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  • More US states mull OpenDocument move

    Minnesota and Texas may become the next US states to adopt the OpenDocument Format as the required standard for their agencies, thanks to two state bills currently up for vote.

  • Sun plans ODF translator for MS Office

    Sun Microsystems plans to release a plug-in for Microsoft Office 2003 that will allow two-way compatibility with the OpenDocument Format, the company announced Wednesday in the US.

  • 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.

  • Why it's real hard not to try StarOffice

    Sun Microsystems has launched a grenade at Microsoft and it's called StarOffice.

  • OpenOffice.org goes 1.0

    OpenOffice.org 1.0 available now, is the result of 18 months of collaboration between Sun developers and more than 10,000 volunteer developers.

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  • Servers lead out Sun's Linux drive

    Sun Microsystems has said that it would sell general-purpose Linux servers, a dramatic departure for the company that for years has advocated the use of its own Solaris operating system.

  • Big computing flexes Linux muscle

    The growing influence of the Linux operating system and the open-source software movement will be on display as several large companies announce products and plans at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo.

  • War rages on over Microsoft's OOXML plans

    What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?

  • Virtual infrastructure, at your servers

    Thin clients, make way for a new competitor: hosted, virtual servers and desktops are finally changing the way corporate Australia manages its IT infrastructure.

  • Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers

    Sun's co-founder has reveled in running his mouth, and the list of 'McNealy-isms' has become legendary within the tech industry.

Reviews (40)

  • StarOffice offers IT real choice

    StarOffice might not be ready to totally displace Microsoft Office in the enterprise, but version 6 beta shows the suite has the stuff to loosen Microsoft's iron grip.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • StarOffice 6.0: End of the free ride

    StarOffice 6.0 is relatively inexpensive, but it's unlikely to win over existing users of Microsoft's Office products.

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