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LOS ANGELES: The next upgrade of Office business software from Microsoft Corp will include a version that edits word processing documents and sp readsheets inside a Web browser, the software maker said. The online version of Office, which includes the Word and Excel programmes, aims to prevent competitors such as Google Inc from pecking away at Microsoft's dominance in software used by office workers and expand the market for one of its most profitable products. Microsoft would not comment on when it plans to release the next version of Office, dubbed "Office 14," but in the past it has shipped an upgrade every two to three years. It introduced the current Office suite of programmes in January 2007. The company said Office Web applications will offer lightweight, online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint presentation software and the OneNote collaboration programmes. Office files can be managed and edited on a normal desktop computer, a Web browser or a mobile phone. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, has seen a wave of competitors from Web start-ups to Google offering word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software over the Internet for free with advertising or a monthly subscription. "Nobody, none of our competitors, will do as good of a job on the phone, the browser or the PC," said Chris Capossela, a senior vice president at Microsoft's Office business. The company announced the news at the Professional Developer's Conference, Microsoft's annual gathering of engineers to detail the company's future plans. Microsoft has mostly resisted the push to make its Office suite available online, choosing to sell licenses to run the applications locally on a single computer. It allows users to share files through Office Live, which is free with advertising or available with more functions for a monthly subscription. Google Apps, a free suite of Web services aimed at business users, includes calendar, collaboration, email and messaging software, as well as online spreadsheets and word processing. 000000000000000000000000000000000000 GOA HISTORY MONTH -AUGUST 2009 http://blackhistorydaily.com/black_history/ 00000000000000000000000000000000000
