AJAX: The Way Word Processing Will Be

"It's always exciting to see a new technology that will forever change the way we work. AJAX is the new, new thing that's doing just that -- and word processing is the place where you may feel the impact the most. Writely is a browser-based word processor is being developed by Upstartle LLC, a Portola Valley, Calif., venture headed by three former developers for such companies as Macromedia, Claris, and Intuit. Writely already supports Firefox 1.0.6+ and Mozilla Suite 1.4+ -- both for Mac and Windows -- as well as IE 5.5 and higher for Windows. The service is also expected to run within the Opera browser and Apple's built-in Safari browser as soon as those applications add support for "design mode," a programming platform that other browsers already offer. In its current beta stage, Writely allows anyone to register for a free account and start uploading files. The document's creator can give editing privileges to any number of other people. The service is optimized for editing HTML files, but you can also upload Microsoft Word and OpenOffice files, which are converted on the fly into HTML format." Source: itmanagement.earthweb.com