Ulteo is trialling the beta of Online OpenOffice.org, which makes the popular office program available through a browser.

The beta, http://www.ulteo.com/home/en/ooo?autolang=en ; which is open to the first 15,000 subscribers, offers access to the complete OpenOffice suite without any prior installation, and 1GB of free storage.

The suite includes collaboration capabilities, allowing multiple users to work on a shared document, with the changes tracked in real time.

Ulteo has high hopes for the software, citing the potential use by learning providers.

Taking OpenOffice online could help broaden adoption of the open-source office package.