Microsoft announces launch of Office Web Apps
Microsoft India has announced the launch of Office Web apps in India, Windows Live SkyDrive and Hotmail users to get free online versions of pupular office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.
In a release issued here today, Mr Sanjay Manchanda, Director, Microsoft Business Division, said the new tools are a key piece of Microsoft's overall cloud strategy and are designed to empower people to take their familiar productivity experneice on the Web.
Users can now enjoy freedom to view, edit, and share Office documents from virtually anywhere, while remained connected to Internet.
With added features like ease of sharing and high document fidelity make Office Web Apps a powerful enabler of productivity in the cloud for modern information workers and consumers alike.
Moreover, this is a great tool for students to collaborate on their school and college projects in a seamless way.
Office Web Apps provide consistent formatting of a document with full images and footnotes, table borders and text effects to the user.
More than 30 million users worldwide are already using beta version of Office Web Apps in just over six months after they were introduced.
--UNI
