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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.
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OpenOffice 2
Reviewed on December 6, 2005
OpenOffice 2, the freeware version of Sun Microsystems StarOffice 8, is a great deal for home and small-businesses users who don't mind browsing online forums for tech support. But enterprise users are better served by StarOffice 8.
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Open source in the current
October 15, 2003
The flow of open-source software into the mainstream continues apace, as Sun releases a StarOffice revamp, and legal wrangles fail to divert business customers away from Linux.
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Sun brings StarOffice into desktop Solaris orbit
February 4, 2004
The company's productivity software, a competitor to Microsoft's Office, debuts on Sun's desktop version of Unix.
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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.
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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.
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Sun lays plans to boost desktop
September 17, 2003
Sun Microsystems plans to launch an Enterprise Edition of its StarOffice software in 2004 that will feature better management and a tie-in to network services.
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OpenOffice makes government inroads
December 18, 2003
Driven by budget pressures, government bodies in Israel and Texas are beginning the shift from Microsoft Office to an open-source alternative.
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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.
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Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite
November 10, 2004
Economics and trade ministry to consider company's open-source desktop suite for future bids.
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Sun's low-cost computing journeys Down Under
September 18, 2003
Australian communications giant Telstra becomes one of the first major customers for Sun Microsystems' new thin-client computing effort.
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OpenDocument standard ratified
May 3, 2006
An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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