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Online SaaS wordprocessor Zoho Writer is now available offline, giving users the ability to save documents and edit them when not connected to the Internet. The additional functionality, which will go live today, takes Zoho Writer one step closer to the ideal of having office productivity software that can be used equally well in offline and online environments.
The new offline functionality of Zoho Writer has
implemented through Google Gears a beta open source browser extension
that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using JavaScript APIs.
While the new functionality will enable Zoho Writer users to edit the
documents they create online after they disconnect from the net, it is
still not possible to create new documents when in offline mode.
The process of switching between online and offline mode is very
simple: create a document online and when you're ready to work on it
offline simply choose a "go offline" option from the menu. Once you're offline and have edited the document you can save and
quit. If you go back online, you're presented with a choice to
synchronise your offline file with the existing online document.
All of this functionality requires that you first download the beta
version of Google Gears. It is not hard to see that Zoho Writer could
be extended to enable the creation of documents offline. SaaS
competitor ThinkFree already provides full offline capabilities but
users have to pay for the offline product which is sold separately.
The release of the new Zoho Writer signals that further online office
productivity suites with offline saving and editing capabilities could
be on the way. The fact that Google Gears is involved with the Zoho
move offline also suggests that Google's own online productivity suite
Google Docs and Spreadsheets will continue its push into the offline
space.
All this in turn is putting further pressure on Microsoft to take
Office 2007 and future versions of its huge money spinner into the
online world.
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