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Mittwoch November 02, 2005

"Sun pulls thin client blitz with a Wyse huddle"
"Fresh from its high-five with Google, Sun Microsystems is now partnering with Wyse Technology to create an "end-to-end" thin client solution by combining Sun's Secure Global Desktop Software (Sun SGDS) with Wyse hardware. Expect the official announcement later on Wednesday. But calling it thin client does not do it justice. Call it uber-client."
The full article can be found here.
( Nov 02 2005, 04:19:01 PM CET ) Permalink

Wyse and Sun collaborate
Just announced! Read this!
( Nov 02 2005, 04:17:28 PM CET ) Permalink

Contributing code to OpenOffice.org
Check out Martin Hollmichel's blog!
( Nov 02 2005, 10:33:31 AM CET ) Permalink

"IBM, Sun to Promote OpenDocument"
"IBM and Sun plan to hold a meeting Friday to help advance the Open Document Format (ODF), and ensure its implementation in products from many software vendors."
The full article can be found here.
( Nov 02 2005, 06:26:28 AM CET ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

Suncorp to evaluate StarOffice
"Other IT initiatives at the bank include the move to VoIP over the next four years and the testing of OpenOffice.org and StarOffice 8.0 for office productivity."
The full article can be found here.
( Nov 02 2005, 06:23:02 AM CET ) Permalink

TextMaker with OpenDocument Support
"TextMaker 2005 also offers compatibility with the open source office suite OpenOffice.org and the industry standard OpenDocument (OASIS) file format."
Found here.
( Nov 02 2005, 06:18:29 AM CET ) Permalink

"Sun Grid Utility Aimed at MS Word Docs"
"Sun will deliver the document conversion service "for a variety of formats including Word documents," he said. "We want to highlight the Word documents because that is where the majority of data is locked up today," Goguen said."
The full article can be found here.
( Nov 02 2005, 06:16:10 AM CET ) Permalink

"StarOffice 8: An Affordable, Small-Business Alternative to Microsoft Office"
"For small businesses, StarOffice is close to a can't-miss proposition."
The full review can be found here.
( Nov 02 2005, 06:12:27 AM CET ) Permalink