Free software got a major boost Monday when IBM announced it would start offering free word processing and other office software, in another challenge to Microsoft’s core Office suite of products.
IBM said it would offer document, spreadsheet and presentation software in a group of tools called Lotus Symphony.
In another announcement, Google expanded its online suite of office software to include a business presentation tool similar to Microsoft’s popular PowerPoint.
The new program will be included in Google’s free online software bundle, called Docs. The company will also sell a souped-up version to businesses, universities and government agencies.
As PowerPoint does, Google’s new software enables users to create a series of slides with a mixture of text and graphics on each.
Google’s software suite already includes word processing, spreadsheet and calendar management programs. AGENCIES
(Source: Mumbai Mirroe, Mumbai, 19th Sept 2007, Page 30)
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