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• Use Microsoft Office in Linux? You can now!

  The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office.

• OpenOffice 3 enters beta stage

  The first beta-test version of the OpenOffice.org 3.0 productivity suite was released on Wednesday, adding significant features such as improved Mac OS X support and support for the OpenDocument 1.2 standard.

• Dell users demand more Linux options

  Thousands of Dell users have contacted a user forum to call for PCs to be shipped with a Linux operating system and the OpenOffice application suite.

• Dell takes small steps toward Linux

  Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion.

• OpenOffice.org 2.2 released

  The OpenOffice.org community released version 2.2 last week, including updates to OpenOffice's word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and database software.

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• Use Microsoft Office in Linux? You can now!

  The majority of administrators and users who are reluctant to switch to Linux blame the lack of applications. That excuse no longer holds water now that CodeWeaver has found a way for Linux to run Microsoft Office.

• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• MS Office for Linux? Not quite--but close!

  A new product lets you run some Microsoft Office apps on a Linux PC. That may not sound like a lot, but for most of us, it's a pretty good start.

• OpenOffice.org versus Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• Convert Microsoft Office files to OpenOffice

  If you're switching to OpenOffice, here's how to leverage the Star Office Migration Partner for mass migrations.

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• OpenOffice.org takes on Microsoft Office

  The OpenOffice.org office suite has come a long way since its inception--so much so that it's now a viable alternative to Microsoft Office. See how this open source application fares against the Goliath Microsoft Office suite.

• Sun to push StarOffice for Apple's OS X

  The two companies are cooperating on a version of Sun's StarOffice productivity software for Mac OS X. The plan has one rival in mind: Microsoft Office.

• KOffice falls short of Microsoft Office standard

  The latest version of this Linux-based office suite has a lot of ground to cover before it can catch up with the de facto corporate standard, Microsoft Office.

• Free OpenOffice picks up from StarOffice

  OpenOffice.org developers have put the finishing touches on their productivity suite, which provides users and businesses with an alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.

• Free office suite heads to the Mac

  OpenOffice.org, the open-source office suite project, has reached a milestone in porting the software to Mac OS X with an early release for Mac developers.

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