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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, open source, developer, bug

Google, Sun plan partnership

October 3, 2005 Collaborative effort could raise the profile of OpenOffice.org and Java software--and perhaps bolster Google's challenge to Microsoft. TAGS: Java software, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Google Earth, Java, profile, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

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., GPL, open source, source code, license, Linux, acquisition, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft casts .Net into upcoming Office

May 15, 2002 The next version of the software will likely include many features once planned as part of Microsoft's consumer-focused .Net My Services, now retooled for corporate customers. TAGS: StarOffice, Microsoft .NET, Web service, Microsoft Office, business software, Microsoft Office XP, Gartner Inc., interest, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., XML

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, hacker, vulnerability, macro, patch management, security, open source, Java, Microsoft Corp.

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.

ISO approval 'unlikely for Microsoft Open XML'

May 16, 2006 ISO approval of OpenDocument will thwart standards-group certification of Microsoft's XML document, research firm says. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Gartner Inc., XML, migration, StarOffice, approval, Microsoft Office, document, Microsoft Corp., format

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 Office, Microsoft Corp.

Google-Sun pact brainchild of Sun engineer

October 4, 2005 Java director envisions partnership, reaches out to former StarOffice boss at Google. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, engineering, Google Toolbar, Google Inc., boss, Java, co-founder, toolbar, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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, Stephen O'Grady, extension, StarOffice, open source, developer, Firefox, Sun Microsystems Inc., leader, blog, Web browser, 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, user interface, Microsoft Office, open-source software, vice president, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux desktop, Scott McNealy, desktop Linux, StarOffice, Linux, desktop computer, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows
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