StarOffice
Google has added Sun Microsystems’ StarOffice suite to which Google Pack, it is freely downloaded from internet. StarOffice is available immediately, as Google Pack is collection of various software which includes Firefox with Google Toolbar, Adobe Reader, Skype, RealPlayer, Norton Security Scan, and Google Desktop. By Launching StarOffice online Google competing with Microsoft office for some time, this is further expansion of Google strategy.
Google pack, it is a collection of applications which is recommended by Google, that includes a new software Star Office. This office suite developed by Sun. In 2000 Sun has released Star Office’s source code, which became the foundation of OpenOffice.org. It is an open source project sponsored by Sun.
StarOffice 8 is a full featured office suite which contains word processor, it have a spreadsheet tool, application for presentations, math formulas and drawing, databases. Star office has support for most of the Microsoft Office formats. It does not support for the file format which is introduced in Office 2007. StarOffice support export documents as PDF out of the box. StarOffice normally cost $70, it is freely available in Google Pack.
The size of the StarOffice Software is 140 MB, it is possible to download while you have fastest Internet connection.
Google didn’t choose to include OpenOffice.org; the Primary difference between StarOffice and OpenOffice is that StarOffice includes some proprietary components which like clip art graphics, templates, fonts and tools for Microsoft Office migration.
It is recommended to add Plug-in which lest you synchronize local documents with Google Docs and Spreadsheets. It is possible to edit complicated documents offline, also collaborate and store files securely. Now StarOffice is integrated with Google Search and Google Desktop.
There are various features which get added in StarOffice that does not appear in OpenOffice, it has spell checker, Web Search and some conversion filters. It supports Open Document Format. It can read Microsoft Office Documents.
StarOffice includes various application like Word Processing, Presentation graphics, Spreadsheet and database application, it have library of images and also 3D effects. StarOffice is free with Google Pack.
Google is avoiding online productivity application as Microsoft Office Competitors. It emphasize on Google Docs and Spreadsheets programs as tools for collaboration. It is being seen that Google confronting Microsoft more directly rather than its rhetoric suggest. Google is planning to release more application like online presentation which will compete with PowerPoint which is Microsoft Office Application.
Dell’s next step will be to add Plug-in which lest you synchronize local documents with Google Docs and Spreadsheet. It will be best experience to use both, complicated documents online, collaborate and store files online. Currently StarOffice is integrated with Google Search and Google Desktop. Google gears an application programming interface that Google which is released at the end of May to help developers which add offline capabilities to online application.
Google StarOffice has enhanced usability, compatibility, interoperability, new XML File Format. StarOffice 8 Writer, StarOffice 8 Base, StarOffice 8 Calc, Enterprise Tools & Support, StarOffice 8 Draw, StarOffice Extensions, StarOffice 8 Impress.
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