Online document services

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Introduction

Technology is analogous to a coin, it has two faces to it. Every little technology has a major story to tell us about its advantages and disadvantages. Especially in this era of innovation, witnessing advancements in technology have become as common as witnessing the sun rise everyday morning. What was popular yesterday is obsolete today and what is popular today will be obsolete tomorrow.

What is online document service?

Online document service offers the user with the ability to store, read, write and share their word documents, spreadsheets and presentations online. These documents are available anywhere and anytime to the user where he/she can access Internet. These services are operating system independent and there's no software to download and install, no upgrading hassles when new features are added or bugs eliminated, and no upfront or ongoing expenses required to use these services. The ability to share these documents with several other users without a server of their own is equally tempting, as is the price tag for many of these services: absolutely free.

Online Document Service Providers

• Zoho
• Google Docs
• Microsoft Office Live
• InstaColl Live Documents
• ThinkFree Online
• Adobe Buzzword

Competition

See Google_docs_vs._MS_word