More Killer App – OpenRecord, a Wiki/Spreadsheet

Dietrich Kappe, Thursday, July 6, 2006 @ 9:00 am

I've been promoting the idea of the collaborative spreadsheet as the killer app for AJAX for a while now. First there was WikiCalc, then Google spreadsheet. The folks over at the Dojo Foundation -- yes, the Dojo Toolkit folks -- have been working on a Wiki app that fits into this category as well. From their about page:

The goal of the project is to create an open source software product. The product we're making is a wiki engine, but where most wiki engines are geared toward pages of text, OpenRecord is geared toward loosely-structured database content.

It's still in an early development stage, but you can take a peek at some prototypes here. Click around to the various pages and try adding and editing cells and rows.

Speaking from experience, these types of applications will need professional support if they are to make a dent in the corporate world. Look for the document and knowledge management folks (OpenText, EMC/Documentum, etc.) to start introducing these "Office Lite" functions in their products.

Related posts:

1. Google Spreadsheet Available for Limited Test
2. Quick Update: Collaborative Spreadsheet
3. Collaborative Spreadsheets: The Killer AJAX App?
4. Echo3 Update: SVN, Wiki, Forms, Builds
5. Wiki? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Wiki!

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