Google has broadened the number of online applications that people can use offline, adding spreadsheets and presentations to the mix.
The Google Docs' word processor will be the first Google app to be made available offline using the free Google Gears extension, which means users will soon be able to read and edit their documents even without an Internet connection.
Microsoft has launched an attack on Google in which it seeks to dissuade businesses from downloading Google Apps.
Security experts fear Google's new application hosting service App Engine will become a tool to spread malware and could ruin Web security defences.
Web developers will soon be able to host their applications on Google's infrastructure for free up to a point.
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Alan Noble is the engineering and site director for Google Australia. ZDNet.com.au sat down with him to find out about the future of Web, and what Google really thinks about Microsoft's move into online applications.
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Google Docs is a fantastic free online application that offers some exciting features. However, by virtue of being an online application, users with a slow connection will experience lag, and Docs still doesn't contain enough functionality to be a replacement for today's mainstay office suites in most businesses.
ThinkFree Office 3 is a low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office that lacks advanced tools but offers a free online component that's a handy work in progress for frequent travellers.
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Zoho Writer 2.0 provides one of the richest feature sets of any online word processor, now more accessible thanks to an interface revamp. And, of course, it's free...
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