- Mon Jun 7 2004 StarOffice scores Canadian win
Sun Microsystems recruits one of its biggest customers yet for its StarOffice software, signing a contract with the Ontario Ministry of Education covering 2.5 million students.
Posted by David Becker
- Mon Sep 16 2002 Sun expands StarOffice giveaway
Sun is expected to announce that it will give away its software suite to ministries of education in Europe and Africa, in an effort to undermine rival Microsoft.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Wed Nov 10 2004 Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite
Economics and trade ministry to consider company's open-source desktop suite for future bids.
Posted by Martin LaMonica
- Thu Sep 19 2002 Sun heats up for network confab
The company uses this week's SunNetwork 2002 conference in San Francisco to release details about its strategy. The latest: "N1," free cryptography and learning from one's mistakes.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Mar 27 2002 Sun aiming office software at mainstream
The company hopes to move its competitor to Microsoft Office away from the fringes of the computing world. The challenge: bypassing Microsoft to get the software to customers.
Posted by Michael Kanellos and Stephen Shankland
- Mon Jun 3 2002 Linux contract treads on Microsoft turf
A deal with IBM and SuSE makes it easier for German government offices to begin using Linux, a move that may signal a break from the country's heavy reliance on Microsoft.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Wed Aug 29 2001 Governments push open-source software
Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software.
Posted by Paul Festa
- Wed Aug 29 2001 Governments push open-source software
Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software.
Posted by Paul Festa
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