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OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test
I'm not embarrassed to admit it: I'm a big fan of Office 2007. I think Microsoft got a lot right with its latest release, starting with the ribbon interface and including any number of tweaks and improvements that make my day easier. I can't say I'm thrilled about the price of the suite, however; nor the countless SKUs to choose from. Plus, I'm also a big Linux fan. That's why I always try to keep my eye on the current state of OpenOffice.org, the open source office suite founded by Sun.

OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta shrugs off X11
The OpenOffice.org Community has announced the public beta release of OpenOffice.org 3.0, a new version of the free office productivity software suite for various platforms including Mac OS X.

How one vendor learned to love Microsoft
Aras Corp. was a small, struggling software maker that stirred up a hornet's nest early last year, when it made a pair of seemingly contradictory decisions.

Mozilla: Firefox plugin shipped with malicious code
Mozilla warned Wednesday that a malicious program inserted adware code into a Firefox plugin that has been downloaded thousands of times over the past three months.

Microsoft to help disabled access Office documents
Microsoft has released a software add-in to help those who have difficulty reading printed documents to turn Word documents into audio files.

Ksplice: kernel patches without reboots
The kernel developers are generally quite good about responding to security problems. Once a vulnerability in the kernel has been found, a patch comes out in short order; system administrators can then apply the patch (or get a patched kernel from their distributor), reboot the system, and get on with life knowing that the vulnerability has been fixed. It is a system which works pretty well. One little problem remains, though: rebooting the system is a pain.

Response team boosts open-source security
IT managers often assume that open source software is more secure than proprietary commercial software. Anyone who uses open source can examine the original code to spot any lurking vulnerabilities, and potentially even fix the vulnerabilities themselves. With proprietary software, you have to trust the vendor to do it all for you.

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Open source and its changing role in the enterprise with Stormy Peters

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2 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 15. Peters can answer your questions about the open-source movement, reality versus hype, managing open source tools and anything else about the software world you ...

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