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• Businesses to buy into Google Apps Premier Edition?

  Google has repackaged and enhanced its business-oriented software offerings into a paid-subscription suite known as Google Apps Premier Edition.

• Accountancy firm dumps Microsoft for OpenOffice

  The Melbourne member office of international accountancy and business advice provider HLB International is mid-way through the process of replacing its Microsoft Office-based desktop suite with the OpenOffice.org open source alternative.

• OpenOffice 3.0 demand crashes servers

  Servers hosting the new version of OpenOffice.org have crashed, under the weight of demand for the latest version of the open-source office productivity suite.

• 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.

• Fighting Office with open source

  Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

Features and Case Studies (4)

• 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.

• Fighting Office with open source

  Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.

• 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.

• When standards don't apply

  A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.

Reviews (12)

• Businesses to buy into Google Apps Premier Edition?

  Google has repackaged and enhanced its business-oriented software offerings into a paid-subscription suite known as Google Apps Premier Edition.

• OpenOffice.org 2.0

  OpenOffice.org 2.0, the freeware version of Sun's StarOffice 8, is a great deal for small-business users who don't mind browsing online forums for technical support. But enterprises are better served by StarOffice 8.

• Kicking Microsoft out of the office: 4 alternative suites tested

  Microsoft Office may be the standard, but there are a variety of competitors--old and new--that look like giving it a decent run for its money.

• 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.

• OpenOffice update finalised

  The group behind OpenOffice has released the first major update to the open-source challenger to Microsoft's Office.

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