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Donnerstag Oktober 06, 2005

"Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'"
"An OASIS spokeswoman said on Wednesday the public sector is making "great strides" in terms of user demand for OpenDocument.

Microsoft will be forced to offer support for OpenDocument if more organisations decide to use the file format, according to James Governor, an analyst at RedMonk.

"ODF [OpenDocument] is quite new, and it will take a while for demand to build. But I don't believe it will need 120,000 requests a month to change Microsoft's mind; just a few more high profile departures like Massachusetts," said Governor. "If Microsoft starts to lose customers because of a lack of ODF support they will offer a plug-in before you know it.""

The full article can be found here.
( Okt 06 2005, 06:08:52 PM CEST ) Permalink

141,624 PCs with OpenOffice.org in China
According to this article OpenOffice.org will be on 141,624 PCs:

"Six PC makers, including Haier and Founder, announced yesterday that they have won contracts to provide a total of 141,624 PCs to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education for an educational program called, "School-to-School Project." At the same time, Sun Wah Linux's Debian-based Chinese Operating System RAYS LX was also chosen as the operating system used in all 141,624 PCs."

According to the product website, RAYS LX contains OpenOffice.org.
( Okt 06 2005, 06:02:22 PM CEST ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

Jonathan talks about Google and OpenOffice.org
"Now, the volume distribution of Java (there are hundreds of millions of runtimes out there), coupled with the extraordinary success of the standards supported by OpenOffice (most recently in Massaschusetts), create an opportunity to partner with one of the hottest network service providers, Google. A point we confirmed in announcing our partnership yesterday.

So, what are we going to do together?

First things first, we're going to complement one another's volume distribution. Google's looking to reach consumers with their next generation search client, as are we looking to reach more consumers, and simplify the user experience. By joining together, we can achieve far greater mutual reach for Java, OpenOffice and Google. The two of us continue to define choice, value and freedom to an ever growing internet. The best way to get people to participate on the web is give them the Tools of Participation. For free. And as more folks realize the deficiencies of a "submit button internet," Java's role is only growing."

The full blog entry can be found here.
( Okt 06 2005, 08:19:25 AM CEST ) Permalink