While Google occasionally adds new features to its online productivity applications and Microsoft is rumored to be preparing an online version of Microsoft Office that it can release as soon as its market share comes under serious fire from online competitors, Zoho has quietly been building an impressive fleet of Web-based productivity and business applications that are far more numerous and sophisticated than what Google offers and truly take advantage of the Web rather than just bringing offline apps into the browser. Especially for small businesses, Zoho is a viable alternative to Microsoft Office, and it not only saves money but also provides productivity benefits with online collaboration.
But with 3 of the 10 award recipients being in the "Web based Applications and Services" arena ... http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=893&tag=nl.e101 ... and other companies vying to offer similar services ... you are going to have to work even harder to become a 3-peat award recipient ... best wishes for 2009 !!!