BusinessWeek online has a look at some of the planned offerings from Microsoft that will be strictly online. This gives some merrit to the rumors circulating about future versions of Office being web-based.

Live.com: Part of a broad initiative called Windows Live, this personalized home page that can include personalized news feeds, local weather and a ticking clock in your time zone. Trial version available now at http://www.live.com.

The services under the Windows Live moniker will mostly be free and ad-supported, and are designed to complement functions found on Microsoft’s Windows operating system.