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Submission + - Novell drives nail into Microsoft Office coffin

Submitted by Tookis on Monday March 05, 2007 @06:44PM

Tookis writes: The news that Novell has released an Office Open XML (OOXML) translator for OpenOffice.org is yet another nail in the coffin of the office productivity franchise known as Microsoft Office. However, if the open source crowd is really serious about denting Microsoft's dominance in this space, what is needed is a little Evolution. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10185/1023/

Submission + - ODF threat to Microsoft in US governments grows

Submitted by Tookis on Sunday March 04, 2007 @06:46PM

Tookis writes: California has introduced a bill to make open document format (ODF) a mandatory requirement for agencies when acquiring software, turning up the heat on Microsoft. The bill follows similar legislation in Texas and Minnesota and adds further to the pressure on Microsoft which is pushing its own proprietary Office Open XML (OOXML) document format in the recently released Office 2007. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10150/53/

Submission + - Google Apps replaces Office at 100,000 sites

Submitted by Tookis on Friday February 23, 2007 @06:30AM

Tookis writes: Google's newly released online productivity suite Google Apps has already replaced Microsoft Office at more than 100,000 small to medium enterprises and has been deployed at two of the largest companies in the world, according to the search leader's enterprise product boss, Kevin Gough. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/9865/53/

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