Need a free, web based scheduling program or spreadsheet program

[Narkos]

I work for the government, and about a year ago we got permission to use a web based scheduling program that cost money. Now the new CIO says that there is no way in hell that he will authorize the purchase of commercial web based software because of all kinds of regulations. This really puts me in a hole, because my stafff really like this program. Any free staff schedulers out there or at least hosted spreadsheets?

[PoliticAverse]

1. For spreadsheets and document collaboration there's always Google Docs...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Docs

[bemildred]

2. Libre Office:

http://www.libreoffice.org/

[raidert05]

3. OpenOffice

http://www.openoffice.org/

[Phillip McCleod]

4. check out these options if you have the chops to install on a server

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/200904102027568/ProjectManagement.html

[saipranad]

5. Staff scheduling softare

If any business has more than fifty employees, then staff scheduling is important to manage their employees schedule, shifts and time. They have two options, first - they can do it using spreadsheets but it require more time and another option - they can use some good scheduling or rostering software.

[bonniealveris]

6. Open Source and Free Software (Group)

Try openoffice

[topsales123]

7. we;; sounds intereeting

if i could understand all this jargon it would ne very cooll yes
it sounds good usefuk yes