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April 16th, 2009

Zoho goes gadget happy; Brings apps to social networks

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:00 am

Categories: General, Web 2.0, Web Technology

Tags: Social Networking, Zoho, Network, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Internet, Software, Larry Dignan

Zoho said Thursday that its apps–Zoho Docs, Mail, Calendar, Tasks and Planner—will be available as Open Social compatible gadgets on Facebook, Gmail and iGoogle. 

The move is an effort to bring Zoho to where the action is. Zoho has increasingly lowering barriers to adoption. For instance, Zoho will take a Google or Yahoo log-in to create an account. 

The gadgets can be embedded into sites or added to iGoogle or Gmail without entering credentials. On Facebook, Zoho can also be added as a gadget.

While Zoho’s move appears to be aimed at consumers, the company intends to create gadgets for its business applications such as CRM, Invoice and Meeting. Zoho’s primary focus remains business applications.

Here’s what Zoho looks like as part of iGoogle. 

Larry DignanLarry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Smart Planet as well as Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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