Thursday, February 24, 2011

Google Tool to Move Microsoft Files to Web - WSJ.com

Sort of like a subset of the already and freely available Office Web Apps and Docs for Facebook?…

Google plans to formally introduce the new Google tool, called Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, later this week after releasing it to early testers in November. The company says it takes Office files, uploads them to Google's servers and gives them a unique Web address so they and can be accessed through Google Docs from any Internet-connected device. The files can also be accessed from within Office.

Once the files are on the Web--also called the "cloud," in industry parlance—documents can be shared and simultaneously edited by multiple people, Google says. The tool allows people to comment on documents online and display those comments so they are visible to others, Google says. Cloud Connect is free to individual users and paying customers for Google Apps.

Google Tool to Move Microsoft Files to Web - WSJ.com

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