Online productivity tools.

This week, I am learning two online productivity tools, which are Zoho and Google Doc.

These are the services provided from Zoho:

Zoho Sheet Online spreadsheet service Zoho Meeting Web Conferencing

Zoho Show Online presentation tool Zoho Invoice Online Invoicing. Quick and Easy

Zoho Writer Online word processor Zoho DB ZOHO.ZohoReports.DESC

Zoho Notebook Online Note Taker Zoho Creator Online web applications creator

Zoho Projects Project Management Zoho Planner Online organizing tool

Zoho Wiki Online Wiki with public, private & group permissions

Zoho Chat Instant messaging and group chat tool

The Zoho Office Suite is a web office suite which includes tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM, project management, invoicing and other applications. Being web-native, all Zoho applications are operating system independent.

The applications can be used either to create content or to manipulate files created with other widely distributed office suites. Zoho can read and write file formats used in Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, and other systems. The programs in the suite can be used individually but offer additional integration benefits when used together. The data (document) files can be saved on Zoho's servers as well as those of several integration partners like box.net or Omnidrive, which allows synchronization back to the local PC.

Although some applications, e.g. Zoho CRM and Zoho Projects, have Pro features available for a fee, Zoho has stated a commitment to maintaining a free tier of entry-level applications. A single registration grants access to all the Zoho products.

Zoho has opened the Application Programming Interface (API) for six of its products: Zoho Writer, Zoho Sheet, Zoho Show, Zoho Creator, Zoho Meeting and Zoho Planner. This has enabled third parties to create programs that use the Zoho services. Zoho itself has created a plugin to integrate Zoho into Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as a browser plugin that can open text documents or spreadsheets without having word processing or spreadsheet applications installed. It has also created a desktop widget that allows users to run Zoho products on their desktops in a similar way to traditional office programs. In connection with the introduction of the iPhone, Zoho released a mobile version of Zoho Writer, Sheet, and Show called iZoho, available at iZoho.com.[1] Zoho also made its applications available on Facebook after the social networking website opened its API.[2]

Sourecs From Wikipedia

Google Doc also provide the similiar functions as well. Here is their interface.

Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation application offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google Docs combines the features of two services, Writely and Spreadsheets, which were merged into a single product on October 10, 2006. A third product for presentations, incorporating technology designed by Tonic Systems, was released on September 17, 2007.

Sourecs From Wikipedia

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