Open-Source Document Management: Pros and Cons Open-source systems create an opportunity to test-drive programs before purchasing a proprietary solution.

OwnCloud, an open-source Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud vendor, is readying an Open Document Format editor to go with its open-source, private-cloud software.

Free Web service Zamzar can turn Publisher files into Word documents, PDFs, HTML pages, and loads of other formats.

Docling, an open-source toolkit developed by IBM Research, addresses this challenge by providing advanced document conversion capabilities specifically designed for AI applications.

A simple URL edit can open attached Office docs from Gmail in a sleek viewer, rather than the sometimes funky HTML option. The Google Operating System blog points out that Google's viewer ...