<s>
An	O
online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suite	I-Application
,	O
online	B-Application
productivity	I-Application
suite	I-Application
or	O
cloud	B-Architecture
office	O
suite	O
is	O
an	O
office	O
suite	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
accessed	O
online	O
using	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
worldwide	O
and	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
thereby	O
leading	O
to	O
web-based	B-Application
collaboration	O
and	O
virtual	O
teamwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on-premises	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
are	O
offered	O
only	O
as	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
offerings	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
to	O
run	O
as	O
pure	O
HTML5	O
web	O
pages	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
progressive	B-Application
web	I-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
no	O
longer	O
requiring	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
or	O
online	O
connection	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
exist	O
as	O
both	O
,	O
proprietary	B-Application
and	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suite	I-Application
may	O
include	O
a	O
broad	O
set	O
of	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
specific	O
charge	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
already	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
and	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
can	O
run	O
on	O
thin	B-Device
clients	I-Device
with	O
minimal	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
provide	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
share	O
a	O
document	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
run	O
their	O
own	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
purchase	O
or	O
upgrade	O
a	O
software	B-License
license	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suite	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
are	O
portable	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
access	O
their	O
documents	O
from	O
almost	O
any	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
which	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
they	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
require	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
(	O
broadband	O
)	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
office	I-Application
suites	I-Application
tend	O
to	O
lack	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
features	O
available	O
on	O
their	O
offline	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
