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StarOffice is Sun Microsystems' proprietary office suite software package. It was originally developed by StarDivision and acquired by Sun in August 1999. The source code of the suite was released in July 2000, creating a free, open source office suite called OpenOffice.org; subsequent versions of StarOffice have been based upon OpenOffice.org, with additional proprietary components.[2]

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Can download for free through Google Pack
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The ease of use of Open Office, but with added features
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Less resources used (faster) than MS Office
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Can use MS Office proprietary formats (both read and save)
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Not quite as many features as MS Office
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The version sold in East Asia is known as StarSuite and is functionally identical to StarOffice, with full file interchange and compatibility, but includes language and font support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

StarOffice 8 supports the OpenDocument standard.

Features

StarOffice supports the XML file format, including (as of StarOffice 8) the OpenDocument standard, and can generate PDF and Flash formats. The program comes with templates, a macro recorder, and a software development kit (SDK).

Included programs

  • StarWriter — word processor .sdw (StarOffice 5.x) .sxw (StarOffice 6.x) .odt .ott -files
  • StarCalc — spreadsheet .sdc (5.x) .sxc (6.x) .ods .ots -files
  • StarImpress — presentation program .sdd (5.x) .sxi (6.x) .odp .otp -files
  • StarDraw — drawing tool .sda (5.x) .sxd (6.x) .odg .otg -files
  • StarBase — database .sdb (5.x) .odb -files

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1.  avatar meNNis  Jun 19, 2008 2:44pm

I used to use OpenOffice, but then switched to this once it came out for free through Google Pack. It is quite similar, but since it is normally a product you have to pay for, you can tell that it has some better features etc. Overall, I think I will stick with this from now on.
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    Key Features:

    Manufacturer Sun Microsystems
    Price $70.00
    Product Line Office
    Release Date Jan. 1, 1984
    Software Type Productivity

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    3 contributors -  meNNis, Erik, mattthegreat
    Created: 06/19/2008 - 14:24
    Modified: 06/23/2008 - 17:40