Microsoft's Technical Preview of Web-based editions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint shows that Google is in for a fight Microsoft unveiled the much anticipated Web-hosted versions of its Microsoft ...

Microsoft officially completed its rollout of Office 2010 on Tuesday by releasing its new productivity suite to retail stores, and ending the Office 2010 free beta testing program. One of the most ...

Office Web Apps is a good offering that enhances the Office ecosystem, which includes OneNote and SharePoint. It provides excellent collaboration features and you can get done pretty much everything ...

SEATTLE--In another clear sign that Microsoft sees the threat posed by its traditional business moving online, the company is readying a rival to Google's Documents and Spreadsheets. The software ...

Microsoft's online Office suite is finally shaping up to be a strong competitor to Google Docs. Today, Microsoft announced the addition of real-time collaborative editing for its Office Web Apps, a ...

The rebranded online suite now offers its own startup Web page, a lineup of new templates, and easier ways to jump from one app to another. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...

Last week, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that will bring native Office support to Symbian handsets. Considering the terrific third-party options currently available for S60 however, it ...

Choosing to risk cannibalizing its own sales rather than let competitors such as Google Inc. eat away at them, Microsoft Corp. will give consumers and corporate users free access to the upcoming Web ...

Microsoft this week formally launched a free, online version of its popular Office desktop productivity suite. Office Web, as it's called, includes online editions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The ...

When Microsoft launched its Office Web Apps back in June, the most logical reaction was a simple, “What took you so long?” Competitors such as Google Docs and Zoho proved long ago that it’s possible ...

We’ve been waiting for years to see what Microsoft’s answer to Google Docs would be, and now we’re getting a look. The Technical Preview of Microsoft Office Web Apps is here. Microsoft had originally ...

Although it's hard to come by cold, hard numbers on the amount of those using Google Docs or Apps, research firm IDC reported in July of this year that of companies surveyed, Google Docs was being ...