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Mittwoch Februar 14, 2007

Microsoft does not rule out native ODF support for Office!?
I just found the following:

"Microsoft Australia's new platform strategy manager, Sarah Bond, said there is a place for standards as it drives competition and "it drives that desire to be more innovative".
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Bond said while she is not aware of any initiative within Microsoft to provide native ODF support in Office, she did not rule out the possibility if the market demand was there."

I guess the ISO contradictions are a good indicator that there is real market demand for native ODF support in Office!

The full article can be found here.
( Feb 14 2007, 10:41:57 AM CET ) Permalink Kommentare [1]

OpenOffice.org on 50,000 Brazilian desktops
"Estimated monthly deployment is about 10,000 desktops, with 50,000 desktops already delivered, EnabledPeople, a Linux development company, said. The company did not indicate the total number of desktops that are to be deployed in the course of the project.

The Computers for All project is part of the Brazilian federal government's "Program of Digital Inclusion," initiated in 2003. The project's objective is to provide low-cost computers to the population and to boost technological development, EnabledPeople said.

Linux XP Desktop is described as a user-friendly desktop operating system for home and office users. With a preinstalled version, a user gets an application set that includes the OpenOffice.org office suite, the Evolution email client, the Firefox web browser, and the GAIM multi-protocol instant messenger, among other software. According to EnabledPeople, Linux XP Desktop is a Red Hat-compatible operating system, and is compatible with Red Hat's application set."

The full story can be found here. If you are interested in other OpenOffice.org deployments as well, check out this wiki page.
( Feb 14 2007, 10:33:22 AM CET ) Permalink Kommentare [1]