IBM, which has been an outspoken critic of Microsoft's OOXML format, has officially joined the OpenOffice community to collaborate on the development of OpenOffice software. IBM already uses ...

Upcoming 2.0.4 version of the open-source office suite is designed to make plug-in extensions easier to write and manage. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

In celebration of Human Rights Day, Pretoria-based company Translate.org.za has released computer software in a range of local languages. South African PC users can now buy office suite software in ...

Apache Software Foundation has announced that OpenOffice has passed the milestone of 100 million downloads in less than two years since it became one of the main projects of the foundation. Given the ...

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Microsoft Corp. should feel supremely complimented by the OpenOffice.org suite of software. And, perhaps, just a tad worried. OpenOffice's sleek word ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Microsoft is getting ready to ship Office 2010, but a lot of small businesses realize they don’t need all the features (or licensing costs) that come with Microsoft Office. The front-runners for ...

Apache's OpenOffice software suite allows you to insert complex graphics into your business publications using Encapsulated PostScript files. EPS files contain vector-based text and graphics that you ...

OpenOffice.org has today launched the fourth-and-final release candidate of its upcoming OpenOffice.org 3.0 release. The 3.0 revision of the software suite - which is widely regarded as the best ...

The free OpenOffice software suite includes a word processor, a spreadsheet editor, a database program and a presentation editor, making it a cost-effective choice for small businesses with a budget ...

OpenOffice.org, an open-source software maker, has confirmed a buffer overflow issue that could allow remote attacks. The problem in its freely distributed productivity applications has been fixed, ...

Following in Firefox's footsteps, the next version of OpenOffice.org will support plug-in extensions to attract developers to the open-source productivity suite. Firefox users can download and install ...