OpenOffice.org 2.0, the Free and Open Source productivity tool, has just been released.
Seize this opportunity of using the best free tool for the enterprise and for personal productivity by heading to OpenOffice.org and downloading it for your platform.
OOO includes:
1. Writer - an excellent word processor
2. Calc - a fabulous spreadsheet manager
3. Impress - a superb presentation manager
4. Draw - the OOO drawing tool
5. Base - a brilliant database module for developing your data-drive applications
6. Math - tool to create and edit scientific equations and formulas
Imagine all your enterprise documents in a standard, open format so that you will never be trapped in vendor-lock in.
Imagine not having to regularly being forced to purchase expensive new licenses at the whim and fancy of the same vendor – who for no apparent reason except making boatloads of cash instead of focusing on caring for the customer – changes its file format so that previous versions of their files are incompatible with their new software.
Imagine a more secure, stable and robust set of office productivity tools which is developed and supported by a worldwide community.
OOO has a truly Open format by default – OpenDocument. It also uses standard XML. Dot not mistake other XML formats by some vendors to be as open despite their using ‘Open’ in the format name.
OOO has had native PDF export for three years already. Compatibility with existing documents is excellent so that you can easily migrate all your proprietary format documents safely into OpenDocument. It’s a Fire-and-Forget affair.
Read more about the features at the OOO site here (with thumbnails) and here.
Today, boost your enterprise profits by saving on unnecessary expenses: combine the GNU/Linux O.S. with OpenOffice.org 2.0 for a free, fast, open source, and secure Information Systems asset based on Open Standards.
The fact that there are Standards being preserved by a Consortium means that your documents are safe and you have a guarantee that the Open format will remain accessible and free.
Download OOO, open the spreadsheet application named Calc and then start comparing the immediate savings you can achieve by multiplying the number of seats of Linux and OOO you would need in your enterprise by the cost of the Linux and OOO licenses.
Or just remember that their licenses allow you to use and reuse them on as many computers as you wish for $0.00.
Don’t forget to factor in the training costs, which are minimal, together with the support costs, and the benefits are immediately visible.
Start now, make the smart choice for your productivity and your bottom line.
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