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Use OpenOffice.org online with Ulteo

Today, in a joint press-release, Ulteo and OpenOffice.org are announcing a partnership: OpenOffice.org 2.3, the well-known Open Source productivity suite, is now available online, through a web-…

Creating business cards with OpenOffice.org Writer

Exchanging business cards is a rudimentary form of networking (the people, not the server kind). However, to get the most out of the exchange, you need a card that attracts attention and reflects…

OpenOffice bug hits multiple operating systems

Security experts have discovered vulnerabilities in OpenOffice.org that could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers.

OpenOffice version 2.0…

OpenOffice virus reaches across platforms

A virus writer with something to prove has written a proof-of-concept OpenOffice document to demonstrate a way to infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems with a single script.

The virus…

Sun and Redflag Chinese 2000 to Collaborate on OpenOffice.org Projects

Sun Microsystems, Inc. , the OpenOffice.org community and Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co., Ltd., today announced a joint development effort that will focus on integrating new features in the…

OpenOffice.org 2.2 Released

The OpenOffice.org Community announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.2, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite. With upgrades to its word processor, spreadsheet, presentations…

Open XML translator lets Microsoft Word speak in open source

In an acknowledgment of the international push for open standards, Microsoft funded work on the Open XML translator but did not contribute any code. It allows Microsoft Word 2007 to open and save…

OpenOffice hit by 'highly critical' vulnerability

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…

Novell Boosts OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office Interoperability

Novell today announced that the Novell edition of the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite will now support the Office Open XML format, increasing interoperability between OpenOffice.org and…

VBA in OpenOffice. Do you celebrate or scrutinize further?

Many people celebrated the inclusion of VBA support in Novell's version of OpenOffice. If you read between the lines, Novell is now putting what MS paid for in retrospect! While I can not confirm…