I have embraced cloud computing fully. I manage most of documents online using Google Docs and all of my finances are managed online using a couple of services. Google has been making the most noise in the cloud-computing space with their suite including word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Other well-known players include Remember The Milk and the suite available from 37signals.
One company that has been quietly building a stunning collection of applications is Zoho. They now offer an impressive array of software including office applications, invoicing, project management, and customer relationship management, database, and more. They have formed world-wide alliance partnerships around the globe to assist small business with using their products. They seem much more serious than others about developing a cloud computing business beyond the geek crowd.
The latest addition to Zoho is the ability to sign-in using your Google or Yahoo credentials, so you will have one less user name and password to remember.
In the coming weeks, we are going to dig more deeply into each of the Zoho applications and compare functionality with other online-based products.
I agree with you. Google is making more noise than it should because it is becoming a monopoly. Zoho and 37signals deserve a thumbs up. We are also in the same space. Still much lower on the ladder, through http://EasyStoreHosting.com and http://EasyHelpDeskHosting.com, we offer Software as a Service (SaaS) – hosted software applications as follows:
* Linux hosting
* Windows hosting
* E-commerce hosting
* SMTP server
* Web conferencing
* E-mail lists management
* HelpDesk solution
* Bug tracking system
* Ticket management system
* Online Invoicing
* Hosted Wiki / Blog / WordPress / Drupal