Features
A Complete Productivity Package
StarOffice 8 software includes full-powered word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database applications to support all of your collaboration, communication, information gathering, and analysis needs. Its resources include dictionaries and a thesaurus, fonts, clipart, templates, and time-saving help wizards.
Lower Cost of Ownership
StarOffice 8 Enterprise Edition is priced at roughly one-fifth the cost of Microsoft Office. Multiplied over a large number of user, the savings grow quickly. Enterprises are also offered a Sun Right To Use (RTU) license, which provides the right to install up to five copies of StarOffice 8 per user on systems within the corporation.
More Efficient User Provisioning
Both StarOffice 8 and Microsoft Office are fully equipped with all the office functionality users need, but few users actually need the full set. Why pay so much more for applications that may never be opened by a portion of your user base? Now you don't have to.
Enterprise-class Security
Digital signatures and digital certificates, used throughout StarOffice 8, have become standard for enterprise security. They enable users to verify that the document is true to the original. Better yet, if you run the Solaris 10 operating system, you get military-grade security, and that's impervious to PC-based viruses.
Enterprise-scale Support
World-class Sun Software Premium and Standard Service Plans are a comprehensive and efficient way to get the most out of StarOffice 8. Our support engineers are available 24/7 to help you identify and resolve technical issues.
Accessibility
Operating system accessibility features, such as a screen magnifier, screen reader, and onscreen keyboard help, are available to StarOffice 8 users.
OASIS Open Document Format
StarOffice documents and templates are saved in the new OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured information Standards) OpenDocument format, the international standard for office software. That gives you the broadest compatibility with documents from your partners, suppliers, and customers who also use the popular OASIS XML file format.
XForms Support
StarOffice 8 offers XForms support, enabling higher levels of interoperability with other vendors who also support this standard. StarOffice 8 software is able to create and edit XForms based on the OpenDocument format. XForms allow you to define dependencies between form controls and calculations without programming or writing macros.
XML Input/Output Filters
The XML filter imports and exports any XML file in StarOffice. The filter uses the standardized XSL transformation templates for the XML transformation. XSL Templates are a standard of the W3C organization.
PDF Export Included FREE
How much could you save per user by eliminating the cost of a PDF application? As much as $399, almost four times the cost of StarOffice 8. Consider it done. Full PDF export functionality is built in to StarOffice 8 software at no extra cost.
StarOffice Migration Tools
StarOffice 8 for enterprises comes with a set of tools to significantly lower the cost and time of migrating Microsoft Office users to StarOffice. The migration tools in the StarOffice 8 Enterprise Edition consist of a Professional Analysis Wizard and a Macro Migration Wizard. The Professional Analysis Wizard analyzes user documents to identify potential migration risks, calculates the cost of migration and reduces the costs migration by preparing documents for the move. The Macro Migration Wizard analyzes Microsoft Office macros and converts them to StarOffice macros for use by StarOffice users.
Java Desktop System Configuration Manager
This central configuration tool helps manage StarOffice user settings, such as profiles, policies, security and authentication, and access control.
