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Excel Services allows an agency creating Excel documents on Office SharePoint Server 2007 to display and share information with others using browsers, portals and dashboards without having to create custom code. With InfoPath Services, users make available internal information stored in enterprise templates through a browser.

Further, companies such as AtTask are working with Microsoft to help deploy access to Excel and other applications to the Web. “We provide a centralized location — on demand or on-premises — where projects can be planned and tracked; where users can go to update status, share documents and discuss issues,” said Chief Executive Officer Scott Johnson. “AtTask does not compete with, nor do we replace, standard office packages. We complement them.”