Earlier this week, Open-Xchange released its newest application, OX Spreadsheet, an open source, browser-based spreadsheet program which allows users to securely share and edit Microsoft Excel documents without loss of formatting.
The OX Spreadsheet application has been added as a feature of OX Documents, which in turn is an extension of the OX App Suite, a cloud-based set of collaboration tools. As many of you remember, I was able to speak with Open-Xchange’s CEO, Rafael Laguna in late February about this suite, and I was impressed by its ease of use. Like many of the current OX App Suite programs, OX Spreadsheet has a smart formatting feature, which allows users to view, edit and share Excel documents in real-time, across a wide range of devices. The user interface for this new solution is clean, with the most commonly-used features listed, and the application is white-labelled, enabling users to incorporate their own branding. In addition, OX Spreadsheet enables users to have pre-defined cell styles, which cuts back on manual formatting time.
“When spreadsheets arrived on the scene they were hailed as the PC’s first killer app, and over thirty years later spreadsheets are more essential to businesses than ever before. Creating formulas and editing tables have been fundamental business tasks ever since office productivity software was introduced, but for too long people have had to compromise on their ability to share documents effectively, especially across non-compatible devices,” explained Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange, in a press release this week. “In today’s connected world, teams are scattered around the globe and are increasingly mobile in their working habits. Users require instant and efficient collaboration. With OX Spreadsheet they can edit and share content wherever they are regardless of what device they’re using.”
At the time of this writing, the OX Spreadsheet application supports Excel XML files, but company representatives explained that they are looking to add support for Open Document files soon.
You can view a full application guide at the site here.