OpenOffice.org releases OpenOffice 3.2

OpenOffice 3.2 has been released, and is now available for download. The OpenOffice productivity suite consists of a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation application, and database capabilities, mirroring that of Microsoft Office. In addition, OpenOffice also comes with software which allows users to create graphics and diagrams.

This popular open-source alternative to Microsoft Office has seen over 300 million downloads over the last 10 years. One of the previous complaints though, was that it has grown increasingly bloated and slow. I haven't had the chance to try it yet, but fans will be glad to know that among the new features listed among its release notes would be faster start up times. On top of ODF support, support for proprietary file formats has also been added.

Florian Effenberger, marketing project lead of OpenOffice.org summed up what OpenOffice 3.2 is about, saying "...we want OpenOffice.org to be the 2010 office software of choice, and 3.2 takes us another step toward that goal." OpenOffice 3.2 can be downloaded here.

For more on this story:
- check out this article at PCMag 

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