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    Sun Microsystems is expected to announce this week that it will make StarOffice available as open source. Sun plans to release the suite under what is generally considered to be the purest of the open-source licenses.

  • Sun moves closer to embracing open source

    Sun has had a rocky road with open source. While open source has powered Linux, a rival operating system to Sun's own Solaris, Sun has been reluctant to embrace it. Until now.

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  • Sun counters Microsoft .Net

    Sun Microsystems is leading the development of an open-systems competitor to Microsoft .NET, Bill Gates' sweeping initiative to deliver software as a set of services over a wide range of Internet-connected devices.

  • Sun takes 'Liberty' with authentication

    Sun comes up against Microsoft once more with competition for Passport, in the online digital identity space.

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  • Six office suites reviewed

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to dethrone Microsoft. We test six office suites in the market.

  • Taking the leap to open source?

    So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.

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