Filed under: Windows, Linux, Office, Commercial
StarOffice 8 released with better Office compatability
by Jordan Running Sep 28th 2005 at 6:00PM
StarOffice, Sun's commercial version of OpenOffice.org, has hit version 8. The main emphasis in this release is improved compatability with Microsoft Office documents. Also present is the now-default OpenDocument file format, an XForms editor, new database and mail merge wizards, PDF generation, and interface improvements. StarOffice 8 costs $69.95, but there's a 90-day free trial if you just want to get your feet wet. Curiously missing is a Mac version.
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