: Software wars

June 9, 2006 While Microsoft sets eyes Vista, Google opens new front in battle for greater piece of software titan's territory. TAGS: Week in review, spreadsheet, Net Neutrality, software company, Google Inc., Internet-site, Microsoft Windows Vista, CSV, reader, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, server, operating system, PC
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