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Sun plans July release for StarOffice 8

May 2, 2005 The company touts the software's "dramatically improved" compatibility with Microsoft Office, its chief competitor. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, OpenOffice, compatibility, Excel spreadsheet, open source, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Linux, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., operating system

StarOffice 8 release date slips

August 12, 2005 Sun exec says date was changed to allow the company to launch new versions of other desktop products on the same date. TAGS: StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Sun Microsystems Inc., beta, bug, developer, open source

Sun to open source code for office software

July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed. TAGS: Applix Inc., StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, GPL, source code, license, Linux, acquisition, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

OpenOffice patches three security holes

July 5, 2006 Flaws in open-source productivity suite could let in intruders. But don't worry, company says--we fix faster than Microsoft. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, buffer-overflow, Java applet, patch management, hacker, vulnerability, macro, security, Java, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice

May 31, 2006 In a blast from the past, a new macro virus infects OpenOffice and StarOffice, open-source rivals to Microsoft's Office. TAGS: Stardust, macro virus, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Kaspersky Lab, macro, virus, researcher, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

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, open-source software, user interface, vice president, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., Adobe PDF, Linux, Microsoft Corp., database

OpenOffice plug-in plan set for debut

September 22, 2006 Upcoming 2.0.4 version of the open-source office suite is designed to make plug-in extensions easier to write and manage. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, extension, Stephen O'Grady, StarOffice, open source, developer, Firefox, Sun Microsystems Inc., leader, blog, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

OpenDocument standard ratified

May 3, 2006 An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, adoption, StarOffice, standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., process, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

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