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OpenOffice may support OOXML

...and the chief rival to that product is the free OpenOffice suite. John McCreesh, the marketing lead for OpenOffice.org, the organisation behind the software... Read more

2 April, 2008 by David Meyer

OpenOffice.org dismisses pro-OOXML report

...ZDNet.co.uk on Wednesday, OpenOffice.org's marketing lead for Europe, John McCreesh, questioned the Burton Group report's value, claiming it "contained no... Read more

17 January, 2008 by David Meyer

Browser-based OpenOffice.org released

...download and install the software," said OpenOffice.org's marketing project lead, John McCreesh, in the statement. "If you're wondering how OpenOffice.org compares... Read more

18 December, 2007 by David Meyer

OpenOffice 3.0 - 5m downloads and counting

According to OpenOffice.org evangelist John McCreesh, the free office productivity suite has seen more than 5m downloads... Read more

27 October, 2008

OpenOffice.org 'optimistic' over Oracle's Sun buyout

...s acquisition of Sun Microsystems, following the buyout's announcement on Monday. John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org's marketing lead, told ZDNet UK that the team... Read more

20 April, 2009

Sun disputes claims OpenOffice is a fading project

...version 3.1 is scheduled for release by the end of March. John McCreesh, marketing project lead for OpenOffice.org, said the new release will... Read more

6 March, 2009 by Eileen Yu

Microsoft boosts OOXML compatibility

...and solutions that will help vendors meet the interoperability needs of customers." John McCreesh, an evangelist for OpenOffice.org, the main open-source competitor to... Read more

3 December, 2008 by David Meyer

OpenOffice 3.0 release hit by server crash

...at 10am BST on Monday. According to OpenOffice.org's marketing lead, John McCreesh, "the servers seem to have collapsed under the load" of download... Read more

13 October, 2008 by David Meyer

OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken

The ISO standard for ODF documents is impossible to implement, says an expert who has now found both OpenOffice and Microsoft Office 2007 non-standard compliant Read more

2 May, 2008 by Peter Judge

IBM hails Lotus Symphony landmark

...soon afford." But some industry observers are less convinced by the software. John McCreesh, marketing executive for OpenOffice.org, said in a blog post that... Read more

27 September, 2007 by Colin Barker

OpenOffice.org 2.3 released

...suite's chart component, according to OpenOffice.org's marketing project lead, John McCreesh. "It is more intuitive and there are more features available there... Read more

19 September, 2007 by David Meyer

IBM joins OpenOffice.org community

...including a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program and database, among other programs. John McCreesh, marketing project lead for OpenOffice.org, said IBM's participation was... Read more

10 September, 2007 by David Meyer

Orange launches 'Open Office'

...it's unlikely to cause confusion in the marketplace," marketing project lead John McCreesh told ZDNet.co.uk. "Our registered trademark is OpenOffice.org, and... Read more

4 September, 2007 by David Meyer

Microsoft will not sue over Linux patents

...leading some experts to assert that its threats are empty. According to John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org marketing project lead, the open-source world is convinced... Read more

21 May, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft's mixed messages over ODF

...functionality of OpenOffice — it's like chalk and cheese," said McGrath. However, John McCreesh, OpenOffice.org marketing project lead, firmly rebuked McGrath's comments. "That... Read more

18 May, 2007 by Tom Espiner

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