engine - 12:49 pm on Mar 4, 2008 (gmt 0)

the software giant said it was opening to the public a test version of its "Office Live Workspace," a service that allows users to save Office documents such as memos and spreadsheets online so that they may be accessed by other users connected to the Web. "We are responding to the most urgent needs of the 500 million Office users. They want to access their documents anywhere," said Guy Gilbert, a senior product manager for Microsoft.

Microsoft Launches Web-Based Office Suite [washingtonpost.com]

Office Live Workspace [workspace.officelive.com]