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The software is available in English, but versions in other languages will be released over the next few days. " is a natural companion to Linux," and organisations can significantly cut IT budgets through installing free products like 1.0 on their networks, he said. Schools, public sector organisations, and companies in developing countries are among the targets of 1.0, Hiser said. Open Office is free software which supports various different languages including German, Spanish, French, Italian and many others. However, macros and other specially created programs for the Microsoft products will not work with 1.0, Hiser said. The software also was set up to work with several different file formats so that Microsoft Word and Excel files could be kept and worked with in the new version. A port for Macintosh users is in the works, said Bhorat. Users running Linux, Windows, Solaris, and other Unix flavours will be able to run 1.0. The product also contains support for XML (Extensible Markup Language), which will allow users to save files to PDAs (personal digital assistants) and other mobile devices when plug-ins for that type of file transfer are completed, said Sam Hiser, co-leader of the marketing project at and chief information officer of New York startup ReelAmerica. Future releases will add those functions back in when the community agrees on the best way to do it.
Sun also provides training for StarOffice, which will cost less than $100 (£68).Į-mail and calendar functions disliked by users of StarOffice 5.2 have been removed from 1.0, said Zaheda Bhorat, a community manager for and a marketing manager for Sun. The way users see it, you can notice such a drawback of the software as is too complicated.
Users leave reviews stating that the software has the following pluses: it has a clean interface, it's a free service and is very stable. StarOffice 6.0, announced in March and slated for availability this month, comes with additional features such as a database and special fonts. Description Our website provides a free download of 4.1. Sun's desire to capture business customers led it to offer paid support contracts for 6.0, and still allow free downloads of an improved release, 1.0, for users who did not need support or training. The StarOffice 5.2 software was distributed as a free download before the release of 6.0.
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The source code from the previous release, StarOffice 5.2, was the code base for both 1.0 and StarOffice 6.0, but the two products are both advances over that version. 1.0 provides users with a near-identical software package to Microsoft Office, featuring word processor, spreadsheet and presentation programs. Published: 11:57 A free version of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice business productivity suite is now available for download from, an open-source developer community sponsored by Sun.