InstaColl launched Live Documents, another online office suite

Again, yet another online office suite, wanting to go with the web-based apps competitions along with Google Docs & Spreadsheet, Zoho Creator, etc. Live Documents is developed by InstaColl – a Bangalore-based software product startup offering solutions that bridge the gap between powerful, rich desktop software applications and collaborative web-based services, providing a user experience that marries the best of both worlds.

According to its press release:

Live Documents is a full-featured suite of online Office productivity applications offering functionality equivalent to Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Built using RIA technologies such as Flash and Flex, Live Documents allow users to view and edit documents within any common browser on any operating system from anywhere. Live Documents uses a Flash-based user interface that offers a richer and responsive user experience that is comparable to native Office software applications.

In addition, Live Documents is available as a optional desktop client application that wraps around Microsoft Office and embeds collaborative capabilities into these hitherto standalone software applications – Live Documents converts Microsoft Office applications from static standalone software to smart clients that are connected to the Internet and facilitate in-context document sharing (multiple people can edit a document at the same time) and management (security, access control and revision control) without requiring users to give up their familiar user interfaces. The Live Documents desktop client also ensures offline access to documents – a key failing of current online Office applications.

At this moment, Live Documents offers a technology preview by an on-invitation basis only. You can visit their registration page if you want to get invited to have a preview and testing. I already did and I hope I will get that preview access soon.