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French taxman opts for OpenOffice

November 9, 2005 Tax agency plans to put the open-source rival to Microsoft Office on thousands of its PCs. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, agency, tax, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC

OpenOffice security is questioned

August 14, 2006 French researchers pinpoint security issues, but OpenOffice.org says only bug discovered has already been fixed. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, bug, security, researcher, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

October 31, 2005 With rival Microsoft in mind, the search giant will hire people to work on the open-source software suite. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, open source, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

New OpenOffice version includes security upgrade

April 4, 2007 Touted as a "real alternative" to Microsoft Office, updated open-source application suite is designed to fix two vulnerabilities. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, OpenDocument Format, vulnerability, Microsoft Office, XML, security, Microsoft Corp.

Novell to support Microsoft Office documents

December 4, 2006 Company joins project designed to bridge rival document formats and thus enable its OpenOffice customers to work with Microsoft Office. TAGS: Novell Inc., OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, productivity suite, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, XML, open source, document, Microsoft Corp.

OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0

October 20, 2005 Programmers release a major overhaul to the open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Microsoft Office, user interface, open-source software, vice president, IBM Corp., spreadsheet, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

OpenOffice celebrates anniversary by squashing bug

October 13, 2005 Project had intended to observe occasion with 2.0 release, but that's been pushed back slightly. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument Format, bug, Microsoft Office, format, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Sun to release ODF translator for Microsoft Office

February 7, 2007 StarOffice plug-in for Office 2003 translates Word and ODF Writer files; spreadsheet, presentation translators set for April. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office 2003, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate

January 17, 2008 Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice.org, XML, enterprise, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, research, Microsoft Corp.

Munich's Linux migration slips to 2006

September 6, 2005 A plan to move 14,000 desktops from Windows has been delayed by a year, partly because of the need for an additional pilot phase. TAGS: Munich, migration, OpenOffice.org, department, Linux, OpenOffice, open-source software, city, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: OpenDocument is too slow

May 25, 2006 Office maker takes a swing at the open-source format, but ODF Alliance says Open XML's performance can't yet be measured. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, Gartner Inc., documentation, SVG, OpenOffice.org, XML, Microsoft Office, analysis, format, Microsoft Corp.

Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress

April 11, 2006 Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work. TAGS: Novell Inc., desktop Linux, Sydney, migration, shift, OpenOffice.org, Linux, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Vienna to softly embrace Linux

January 25, 2005 Open source wins another local-government convert, with soft migrations to Linux imminent within the Austrian capital. TAGS: Vienna, Debian, open-source software, productivity-application, Linux, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, department, distribution, information technology, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows
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