ZoooS takes OpenOffice.org, other desktop apps to Web
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 19:07.
When asked if and how they plan to match Microsoft Office's unparalleled feature set, most online office suite vendors simply switch the subject, touting the superiority of their Web-based collaboration, and low or free price.
ZoooS is one of the few vendors that won't dodge the question.
At the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco last week, the California-European startup previewed a Web office suite that is based on the free and open-source OpenOffice.org - Microsoft Office's main desktop competitor.
ZoooS offers Google Docs-like collaboration, such as letting users simultaneously edit the same document. And despite OpenOffice's size -- version 2 for Windows requires 440 MB of disk space when installed -- ZoooS offers speedy access to 95 percent of the features and look-and-feel of OpenOffice.org, said ZoooS' CEO and co-founder, Hisham El-Emam.
"It's almost all Javascript, so it runs really fast, you don't even need Google Chrome," El-Emam said.
Interesting Ajax adaptation of OO.o features ? Ajaxwindows ?
440 mb to copy OO.o features(plus wiki) into javascript? Running short javascript to gain speed on the net, webpage by webpage, function keys only(without overhead Linux kernels in the webpage)?
Local gears will be webpage history with trailers(function key javascript codes)?
Michael Robertson(ajaxwindows.com) still has investment in ZoooS.
ZoooS is the beginning of Linux apps on the web, but too much time spend on adapteation, not enough time on inventions of new apps with new features? May be after all the reusable Javascript features are written?
Ulteo suffers the overhead of Linux kernels and apps. Maybe shared hdd with only curser and workspace can speed up the data transfer?