Adobe buys Virtual Ubiquity, maker of Buzzword word processor
Adobe has acquired Virtual Ubiquity, the maker of Buzzword, an online word processor that offers features like those of desktop competitor like Microsoft Word. (Announcement here.)
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Adobe had previously invested in Boston-based Virtual Ubiquity, in an effort to promote startups make use of its Adobe Integrated Runtime, or AIR, suite of software. AIR lets developers build applications that combine the connectivity of online applications with the “rich” features associated with… Continue Reading
Buzzword buzzes closer to Google Docs
Virtual Ubiquity has just released more group features for Buzzword, its powerful new word processor.
The word processor, still in a private testing mode, is notable because it puts the key desktop features popularized by Microsoft Word onto the web, including desktop-style formatting and commenting. The Buzzword upgrade now lets you add multiple authors to a document, add icons to user profiles, print comments and scroll more seamlessly through long documents.
No other online word processor, including… Continue Reading
Roundup: Netvibes2Go, Ooma, Wesabe, Second Life voice, Google traffic, more
Here’s the latest action:
Netvibes offers Netvibes2go — Netvibes, the company that has gotten buzz with its cool personalized home page service, is offering a mobile version called Netvibes2Go. It lets you access all your info — contained in useful modules, including email, calendar, to-do list and any RSS feed — while you’re on the go. To get it, you have to configure your Netvibes account on a PC first (creating a new tab, called “mobile” and… Continue Reading