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Google and Box.net prepare to meet Office 365
June 23, 2011 | Author: Adam Levine
Next week Microsoft will officially launch its online office suite Office 365, and of course, the major competitors, Google and Box.net, want to spoil this party. First, they have integrated their solutions. Now Box.net users can edit any stored document in the Google Docs online editors. In addition, they can (in just one click) create new documents in Box.net folders by opening Google Docs apps. Recall that Box.net also features the similar integration with Zoho Docs, so now users will have a choice. Box.net CEO, Aaron Levy, says that he played with the beta version of Office 365 and that it’s lacking the power and functionality of the bunch Box + Google Docs.
Second, Google has improved its Google Cloud Connect plug-in (that allows to collaborate on documents in MS Office editors via Google Docs). Now, working in any MS Office editor, you can in a couple of clicks find and open a document from Google Docs.
Besides Google leaked the screenshot showing the new Google Docs offline mode. Previously the offline support in Google Docs was implemented by the Google Gears plugin, but then it was dropped and the developers promised to realize it in HTML5.
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