Mittwoch März 30, 2005

Just switch! - The new features in StarOffice 8 (summary for March)
In my blog entry series "Just switch!" I talk about the new features in StarOffice 8. Since my little articles are spread over my blog calendar, I decided to put together a short summary for my past entries before I go ahead with new ones. Here is the summary/index:

● Just switch! - Why counting words is easier in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Better PDF files with StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Analyzing data with StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Secure document exchange with StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Customizable shapes in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Creating PDF forms with StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Open Standards make the Difference
● Just switch! - Format Paintbrush now in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Nested Tables in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Mozilla plugin in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Headers and Footers in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - StarOffice embedded in a Java GUI
● Just switch! - StarOffice & Java - Part II
● Just switch! - XSLT-based Filters for Microsoft Office and XHTML in StarOffice 8
● Just switch! - Showing movies in StarOffice 8 presentations
( Mrz 30 2005, 07:02:13 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [2]

"OpenOffice 2.0 to break down walls to adoption"
"Industry experts who have taken a look at the OpenOffice.org 2.0 said new database functionality included with the open source personal productivity suite will go a long way toward making the system a viable alternative to Microsoft Office -- especially in the all important small and medium-sized business (SMB) market."
The full article can be found here.
( Mrz 30 2005, 04:22:10 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [2]

Solaris 10 JDS 3 Screenshot Tour
Just in case you haven't seen Solaris 10 or the Sun Java Desktop System Release 3 yet, you might want to take a look at the OSDir Solaris 10 JDS 3 Screenshot Tour.
( Mrz 30 2005, 03:46:43 PM CEST ) Permalink

Illuminata analyst on OpenOffice.org
"Illuminata analyst Gordon Hoff said that Microsoft must convince customers that Longhorn will offer more than incremental improvements. "We're reaching the point where, without more substantive changes -- more frankly disruptive changes -- improvements are more and more incremental. So something like OpenOffice can increasingly be the functional equivalent of what Microsoft does.""
The full article can be found here.
( Mrz 30 2005, 02:24:11 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

OpenOffice.org in Thailand
"To counter the compatability issue, Sipa, Nectec and Sun Microsystems Thailand are now working to make OpenOffice 2.0 _ an open source office suite _ a standard program. In the past, there have been various office software suites, including Pladao, OfficeTLE and OpenOffice, which according to Mr Clark can create confusion. Sipa, Nectec and Sun Microsystems are now merging some parts of Pladao and OfficeTLE into OpenOffice 2.0."
The full article can be found here.
( Mrz 30 2005, 02:00:50 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [2]

2 million euro savings even without migration tools
This article talks about 2 million Euro savings based on the usage of open source software including OpenOffice.org:

"At least 80,000 PCs will be concerned by the migration before the end of the year. In a first step, 35,000 PCs will be equipped by OpenOffice.org before the summer. OpenOffice will be used, as Microsoft Office, for the rapports and statements, but will offer more services than Word and Excel. The National Gendarmerie has announced that the migration, the technical support and the personnel training will be managed without any external help. It is expected to save 2 million euro by year through this migration."

With the upcoming migration tools for StarOffice, migration risks and costs should go down even further!
( Mrz 30 2005, 01:52:47 PM CEST ) Permalink