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OpenOffice Developers Clear Visual Studio Licensing Hurdle
News Developers will be able to make a Swahili version of OpenOffice.org (OOo) available on the Microsoft Windows platform, after having a licensed copy of Microsoft Visual Studio donated to them. The final version of Jambo OpenOffice.org -- a Swahili...
[February 14, 2005, 12:20]
OpenOffice.org Writer: Writing, Editing, And Reviewing Documents
White Papers This paper covers some of those techniques, plus some other tips.OpenOffice.org also has fly-out toolbars on many of the toolbar and object bar icons. Writer provides many ways to write, edit, review, and comment on documents.
[October 18, 2007, 0:00]
OpenOffice Gets The Zulu Touch
News The popular open-source desktop suite OpenOffice will be available in three new languages on Saturday: the South African languages of Zulu, Sepedi and Afrikaans. The new versions of OpenOffice have been prepared by Translate.org.za, a not-for...
[August 27, 2004, 13:00]
OpenOffice Hit By 'highly Critical' Vulnerability
News OpenOffice.org has patched a critical vulnerability in the open-source application suite. The vulnerability concerns the way OpenOffice handles .wmf images. Exploitation of the vulnerability, which affects all but the newest version of OpenOffice...
[January 5, 2007, 11:22]
OpenOffice Worm Hits Mac, Linux And Windows
News Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec. The advisory said: "A new worm is being distributed within malicious OpenOffice documents.
[June 11, 2007, 9:03]
OpenOffice 2.0 Focuses On Interoperability
News The preview release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 includes a number of fixes designed to improve interoperability with Microsoft Office. The final version of 2.0 will not be completed until April or May 2005, according to Michael Meeks, an OpenOffice.org...
[December 21, 2004, 12:20]
OpenOffice.org
Downloads OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office. Localizations of OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages, with more being...
[May 8, 2008, 3:53]
OpenOffice Releases Version 1.1.2
News OpenOffice.org has released an updated version of its open-source productivity package. Version 1.1.2 is available for download from the OpenOffice.org Web site. OpenOffice, the open-source sibling of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice, includes a word...
[June 22, 2004, 10:20]
OpenOffice Makes Government Inroads
News Two significant government bodies, the Israel Department of Commerce and the City of Austin, Texas, are moving toward replacing Microsoft Office installations with the OpenOffice.org productivity suite.
[December 18, 2003, 13:25]
Fast And Easy, OpenOffice 1.1 Does It All And More.
Member Review Fast and easy, OpenOffice 1.1 does it all and more. Hello OpenOffice, goodbye Microsoft! It is hard to believe that anything free could be so good but it is. I’m especially happy that I discovered this wonderful gem before wasting $$$ in a...
[December 30, 2003, 9:29]
OpenOffice Bug Hits Multiple Operating Systems
News Security experts have discovered TIFF-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org that could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers. OpenOffice version 2.0.4 and prior are vulnerable to...
[September 25, 2007, 10:00]
OpenOffice.org 2.3 Released
News OpenOffice.org has released the latest version of its office productivity suite, promising enhanced security and access to more extensions. OpenOffice.org 2.3, which was made available for download on Monday, contains a fix for a security issue...
[September 19, 2007, 14:09]
OpenOffice Password Crack Is Open To Abuse
News Security experts have warned that password recovery tools for OpenOffice, the open-source application suite, are vulnerable to abuse. The release of version 1.0.4 of Intelore's OpenOffice Password Recovery software on Thursday allows IT managers...
[April 23, 2007, 17:39]
OpenOffice Patches Three Security Holes
Talkback "OpenOffice patches three security holes" I assume this is only on the windows version, since it can gain access to the entire system. Linux isn't integrated" like M$ is, so is not as vulnerable or as buggy as M$ .
[July 5, 2006, 14:23]
OpenOffice Nears Download Milestone
Talkback My guess is that most people get OpenOffice from other places than downloading it directly form OpenOffice.org. As the article states, almost all Linux distributions and many schools provide OOo downloads that are not counted by OpenOffice.org...
[October 19, 2005, 19:35]
OpenOffice.org Goes Swahili
News Jambo OpenOffice.org 1.1.3, the first version of OpenOffice to support the Swahili language, was released on Saturday. Transferring the OpenOffice.org code over the Internet only takes minutes in Europe, but can take hours in Tanzania, as high...
[December 6, 2004, 15:05]
OpenOffice Is Easily The Best Office Suite
Member Review OpenOffice is easily the best Office Suite. It is free, and has almost everything that Microsoft has.
[November 25, 2003, 7:13]
OpenOffice May Support OOXML
News OpenOffice may support Microsoft's Office Open XML standard in future, but the organisation behind the open source productivity suite anticipates that everyone including Microsoft will have "difficulty" in making the format work.
[April 2, 2008, 16:11]
OpenOffice 2.4 Released
News Version 2.4 of the OpenOffice productivity suite was released on Thursday, boasting enhancements to all its core components. OpenOffice's spreadsheet, Calc, now has more streamlined data and formulae entry, and a new "smart move and copy" feature...
[March 28, 2008, 13:30]
OpenOffice Security Is Questioned
News A report into the security of OpenOffice has caused a stir in the open source community by highlighting six security "issues" around the open source office suite. OpenOffice has said only one actual bug was discovered, which has been fixed already.
[August 14, 2006, 13:35]
