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NewsFoundation aims to unshackle OpenOffice.org
A coalition of programmers behind OpenOffice.org formed a foundation to manage a community-driven branch of the open-source productivity software. OpenOffice is owned by Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), and Read more...
Microsoft reverses stand, will add support for ODFIn an abrupt about-turn, Microsoft announced mid-week that it now plans to support version 1.1 of the ODF (OpenDocument Format) standard in the upcoming Service Pack 2 update of Office 2007. Read more...UK tech agency files complaint against MicrosoftThe British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (or Becta) has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft. The root of the issue has to do with the lack of Read more...ALSO NOTED: IT governance leaves a bad taste; Transitioning to OpenOffice;> IT governance sticks in CIO's craws. Article > Transitioning an organization to Read more... Flaw fix in works for OpenOfficeRed Hat is issuing a patch that promises to fix the flaw recently discovered in the free OpenOffice.org productivity software. Cited by security experts as "highly critical," the vulnerability Read more... ODF published as official standardLast week, the International Organization for Standardization published the OpenOffice Open Document Format (ODF) as an official standard. ODF is an XML-based open format for text, spreadsheet, database and slide-show presentation files. Sound familiar? That's because Microsoft's Office Open XML is basically the same thing. It's up against some stiff competition but … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Why OpenOffice is under great security scrutiny; Work Web surfing requires IT management oversight; and much more..> Why OpenOffice is under great security scrutiny. Article > Work Web surfing requires IT management Read more... ALSO NOTED: Analysts: The Internet is running out of room; Patch issues for MySQL vulnerabilities; and much more...> Analysts: The Internet is running out of room. Article > Patch issues for MySQL Read more... Commercial apps predicted to die offIt's a pretty bold statement to make, but an open source tech titan says commercial software is going to fade away with services taking the industry by storm. That was the statement made by Greg Read more... | Press ReleasesAlfresco Enterprise Edition 3.3 certifies on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, providing wider Linux supportAlfresco & Ubuntu Raise the Bar on Cost-Effective Open Source Stack Performance LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alfresco Software, the leader in open source enterprise content management (ECM), today Read more >> |
