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• OpenDocument could 'turn the world inside out'

  The data format standard has the potential to transform the world just as the Web did, according to a senior Sun executive.

• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Office not so suite

  You may not believe this, but Microsoft thinks we're biased...against Microsoft. But if reactions to our office suite review are anything to go by, our readers disagree.

• Why it's real hard not to try StarOffice

  Sun Microsystems has launched a grenade at Microsoft and it's called StarOffice.

• Sun quiet on Aussie layoffs

  A spokesperson for Sun Microsystems was today unable to provide details of how the company's plan to reduce its global workforce by up to 2,500 employees would affect its Australian operations.

Blogs (3)

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  OpenWorld closed

  Whenever the industry's top execs come together to speak to the masses, expectations are high. This year's Oracle OpenWorld conference provided an insight into which vendors have intriguing grand plans, and which ones prefer to rely on marketing bluff.

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  Intranet 2.0: one more bandwagon jumper

  I get the feeling there will be a lot of tired tech buzzwords from fads gone by which will be wheeled out soon with the suffix "2.0" bolted on.

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  What the hell does Securify mean?

  Is securify a real word? Of course not. It is a term I first heard during a press conference when global services firm EDS was announcing its Agility Alliance in Sydney last March.

Features and Case Studies (116)

• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Office not so suite

  You may not believe this, but Microsoft thinks we're biased...against Microsoft. But if reactions to our office suite review are anything to go by, our readers disagree.

• Gosling: Rebirth of Java on desktops

  Java has come full circle, and James Gosling has watched the 12-year journey. Gosling, who helped invent the Java programming language, talks about how Sun Microsystems plans to return Java to its roots and the role of the newly launched JavaFX Script.

• SBS adds server muscle to World Cup defence

  Broadcaster SBS has beefed up the infrastructure behind its World Cup football Web site as Australia's participation for the first time since 1974 is expected to generate unprecedented levels of online traffic.

• Sun's chiefs on the hot seat

  Scott McNealy sees glory days ahead for new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Are they cut from the same cloth?

Reviews (87)

• Office politics: Microsoft Office XP vs Sun StarOffice 6

  Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failed­â€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?

• Microsoft Word: How you can live without it

  Commentary: Yes, you do have alternatives. But the differences between WordPerfect, OpenOffice.org's Writer, and MS Word are very minor. Let me explain why you might--or might not--want to switch.

• Office not so suite

  You may not believe this, but Microsoft thinks we're biased...against Microsoft. But if reactions to our office suite review are anything to go by, our readers disagree.

• Microsoft to limit access to Office 11

  The next version of Microsoft's Office software will run only on the latest releases of the company's operating systems, leaving older OS users in the dark.

• Eight alternatives to Microsoft Office

  Looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office? Our reviews round-up gives you the details of several popular options.

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