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Take an open-source approach to office productivity. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, XML, open source, HTML, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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June 9, 2006 Software maker teams up on WikiCalc, created by Dan Bricklin, co-developer of first spreadsheet program for PCs. TAGS: Socialtext, Wiki, spreadsheet, open source, collaboration, blog, software company, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

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January 13, 2005 Lotus founder Mitch Kapor oversees two open-source software foundations. His success could make Microsoft miserable. TAGS: Mitch Kapor, open source, foundation, open-source software, Time Warner Inc., IBM Corp., GPL, Netscape Communications Corp., spreadsheet, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, e-mail, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

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September 18, 2007 Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so. TAGS: Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., desktop software, open source, small business, Microsoft Corp., spreadsheet, Google Inc., Linux, Yahoo! Inc.

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February 17, 2006 Dan Bricklin, the man behind one of the first PC applications, brings tools to the Web to foster a mashup of wiki technology and spreadsheets. Images: Counting on WikiCalc TAGS: VisiCalc, spreadsheet, Wiki, collaboration tool, Groove Networks Inc., Microsoft Excel, collaboration, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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August 14, 2006 Zimbra shows off wiki as the start-up and its cohorts push into new areas and compete on features, not just price. TAGS: SugarCRM, open source, LinuxWorld, open-source company, desktop software, Wiki, vendor, software company, open-source software, collaboration, spreadsheet, start-up, document, Linux, database, Microsoft Corp.

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July 24, 2006 Software company introduces Socialtext Open, an open-source, downloadable version of its primary wiki product. TAGS: Socialtext, Wiki, JotSpot, collaboration tool, open source, collaboration, spreadsheet, developer

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

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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, Excel spreadsheet, compatibility, open source, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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