From 0531523b372cc251a8391f5a12447d62f53916a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:45:11 -0400 Subject: initial commit --- .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt (limited to 'published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt') diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2ada4d --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.18.07/Wed/gdocs.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Google has [acquired Zenter][1], an online slideshow maker that has largely flown under the radar. Zenter is actually the second slideshow related software that Google has swallowed in recent months, the first being Tonic Systems. + +Zenter is largely a front end application focusing on presentation and sharing features, while Tonic is is a back end app which can convert Powerpointfiles into Java documents. + +Together the acquisitions pave the way for the missing link in Google Docs -- a Powerpoint competitor. + +Though no firm dates have been revealed, look for the new features to be added to a "Presentations" apps in Google Docs & Spreadsheets sometime soon. + +Now the Google has all the pieces in place Google Docs looks, to be ready to take on Microsoft Office -- especially for those consumers that want online functionality in their office suite, something Office 2007 largely lacks. + +However, as Om Malik over at GigaOm [points out][2], Google needs to work on the integration between the various Google Docs components before it's ready to hit primetime. Thus far Google docs lacks the cohesion of a true "suite." + +The closest competitor in the online market is undoubtedly Zoho, which offers similar tools, but thus far lacks the email integration of GMail (Zoho Mail is currently a private beta). + +[1]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-sharing.html "More sharing" +[2]: http://gigaom.com/2007/06/19/enter-zenter-google-office-is-now-complete/ "Enter Zenter, Google Office is now complete" \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2