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 ...

How to Strike Out in OpenOffice. If you don't have Microsoft Office 2010 on your business computers, you can use the free OpenOffice software suite in your small business to create and edit ...

For example, somebody might want an extension that would link OpenOffice data to accounting software. A first release candidate of version 2.0.4 is due "very shortly," Suarez-Potts said.

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 ...

OpenOffice's spreadsheet program, Calc, is confused by commas placed within cells when importing text files. And macros developed in Microsoft Office don't work at all.

How to Open SmartDraw Files With OpenOffice. The SmartDraw application is used to create different types of charts for business environments and these are saved with the SDR extension ...

Companies with a $1.1 million budget for office software can reduce their costs as much as 20 percent by using OpenOffice software instead of Microsoft's Office product, Soreon said in a statement ...

The OpenOffice software is a "thick client" desktop suite, comparable to Microsoft Office. IBM chose to build its Workplace rich client software to be delivered via a Web portal, he said.

While this OpenOffice software flaw impacts both Linux and Windows versions of the program, the micropatch developed by ACROS Security, the company behind the 0patch platform, can only be used to ...

As part of its back-to-school PC sales campaign, the retail giant is offering a low-cost PC that uses open-source software, is energy efficient, and is bloatware-free Wal-Mart opened its campaign ...

OpenOffice.org (OOo for short) is a powerful open source and multi-platform office suite, and is even comparable to Microsoft Office. However, there’s always room-to-grow, features to improve, and ...

For example, somebody might want an extension that would link OpenOffice data to accounting software. A first release candidate of version 2.0.4 is due "very shortly," Suarez-Potts said.