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StarSuite 8

StarSuite 8

News & Reviews

Word is spreading fast about the new StarOffice/StarSuite 8 software. See what the industry has to say.


In the News

Singapore Airline Deploys Sun Microsystem's StarOffice Software
SDA Asia, May 30, 2007

Singapore Airlines has rolled out Sun Microsystem's StarOffice software in its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft becoming the first ever airline to install a productivity suite for the benefits of its passengers.

Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop
Martin LaMonica, CNET News, Sept 1, 2005

Massachusetts plans to phase out office productivity applications from Microsoft and other providers in favor of those based on the "open" standards of the OASIS Open Document Format, used in StarOffice 8.

Sun Donates StarOffice to Non-Profits
Beta News, Jun 13, 2005

Sun gifts StarOffice to nonprofit and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout the world through a partnership with Gifts In Kind International.


Product Reviews

SmartComputing recommends StarOffice 8 over Microsoft Office 2007
Jan 2007

StarOffice 8 received Smart Computing's "Smart Distinction" award beating out Microsoft Office 2007, Corel WordPerfect Office X3 and Ability Office.

Tighter integration with Microsoft Office in this release
Paul Rowlingson, Computing.com, Feb 28, 2005

"The first thing you'll notice on installation is the much improved interface, which even looks a lot more like Office. Having opened various Microsoft documents within StarOffice, we are happy to say that it does a much better job of retaining the existing formatting."

StarOffice 8 Learns From MS Office
David Worthington, Beta News, Feb 17, 2005

"Built-in usability enhancements conform to the look and feel of industry standard functionality, configuration options and language support is enhanced, and interoperability with Microsoft Office is more comprehensive. Sun has also has thrown in a newly redesigned database engine and software development kit (SDK)."

Spotlight

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What's New Guide
Great enhancements for StarSuite 8
Getting Started
How to start getting the most out of StarSuite
StarSuite SDK
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