IRows

IRows

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iRows was a web-based spreadsheet in beta with a GUI similar to the traditional desktop-based spreadsheet applications, such as Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice.org. It was shut down on 31 December 2006 after it was announced that its two founders had been hired by Google. [cite news
url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/15/google-absorbing-irows/
title=Google Absorbing iRows
author=Michael Arrington
publisher=TechCrunch
date=2006-11-15
accessdate=2007-04-03
]

iRows used Ajax and XML. It was described as an example of a Web 2.0 system.

iRows supported conventional spreadsheet features functions, value formatting and charts and added web oriented spreadsheet capabilities like collaboration (multiple people using a shared spreadsheet, sending a spreadsheet as a link instead of an attachment and ability to publish spreadsheets on other web pages (e.g. blogs).

References

See also

* List of online spreadsheets
* List of acquisitions by Google
* GTalkr


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