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Google Cloud Connect Extends Itself Directly Into MS Office
Do we like a poise of coexisting request modifying Google offers, though unequivocally need all a facilities in Microsoft Office? Now we can have both.
The Google Docs group recently announced Google Cloud Connect underline that allows we to share and collaboratively revise an Office request with others while still inside a Microsoft Office application.
For a prolonged time now, Google Docs has authorised users to store any request forms in their comment space. Converting a Microsoft Office request to a Google Docs format is optional.
With this new plug-in, Google has extended their “cloud” storage over a small storage and retrieval system. It is now an online operative expostulate for live, real-time editing. This move, radically target’s Microsoft’s fledgling Skydrive and Live Mesh services.
The plug-in provides a elementary toolbar to entrance several pity and syncing options. Documents are common regulating a symbol right on a toolbar, regulating a same informed interface as in Google Docs. The toolbar works with Microsoft Office versions 2003, 2007 and 2010. However, Google records that a handful of facilities in Excel and PowerPoint are not supported.
The timing of Google’s proclamation is also engaging to note. It comes dual weeks after Microsoft announced SkyDrive support will come to Windows Phone 7 and only over dual months given Microsoft doubled a accessible countries of their online Office service.
In an bid to foster a use and benefit traction in a corporate world, Google Enterprise product manager Shan Sinha emailed Google Apps admins mouth-watering them to a live webinar and 90-Day “Appsperience” program. The Appsperience module is designed to let companies try an total analysis of Google’s partnership applications for 90 days.
Are we some-more prone to use Google Docs now that we can combine directly in Office? Is Google infallible for a craving business world?
Posted by Thom Craver on Feb 28, 2011 2:16 PM