The constellation of Bollywood stars have become star struck by Google. Apparently, some of them have even ask their security teams if they use Google tools as part of their arsenal.
Congregational Security Inc. provides protection and security to celebrities associated with the entertainment industry in India particularly film and TV.
Interestingly, the company heavily relies on Google tools like Google Earth, Google Docs, etc for protecting VIPs and also for collaborating with their agents / bodyguards / investigators across the world.

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Adobe has announced the beta launch of Acrobat.com, a suite of online services hosted by Adobe that allows you to create documents together and share them. It’s a software as a service (SaaS) solution intended to increase productivity and collaboration. The idea is that people can create documents faster without email attachments or version control issues.
They are starting with three apps:1. Adobe Buzzword for creating and reviewing documents together.2. Adobe ConnectNow for holding full-fledged online web conferences with up to three people.3. The Acrobat.com organizer for sharing 5GB of files with others online, including the More»

Labels: Adobe, Google Docs, RIA, saas, zoho

One of Google’s most brilliant strategies to conquer the online world hasn’t made them more than a trivial amount of revenue and perhaps never will. But they’ll be OK with that, because Google is slowly encroaching on Microsoft at a game that company has dominated for over a decade with the Microsoft Office Suite.
Google Docs are still a small part of both the home and enterprise software market but they appear to be slowly getting incorporated into home desktops and enterprise applications around the globe, and this poses a huge threat to the Microsoft Office dominance in that More»

Labels: 700mhz auction, companies, enterprise 2.0, Google Docs, Microsoft

Google Docs has just come out with the ability to embed a slideshow presentation onto a web page. Here how it’s done.
1. In Google Docs, create a presentation and click on the “Publish” tab on the far right 2. Click on “Publish document” to publish the presentation so people can view it 3. Copy the code for the iframe that appears 4. Paste the code anywhere to share it in a blog, website, etc.
I tried it out and created a presentation below. I’ve got to say it was really simple. And More»

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In a survey of U.S. PC users who were asked if they had heard about online, browser-based office productivity applications, it turns out that 73% had never heard of them. The remainder had heard of online office tools such as Google Docs & Spreadsheets, gOffice which allows you to create Word docs on your iPhone, Zoho, etc. and tried them.

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Labels: Google Docs, iPhone, web 2.0

The lines between web and desktop are being blurred even more in what can be dubbed WebTop. Adobe today announced, as part of its bid for all things Web 2.0, its planned acquisition of Virtual Ubiquity, the maker of the online word processor, Buzzword. In an official statement, the company said that the “acquisition furthers Adobe’s commitment to foster a vibrant ecosystem for rich Internet application (RIA) development that delivers breakthrough experiences built on Adobe AIR.”
Running on Adobe® AIR™, Buzzword offers users a hybrid online/offline experience and the ability to work with both hosted and local More»

Labels: Adobe, Google Docs, RIA, web 2.0