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Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?

Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?They are waiting for the right time to pounce. Right now, they want to slowSOA as much as possible, to keep the money rolling in for the twin cash cows, but, there will come a time...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Middleware, Microsoft Corp., XML, Microsoft Office, OOo, Web-Stack, SOA, MSOffice-OOXML, OOo team

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Will it work with Office?

Will it work with Office?Very little need for training with Open OfficeI think you can safely go for Open Office all the way. I think that only very little training will be needed. The user interface of Open Office has been designed to pose as small a barrier as possible,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Workforce management, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, training, OOo, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.0

Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.03G iPhoneIf I upgrade from my current iPhone to the new 3G iPhone, what happens to my current EDGE iPhone? Can I still use it as a video iPod if there is no SIM card in it? And access email and the...

Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, OOO, iPhone 3G, 3G, Apple announces iPhone 3G, Apple announces iPhone, Apple iPhone, Apple Announces, Apple Inc., firmware, phone

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

Remove tell-tale metadata from Microsoft apps

Remove tell-tale metadata from Microsoft appsA format change is often easier...If you're sending the file to someone who just needs to read it, I would convert the document to PDF. No metadata with no fuss.Word Bytes Man!...[url=http://www.computerbytesman.com/privacy/blair.htm]FYI[/url]The ultimate metadata embarrassment...Not me, but someone who must not have had a...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Word processors, Microsoft Corp., OOo, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2007-12-17

There's still a lot of life left in desktop office suites

There's still a lot of life left in desktop office suitesSlight CorrectionThe author said: "Until now, Sun supported only StarOffice, which is based on the OpenOffice code base"OO is based on the Star code base, which Sun donated.Which will be faster, Google adding offline capabilities, or MS addingonline capabilities. Also,...

Tags: Word processors, OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, desktop office suite, OOo, Sun Microsystems Inc., word-processor, online word-processor, security

Discussion threads 2007-12-16

IBM open source strategy becomes clearer

IBM open source strategy becomes clearerFabio?I'm sorry about the error. If you want me to correct it I'll do so gladly.I hope we also end up with lots of OpenOffice "distributions" as well, withas you say is true for Linux, 3 or 4 that almost everybody uses based on CUSTOMER...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OPEN SOURCE, Blogging, strategy, Lotus Symphony, IBM Corp., OOo, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2007-09-20

Open Source Outlook Choices

Open Source Outlook ChoicesOutlook add-onsWHERE does one find out about Outlook add-ons?RE: Open Source Outlook ChoicesI don't think bundling is the answer. Interoperability is though. Just because MS thinks an e-mail/calendaring application should be bundled with office doesn't mean it should. If the integration between an e-mail client and OpenOffice...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, E-mail, Projity, Chandler, Microsoft Outlook, OOo, Open Source Outlook Choices, Mozilla Thunderbird, open source

Discussion threads 2007-09-11

Do we want Mac in the enterprise when we have Linux?

Do we want Mac in the enterprise when we have Linux?Because Macs are easier to useAuthor asks: "I think a better question is actually why we would want Apple to bother with the enterprise when we have Linux?"It's no bother for Apple. Macs already can work in the enterprise....

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Mini, Apple Macintosh, Linux, OOo, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-02

Flaw found in Office 2007

Flaw found in Office 2007Flaw found in Office 2007What it comes down to is that there is almost no threat at all. A security research company found the flaw, told Microsoft and bypassed releasing the details to the public. Hackers don't know how to exploit it. Most...

Tags: SECURITY, OpenOffice, OOo, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, flaw, Microsoft Office 2007

Discussion threads 2007-02-23

Microsoft warns Excel under zero-day attack

Microsoft warns Excel under zero-day attackMicrosoft warns Excel under zero-day attackSo its the same case as before where this attack is a non-issue. It's "very limited" in scope, the user has to open the email then run the attachment. All of which give warnings prior to being able to...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OOo, zero-day bug, Microsoft Excel

Discussion threads 2007-02-05

Microsoft fixes Office, Windows flaws

Microsoft fixes Office, Windows flawsThe difference between Windows and *nix[b]Five of the six vulnerabilities in Office are specific to Excel. The most serious flaws could allow an attacker to gain control over a vulnerable PC running the spreadsheet program, Microsoft said in Security Bulletin MS06-012.[/b]A hole in the spreadsheet programs...

Tags: Linux, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Fixes, Microsoft fixes Office Windows flaw, Microsoft fixes Office Window, flaw, rep, OOo, Microsoft Windows, window

Discussion threads 2006-03-14

Mass. officials criticize OpenDocument decision

Mass. officials criticize OpenDocument decisionInterestingSo I guess this is far from over.Finally some common sense...My rep said his counterparts in MA were all over this and were about to launch "Operation Word Document Format". Microsoft has annointed these reps the title "Gang of Three" and they are charged with hitting...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Word, Word processors, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., rep, American Politics, OOo

Discussion threads 2005-11-01

In defense of OpenOffice.org

In defense of OpenOffice.orgGood letter, Frederic!:)You should stick with your main arguementthat XML is too big and too slow - on BOTH Excel and OO Calc. Fueling the zealotry between ABMers and M$hills leaves your main contention lost and forgotten. I suppose you made a few bucks by posting the...

Tags: OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, OPEN SOURCE, OOo, motel, Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice.org

Discussion threads 2005-09-20

In defense of OpenOffice.org

In last week's shootout, where I matched Microsoft Excel against OpenOffice.org Calc, OpenOffice.org came out on the short end of the stick in my benchmark tests. The tests not only showed Excel to have superior memory-handling efficiency, but superior file creation and load speeds in both the XML and...

Tags: OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office

Blog posts 2005-09-20

For non-proliferation's sake, Sun asks OSI to retire older open source license

For non-proliferation's sake, Sun asks OSI to retire older open source licenseHouston, Do We Have A Problem?Is there more to this story than Sun is letting onto? What kind of an impact does this license change hold for OpenOffice.org, IBM's WorkPlace, and perhaps the real target of this change,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OSI, workplace, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Workplace, OOo, Google Inc., open source

Discussion threads 2005-09-02

OpenDocument gets standards stamp

OpenDocument gets standards stampSo why don't they do that with ...Now that they have a standard open document format, why not do the same thing with a package management format - one for source, and one for binary? That way, all packages would be built the same way and you...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, KOffice, MS Office Format, Application Packaging, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOo

Discussion threads 2005-05-23

Additional Resources

What OpenOffice site crash means

What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enoughSadly, it falls short of my needsI have a spreadsheet that works beautifully in Excel. It's unbelievably slow for OpenOffice Calc. 12 minutes to open, each drop down takes 2 minutes to register.No scripts, just formulas.RE: OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Office, object-oriented, OK now OpenOffice, OO 2.4, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?

OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?I don't think that Microsoft products cost anything to companies marginallyI believe my company has agreement with Microsoft where we pay them a fixed fee, and we get to use Microsoft software all we want. This would include Office. Therefore...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, OpenOffice 3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., software

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-end

Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endMicrosoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endIf Google wasn't already crapping their pants about IE8 and the web then this should give them more than enough reason to fill their shorts. A final product that is released, not some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Word, Word processors, Channel management, Microsoft Office, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Google Docs Competitor, Google Inc., Google Docs

Discussion threads 2008-09-03