Apologise to all - i didn't quite see these problems when moving to a new computer.
One last thing is that the text editor is using Unix line endings. Does anybody know if there are any problems with this?
With Thanks Deepankar
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OPENOFFICE.ORG NEWSLETTER
Volume 02 - Issue 8 - 2/2005
Please send news clippings to:
[email protected]
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Highlights in this Newsletter
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* Analyst: MS Office Formats Not Open (Competitive/Market Info)
* StarOffice 8 goes beta (Competitive/Market Info)
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Want to help OpenOffice.org? Find out hot to contribute or see our
To Do List!!
http://www.openoffice.org/contributing.html
http://development.openoffice.org/todo.html
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Announcements
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Funding for remaining HSQLDB work
---------------------------------
Funds are needed for the remaining work to be done on HSQLDB to produce
a better/best database for OOo, see:
http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/web/openoffice.html
Please publicise this page to mailing lists and web resources in which
you participate.
Quote from Eric Bachard on MacOS X port
---------------------------------------
"After some progress, I'm very pleased to announce I have for the first
time started an OOo version (1.9.71s1 here) on Mac OSX (X11/Mac OSX10.3.4)!
The first try wasn't very beautyfull, because I've made the first start
with only openoffice-core....I have put some snapshots here:
<http://eric.bachard.free.fr/mac/MacOSX_m71s1/>
But with Florian Heckl tip about the packaging , I finally obtained
a full 1.9.71-1 version on Mac OSX, as .pkg packages !
About the build, the process is complete, excepted for binfilter***
So, I couldn't resist to put some other screenshots here :
<http://eric.bachard.free.fr/mac/MacOSX_m71s1/png/>
in.png format (following Kazunari Hirano's advice ) more easy to
use for everyone.
Sure, a lot of work is to do before a completely functional (stable
over all) version of OpenOffice.org2.0 can be used on Mac OSX, but
with this, an enormous progress is done !
This work is not only my work, but the result of help and sharing of
knowledge by/with a lot of people like Kevin Hendricks, Pavel Janik,
Rene Engelhard, Eric Hoch (of course), Torsten (b_osi), Maho Nakata,
Jim Watson, Florian Heckl and all the others. Sorry for the one I
forgot the names. And many thank's to Sun for all.
I sincerily hope this "proof of concept" will concince that *it is
possible !*
So, what about the Next Step ? (not a play on words :-) ) ... change
the look and feel of OOo, transforming this great software in a "real"
Mac OSX application"
Announcement Archive
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All new and past annoucements can be found in the announcement list
mailing list archive at
http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=announce
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News from the Native-Language Confederation
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La MaratOO'o 2.0
----------------
"On the 19th and 20th of February will take place la MaratOO'o 2.0 (more
or less: "the MarathOOon 2.0" ;-)) at Universitat de Valencia, Valencia
(Spain) were we will try to finish the Catalan translation for OOo 2.0."
More information (in Catalan):
http://ca.openoffice.org/
Update from the French Native Language Project
----------------------------------------------
"We are preparing the Libre Software meeting which is a pretty large 4
days event in july. A special communication targeting mayor and
territorial collectivities is worked out between several of us (Mozilla,
Mandrake...).
We are participating to the QA l10n of the beta release (I'm currently
translating the base tests) on linux and win plateforms, hoping for PPc
and Mac ports to be tested too.
We are also working with Brigitte (French l10n responsible) to correct
the statistical functions translation in the online help, based on the
feedback of a professional.
Our lab project is hosting several initiatives that are at their very
begining and need some times to see if they are viable :
. localisation in those languages : Fongbe (Benin), Wolof (Senegal),
Bamanan (Mali), Moore (Burkina Faso)
. NetBSD port (Isabelle Hurbain wich is doing the port will be helped by
Eric B. to follow the dev process in place in OOo).
Of course, all this work will join the concerned projects (l10n and
porting) once they are really engaged.
I'm also trying to put in place a specs and issues monitoring for 3.0
developments with a dedicated group.
Three important projects are now well developed and we need to advertise
them more in our group :
- Dmaths (tool for math users and teachers)
http://www.dmaths.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=9
(english link)
- Dsciences (tool for science users and teachers)
http://jpmartinlinux.free.fr/
- OOoHG (tool for history and geography users and teachers)
http://ooo.hg.free.fr/
Those sites will work on a common graphical interface they'll agree on
and will be referenced on the first page of FR site for a better
interaction.
At last, a French grammar project is begining, leaded by Laurent Godard
(for Indesko) and the 'automatic language processing' departement of
Grenoble university. This is focused on french grammar but the engine
will be free and could be (in the long goal) integrated in OOo.
Well that's all, don't hesitate if you have any questions or suggestions
about this work in progress, this is meant to share informations and
experiences."
Update from the Norwegian Native Language Project
-------------------------------------------------
" * Translation Progress
The Norwegian translators are working hard these days, updating their
translations to OpenOffice.org 2.0. We hope to provide test versions
quite soon, and expect to deliver the translations for the final
version on schedule.
* OpenOffice.org Conference
The biggest news is probably the upcoming national OpenOffice.org
conference in March, organised by the Norwegian OpenOffice.org
foundation. The conference is targeted towards users and potential
users in schools, businesses, etc. Here are some highlights from the
program:
- Strategy on switching to OpenOffice.org.
- An economical view on switching from MS Office to OpenOffice.org.
- Training needs.
- How to solve compatibility issues.
- Large-scale installation and deployment.
The conference is to be held March 11th, at the Rainbow Hotel Arena in
Lillestr\370m, just outside of Oslo. The attendance fee is NOK 600. The
full program (in Norwegian) is available here:
http://developer.skolelinux.no/brev/2005-03-11-nasjonalkonf-ooo.html";
[Courtesy of Gaute Hvoslef Kvalnes, Project lead, Norwegian native-language
project]
Success Stories
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United States
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L.A. mulls open source
----------------------
"Three Los Angeles council members want the city to switch to an open-source
platform to save millions of dollars in software costs.
Council members Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greul and Jack Weiss introduced a
motion yesterday asking the city's Information Technology Agency about a
transition from proprietary software licenses to open-source platforms and
programs. The money saved could be used to hire more police personnel, the
council members said."
http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2005/0131/web-lalinux-02-03-05.asp
[Contributed by Anthony Long]
France
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French police find open source arresting
----------------------------------------
"Up to 80,000 PCs from the Gendarmerie Nationale could be involved in
one of the largest migrations to OpenOffice.org to date
French police are planning to switch from Microsoft Office to open
source productivity suite OpenOffice.org, a spokesman confirmed on
Wednesday."
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39184699,00.htm
Austria
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Vienna takes the boldest step of all - asking the users
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"Some of that revolutionary yet pragmatic spirit can still be found in
the city's IT department. Rather than mandate a switch to Linux and
OpenOffice.org (OOo), the department is letting the people decide. They
have a choice between Microsoft Office or OOo on Windows, or they can
move to Linux and OOo. IT will support any choice but will charge more
for the Microsoft alternatives -- and will train those who want to make
the switch."
http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39185491,00.htm
Viennese authority to push ahead with Linux plans
-------------------------------------------------
"Vienna's Municipal Authority is pushing ahead with plans to provide
Linux as a desktop alternative to Windows for thousands of employees
this year, according to an official."
"Wienux, as the Vienna Linux system has now been named, is based on
Debian using the Linux operating system kernel version 2.6.9-1, the
Firefox Web browser and KDE 3.3 as the graphical user interface, Lutz
said at the Open Source Business Conference 2005 in Vienna. The system
includes OpenOffice version 1.1.3, the open-source version of Sun's
commercial StarOffice suite, originally developed in Germany."
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3013
Additional reporting:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-5549786.html
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/55470
Singapore
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StarOffice 7 Office Suite Momentum Scales New Heights
-----------------------------------------------------
" Singapore 18 January 2005 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. StarOffice 7
Office Suite saw an increase in take up rates between November and
December of 2004 in Singapore. Local sales of StarOffice 7 office suite
retail packs and corporate licenses increased by 45% and 75%
respectively.
With recent changes to local legislation, software non-compliance can
result in criminal penalties. Infringement of this act happens through
under-licensing or with the use of unauthorised or pirated software in
a business environment. This shift has been a catalyst for various
organizations to rethink their choice of office productivity software
to ensure that they do not contravene the new rulings. Many have stated
that they are looking for more cost effective alternatives. According
to a survey conducted by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore,
it revealed that 64.8% of 115 respondents suggested the need to lower
the financial costs of software acquisition and ownership in response
to adhering to this law."
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=484&cid=4
Awards
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2004 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards
---------------------------------------------
The polls are closed and the results are in for the 2004 LinuxQuestions.org
Members Choice Awards. I'd like to congratulate each and every nominee.
Winners will be receiving an email in the next 48 hours or so and will
be able to pick their award up at LinuxWorld. We'll also be sending
out small logo's that can be put up.
Browser of the Year - Firefox (77.12%)
Distribution of the Year - Slackware (19.36%)
LiveCD Distribution of the Year - Knoppix (57.69%)
Database of the Year - MySQL (53.51%)
Desktop Environment of the Year - KDE (58.25%)
Window Manager of the Year - Fluxbox (31.14%)
Office Suite of the Year - OpenOffice.org (84.85%)
Word Processor of the Year - oowriter (63.75%)
Spreadsheet of the Year - oocalc (57.57%)
Audio Multimedia Application of the Year - XMMS (45.83%)
Video Multimedia Application of the Year - mplayer (49.85%)
Security App of the Year - nmap (37.14%)
Hardening App of the Year - SELinux (68.65%)
Editor of the Year - vi/vim (36.37%)
Web Development Editor of the Year - Quanta (50.88%)
IDE of the Year - Kdevelop (37.77%)
Mail Client of the Year - Thunderbird (47.60%)
Open Source Game of the Year - Frozen Bubble (25.52%)
Commercial Game of the Year - UT2004 (38.86%)
Windows on Linux App of the Year - Wine (42.59%)
File Manager of the Year - Konqueror (30.59%)
Messaging App of the Year - Gaim (56.00%)
Graphics App of the Year - GIMP (72.82%)
MTA of the Year - PostFix (45.57%)
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/t286716.html
[Contributed by Joost Andrae]
Studies & Reports
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Interoperability statement 'Orwellian'
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"Con Zymaris, chief executive officer of Cybersource, said a statement
that for anyone to claim that "proprietary, locked-in Windows is more
interoperable than open, standards-oriented Linux" ranked with
statements like "Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength" found in
the Orwell classic 1984."
...
"Zymaris cited the case of OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox, both of
which were available on multiple platforms, allowing interoperability
beyond the realm of a single vendor. Both programs were also standards
compliant, adhering to the OASIS (Organisation for the Advancement of
Structured Information Standards) draft standards for XML document
formats (OpenOffice.org) and the modern W3C HTML and CSS specifications
(Firefox)."
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/Interoperability-statement-Orwellian
/2005/02/11/1108061861567.html?oneclick=true
OpenOffice.org database application: A first look review
--------------------------------------------------------
"This story will discuss the OpenOffice.org Base and how it can be used
in your business. I'll touch on the similarities (plus differences)
with the OpenOffice.org database program and Access. I'll continue with
a little commentary on migration issues. We'll finish up by building a
basic contact database, a form, a query, and a report using the
wizards. If you are already an OpenOffice.org believer, you can just
skip down to the "build a quick database application" section to see
how it works."
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1758245
The pros and cons of free software - Part 2
-------------------------------------------
"On a Windows computer this is usually Microsoft Works or Microsoft
Office. The open source equivalent is OpenOffice. If your installation
doesn't include it, you can download it free from here and more
information about it can be found at the OpenOffice website here.
Like Microsoft Office, OpenOffice consists of several different
applications. The equivalent of Microsoft Word is called OpenOffice
Writer. On firing it up, you'll find that it is remarkably similar to
Word and the toolbars, menus and buttons are all in the places you
would expect to find them."
http://www.vnunet.com/features/1160701
Interviews
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Interview: Ian Lynch, creator, INGOTs free software service certification
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
" There is a Native American proverb that says, "Tell me and I'll forget,
show me and I may not remember, involve me and I'll understand." These
words are the mission statement of a new scheme for certifying IT
capability -- the International Grades in Office Technology (INGOTs)
program. To obtain their certificates, students must demonstrate an
understanding of free and open source software (FOSS) issues by actually
contributing to the OpenOffice.org project. INGOTs creator Ian Lynch
contributes to the OpenOffice.org as education lead. We have asked Ian
to explain the main features and advantages of the program."
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/19/1728201
Interview: Novell's Linux leanings and the interweaving of
NetWare and SUSE
----------------------------------------------------------
"We're the number two contributor to OpenOffice. And really what we've
added to OpenOffice is usabilitiy and interoperability. The reason
we've done that is, for example, if I send a document such as this
presentation here, if I send it in an OpenOffice format there's a 92
per cent chance that [the recipient] won't be able to open it. So we
have to make sure that as we use OpenOffice in Novel, the default file
format is the default file format for the rest of the world, which
unfortunately is Office."
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/69050/interview-novells-linux-leanings-and-the-
interweaving-of-netware-and-suse.html
Resources
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OpenOffice Writer vs. TextMaker: Which Linux Word Processor
Should You Use
-----------------------------------------------------------
"Linux offers two good word processors: OpenOffice Writer, installed by
default with most Linux distributions, and TextMaker, for download from
a third-party site. Compare their strengths and weaknesses here, to see
which one best meets your needs."
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=366535
OOoFf! Phoenix announces open source technology to take your breath
away
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"The OOoFf! package includes the necessary software for installation on
personal computers running Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh and Linux
operating systems. OOoFf! contains both OpenOffice.org 1.1.3, a
complete Microsoft-compatible office suite, and Firefox 1.0, one of the
fastest, most secure Internet browsers on the market - bundled together
for hundreds less than Microsoft alternatives."
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/software/2005/0502150831.asp?A=LIN&S=
Open%20Source&O=FPIN
Running open source without dropping Windows
--------------------------------------------
"Many free and easy-to-use open source applications, including the
newly updated Mozilla Firefox Web browser and the steadily improving
OpenOffice.org productivity suite, enable company executives to
experiment with open source software while allowing users to stay with
Microsoft Windows."
http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci1047632,00.html
A small business consultant's must-have Linux apps
--------------------------------------------------
"As a consultant to small businesses and non-profit organizations that
are too small to have any IT staff of their own, I need to be able to
support a diverse array of desktops and servers, platforms and file
formats. I've been able to do it exclusively with Linux since 1998.
Here are my must-have Linux desktop applications."
"Most of my small business clients haven't moved to Linux (yet!).
OpenOffice.org provides the file format compatibility I need to
interact with them. OOo opens and saves non-native file formats with
aplomb. The basic office documents and spreadsheets that small
businesses use daily are no problem for OOo's filters. In more than six
years of exchanging documents with clients, not one has ever even known
I wasn't using the same office suite as they, unless I told them!"
http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/17/1645245
Customer & User Feedback
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Linux as a Publishing Platform
------------------------------
"Using Linux, OOo, Scribus and The GIMP lowers the barriers to taking
your book to publication."
http://www.linuxjournal.com/comment/reply/8098
OSX Writing Applications: Regulars and New (Mellel)
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Graham K. Rogers details word processing applications for Mac OS X.
http://www.extensions.in.th/post/ooffice2/mellel.html
Native OpenOffice for Mac Still a Long Way Off
----------------------------------------------
"Developers of OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X are no longer pursuing a
native Aqua port of the open-source Office-compatible suite.
The developer group said that it has been more than 18 months since the
last engineering work on porting OpenOffice.org to Mac OS X's native
Quartz/Aqua windowing system, and there are no plans to do so with the
upcoming Version 2.0."
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1753272,00.asp
Developer and Administrator News
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Configuring and Running X11 Applications on Mac OS X
----------------------------------------------------
Apple Developer Guide to setting up X11 on the Mac, with
applications including OpenOffice.org.
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/runningx11.html
Digital-Rights Management A Key Theme At RSA Conference
-------------------------------------------------------
"At the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, Authentica, Liquid
Machines, and Microsoft were among the companies offering new or
enhanced versions of DRM software.
Centralized management of access rights was a popular theme among the
product announcements. Authentica introduced its Active Rights
Management platform, an integrated management app that provides
access-rights protection for E-mail, Microsoft Office documents, PDF
files, and other types of documents."
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=60401472
Tips, Tricks & How-Tos
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"Excellent Typesetting"
-----------------------
Jack Lyons, in his newsletter "The Editorium" for Microsoft Word users,
has published an article titled "Excellent Typesetting", with detailed
instructions on how to use OOo to do typesetting better than MS Word,
starting from a MS Word document.
http://lists.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1718286586&sort=
d&start=200
[Contributed by Jean Hollis Weber]
Hacking Open Office
-------------------
"In this article, I'm going to explore some of the ways that
OpenOffice.org's Writer application (I'm using version 1.1.2 on Linux
and 1.1.3 on Windows XP) is open to customization and configuration.
I'll walk through some of the techniques I used to set up the first
templates I built with the application in my quest for an
interoperable, XHTML-ready system of templates and styles which will
work across Microsoft Word and Writer."
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/01/26/hacking-ooo.html
Competitive/Market Info
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Analyst: MS Office Formats Not Open
-----------------------------------
"Jupiter Research senior analyst Joe Wilcox has blasted recent media
reports that claim Microsoft has opened up its Office file formats."
"Wilcox explained that Eric Kriss, Massachusetts Secretary of
Administration and Finance, simply announced that the Commonwealth had
modified its position on open formats. "Under the change, Microsoft
Office file formats could be considered open by the Commonwealth,
depending on the terms of usage.""
http://www.betanews.com/article/Analyst_MS_Office_Formats_Not_Open/1107211516
StarOffice 8 goes beta
----------------------
"Sun released a beta version of office productivity application
StarOffice 8 on Thursday, which it says provides improved compatibility
with Microsoft Office files and a new database front-end tool.
StarOffice already allows users to open and save Microsoft Office
files, but a lack of full interoperability has caused problems for
users migrating from MS Office. Sun claims that StarOffice 8
"significantly improves" the compatability between StarOffice and MS
Office files, according to a PDF available on Sun's Web site."
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39188480,00.htm
Additional reporting:
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/56577
Microsoft bets on Africa's IT future
------------------------------------
"There is a lot of interest among African developers in open source
software, and adoption of Sun's OpenOffice open source productivity
suite has been strong, according to Mtoba.
Developing countries are the most likely to adopt free and open source
software, he noted, and predicted that interest in OpenOffice would
continue to grow. He added that he expects to see even greater
OpenOffice growth as African nations begin to clamp down on their
piracy problems. With a minority able to afford licensing fees, African
buyers will show greater interest in free alternatives, he said."
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2418/050201africa/
Warning over Windows Word files
-------------------------------
"Writing a Windows Word document can be a dangerous business, according
to document security firm Workshare."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4211743.stm
Major flaws in Microsoft Office file encryption
-----------------------------------------------
"A Chinese academic has revealed a major problem with the way
Microsoft's encryption tool handles Word and Excel files. This flaw
could allow a cracker with basic cryptography skills to decrypt the
files."
http://www.virusthreatcenter.com/article.aspx?articleId=381
Additional reporting:
http://asia.cnet.com/news/security/0,39037064,39214570,00.htm
Microsoft Office XP Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
--------------------------------------------------------
"Finjan has discovered a new vulnerability in Microsoft Word XP that
would allow a hacker to launch a buffer overflow attack. This attack
could occur when a user opened a Word document using Internet
Explorer."
http://www.net-security.org/vuln.php?id=4025
Sun Microsystems at Cairo ICT
-----------------------------
"Providing solutions such as StarOffice, which is Arabic-enabled, and
Sun Ray technology means we can assist organisations to significantly
reduce their operating costs,\u201d said Iyimen. Sun desktop solutions
are stable, easy to use and cost up to 70% less than similar Microsoft
offerings."
http://www.cpilive.net/news_ver2/inside.asp?wherefrom=search&newsitem=
21200524453AMRESELLER+WORLD+ME.htm&channel=RESELLER+WORLD+ME
The Importance of KOffice
-------------------------
"KOffice is built on KDE. This advantage brings enormous potential in
terms of integration, performance, scalability, and with the coming
full support for the OASIS Open Document Format, even portability. All
these factors are vital for business deployments. The KOffice team is
looking for contributors and developers to significantly increase and
utilize the potential of KOffice even further."
http://dot.kde.org/1105979760/
Microsoft may face Euro challenge on Office bundling
----------------------------------------------------
"Microsoft could face a new antitrust challenge in the European Union
(E.U.) over the bundling of accounting software with an upcoming
version of its Office productivity suite.
U.K. business software vendor Sage said Friday that it plans to raise
its concerns about the bundling with the E.U.'s regulatory and
executive body, the European Commission, if the Commission does not
address it on its own."
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/02/18/HNmseurobundling_1.html
In a switch, Microsoft conference touts Office
----------------------------------------------
"Microsoft Corp. routinely holds conferences to persuade independent
software developers to make programs that run on, plug into or enhance
its software.
But an event this week comes with a new twist -- focusing not on the
Windows operating system as a development platform, but rather on
Microsoft Office programs.
The first Microsoft Office System Developer Conference began yesterday
on the company's Redmond campus. The three-day event is part of an
ongoing effort by Microsoft to transform the Office productivity suite
and related programs into more than standard word-processing,
spreadsheet, database, communication and presentation programs."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/210445_msftoffice03.html
Microsoft makes Office an 'open standard'
-----------------------------------------
"Microsoft is loosening licensing rules on Office 2003 formats in order
to get around new "open standard" restrictions to be adopted by the US
state of Massachusetts, according to a state official.
The move puts Microsoft on a better footing to compete against
open-source applications and non-proprietary document formats.
Governments around the world have begun to reconsider the use of
proprietary formats, which usually lock them into using particular
applications and may hinder archiving efforts."
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?NewsID=2952
Microsoft Office is too dangerous to leave with users
-----------------------------------------------------
"Paul DeGroot from Directions on Microsoft was recently quoted by CNet
saying a very scary thing about MS-Office: "The chances you are going
to switch out are pretty well nil. You have way too much money
invested."
It may not be politically correct to say so, but the leopard cannot
change his spots, nor the Ethiopian his skin. Paul's comment came after
a conference at which Microsoft claimed one million developers were
basing applications on MS-Office 2003, and a quick glance at
Microsoft's historical spots makes it obvious that this is just another
lock-in-and-squeeze cycle. MS-Office has traditionally come down in
price until competition effectively ended, and then increased again. At
the end of the last such cycle the price more than doubled."
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/31395/
Novell puts weight behind Windows email client
----------------------------------------------
"Novell has thrown its weight behind a fledgling effort to develop a
Windows version of the Evolution groupware client. The software company
hopes the move will give Windows desktop users an open-source
alternative to Microsoft Outlook."
"Other pieces of open-source software, most notably the Firefox browser
and OpenOffice productivity suite, have now gained some acceptance
among Windows users. By giving people another piece of open-source
software to run on their desktops, Novell hopes to make the move to a
full-blown Linux client more palatable, he said. "This is all a part of
the effort to move people off of a Microsoft Windows environment and to
a Linux environment," the spokesperson said."
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/index.cfm?go=news.view&news=4472
Microsoft turns to Elixir for Office boost
------------------------------------------
" Convincing businesses to upgrade to new versions of Office is a
perennial challenge for Microsoft, but the company hopes a new Elixir
might speed things up.
An effort, code-named Project Elixir, will take shape later this year
as a way to promote Microsoft's Outlook e-mail and contact program,
with some additional fields, as a tool for viewing customer
relationship data. Eventually, the plan could help the software giant
elbow its way further into the customer relationship management market,
where Siebel Systems, Oracle and SAP dominate."
"While Microsoft doesn't expect to generate revenue from offering
Elixir, it does stand to benefit when companies tie Office deeper into
their business processes. Since the Elixir code Microsoft has developed
works only with Office 2003, the company sees the tool as a way to get
customers to upgrade. Longer term, such tools may also spur sales of
Windows Server and other software."
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+turns+to+Elixir+for+Office+boost/
2100-1012_3-5545640.html?tag=nefd.lede
Statistics
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Events
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Upcoming
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Free/Open Source Days
---------------------
Istanbul, Turkey
2005/03/04-05
http://open.bilgi.edu.tr/freedays/program.php?lang=en
Norwegian OOo Conference
------------------------
Lillestr\370m, Norway
2005/03/11
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