Google turns up the heat on Microsoft 2006/03/09

More direct competition seems to be looming as Google announces plans for another addition to its web application offerings - edging closer and closer to the software giant’s toes.

As of yesterday, Google added the web word processor Writely to its arsenal. Read more below…

Google Acquires Writely

If ad-supported web applications and online storage really are the future of the consumer software market, Microsoft is going to have some serious restructuring to do.

Can open source replace Crystal Reports? 2006/03/09

Some companies are considering replacing solutions like Crystal Reports and Actuate with their open source counterparts. Slashdot | Are Open Source Reporting Tools Ready for Primetime? Is this another victory for the linux crowd, or is it too soon to tell?