Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Cloud Computing : Microsoft puts Office in the cloud, confronts Google

Cloud Computing : Microsoft puts Office
in the cloud, confronts Google

Microsoft Corp is making its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of cloud computing this week, as it takes the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.


The world's largest software company is heaving its two-decade old set of applications -- including Outlook email, Excel spreadsheets and SharePoint collaboration tools -- into an online format so that customers can use them on a variety of devices from wherever they can get an Internet connection.