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  • Microsoft confirms SP2 for Vista, Office 2007

    While most of the excitement concerning Windows and Office centres around the next full versions of the products, Microsoft is also working on the next service pack updates for each offering.

  • 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.

  • UNIX group wants money to take on OOXML

    A group of UK open-source advocates is seeking donations so it can continue its fight against the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format.

  • Suncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktops

    Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP.

  • OOXML ratification may be delayed after objection

    The official standardisation of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format could be delayed after a formal objection letter was lodged. The letter claimed that OOXML's approval process " harmed the reputations of both ISO and IEC.

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  • 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?

  • 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.

  • Sandals and ponytail set cramp Linux

    The lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn.

  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

  • The open-standards onslaught

    Edward J. Black, CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, discusses the implications of Massachusetts' adoption of the OpenDocument format.

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Reviews (3)

  • Lotus Notes/Domino 8, Beta 2

    In version 8 of IBM/Lotus's upcoming collaboration suite, the client (Notes) moves to a new Java framework while the server (Domino) gets a number of overdue enhancements.

  • Lenovo loads up on Windows Live Search

    All Lenovo computers worldwide will soon come bundled with Microsoft's Windows Live software, the companies announced Wednesday.

  • 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.

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