Google, which late last year dodged rumors it was developing productivity applications, can no longer make that claim as Thursday it acquired Writely, an online word processing application. While the ...

Five months after being bought by Google, the Writely online word-processing application is now open for anyone who wants to sign up and use it. Writely has been closed to all but its existing members ...

In the past, most small-business owners got by with a typewriter, handwritten notes and a basic text-editor program, but modern-day business professionals depend on a word processor. Whether you're ...