Google Puts on a Grid

Accounting Technology, September, 2006

Even the search engine Google is looking to leverage the widespread knowledge of Excel. Google announced in June that it has launched a test of Google Spreadsheets on Google Labs, its "technology playground" where it showcases ideas "that aren't quite ready for prime time." A free service, Google Spreadsheets enables users to create, store, and share basic spreadsheets on the Web.

Google Spreadsheets can upload spreadsheets or information from other desktop applications like Excel. These can be shared, updated, and edited by several users at the same time, saving users from having to manually consolidate multiple spreadsheets from others. Users also can chat while editing or viewing the same spreadsheet and control who may edit or view them. Bear Stearns analyst Robert Peck...

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