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== OpenOffice.org press release from 12 December 2006 - draft, not for publication ==
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== OpenOffice.org announces version 2.1 ==
  
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The OpenOffice.org community are proud to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.1, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite.
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''For release 12:00 UTC, 12 December 2006''
  
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There are a number of important new features in this release for end users. The presentations application, Impress, now supports mutilple screens, with the presenter choosing where to display the presentation. The Calc spreadsheet has an improved HMTL export capability using styles to recreate the look of the spreadsheet in the browser. The database application Base has a number of enhancements, including improved support for Microsoft's Access product. The popular Quickstarter is now available for GNU/Linux users as a GTK application. OpenOffice.org's impressive language support is enhanced with five more localisations.
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The OpenOffice.org Community are proud to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.1, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite.
  
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However, OpenOffice.org is not simply a great office suite for end users. It is also a great tool for developers. With 2.1, OpenOffice.org extends support for version control to extensions, simplifying the management of packages.
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There are a number of important new features for users in this release. The presentations application, ''Impress,'' now supports multiple monitors, with the presenter choosing where to display the presentation. The ''Calc'' spreadsheet has an improved HMTL export capability, using styles to better recreate in a browser the appearance of the original spreadsheet. The database application ''Base'' has a number of enhancements, including improved support for Microsoft's ''Access'' product. The popular ''Quickstarter'' is now available for GNU/Linux users as a GTK application. OpenOffice.org's impressive language support is enhanced with five more localisations.
  
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This is the xth release of 2007, and reflects the community's commitment to making new features available to users every few months. To help make this as smooth as possible, OpenOffice.org 2.1 includes an improved on-line notifier, which checks regularly and informs users if a new version is available (users may choose to disable this option at any time).
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However, OpenOffice.org is not simply a great office suite for end users. OpenOffice.org software technology is also available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in their own applications. OpenOffice.org 2.1 extends support for version control to extensions, simplifying the management of packages for developers of extensions.
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OpenOffice.org is also the first office suite to support the ISO approved OpenDocument Format as its native file format. The standard - ISO/IEC 26300 - defines how office documents (spreadsheets, wordprocessor documents, etc.) must be stored so that they can be exchanged with any compliant software package. Its adoption represents an historic "Freedom of Information" breakthrough for the IT industry.
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Download OpenOffice.org 2.1 now from our volunteer servers. If you find the pages too busy, try using our legal peer-to-peer (P2P) system. If you do not have a suitable internet connection, consider buying a CD-ROM from an OpenOffice.org Community Distributor.
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Version 2.1 is the third release of OpenOffice.org in 2006, and reflects the Community's commitment to making new features available to users every few months. To help make this as smooth as possible, OpenOffice.org 2.1 also includes an improved on-line notifier, which checks regularly and informs users if a new version is available (users may choose to disable this option at any time).
  
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Not all languages may be ready, so check with your favourite Native Language project (http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html)
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OpenOffice.org 2.1 is now available for download. If the download servers are busy, there is an alternative legal peer-to-peer (P2P) system. Alternatively, OpenOffice.org Community Distributors supply the software on CD-ROM in many countries. OpenOffice.org's Native Language project can advise on the availability of translations.
  
 
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=== About OpenOffice.org ===
 
=== About OpenOffice.org ===
  
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The OpenOffice.org Community is an international team of volunteer and
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The OpenOffice.org Community is an international team of volunteer and sponsored contributors who develop, support, and promote the leading open-source office productivity suite, OpenOffice.org®.
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sponsored contributors who develop, support, and promote the leading
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OpenOffice.org's leading edge software technology (UNO) is also available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in OpenOffice.org extensions or in their own applications.
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open-source office productivity suite, OpenOffice.org®.
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OpenOffice.org supports the Open Document Format for Office
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OpenOffice.org supports the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard (ISO/IEC 26300) as well as legacy industry file formats and is available on major computing
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Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard (ISO/IEC 26300) as well
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platforms in over 70 languages. OpenOffice.org software is provided under the GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) and may be used free of charge for any purpose, private or commercial.
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as legacy industry file formats and is available on major computing
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platforms in over 70 languages. OpenOffice.org is provided under the GNU
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Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) and may be used free of charge for
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any purpose, private or commercial.
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The OpenOffice.org Community acknowledges generous sponsorship from a
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The OpenOffice.org Community acknowledges generous sponsorship from a number of companies, including Sun Microsystems, the founding sponsor and primary contributor.
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number of companies, including Sun Microsystems, the founding
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sponsor and primary contributor.
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==== Links ====
 
==== Links ====
  
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The OpenOffice.org Community can be found at http://www.openoffice.org
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OpenOffice.org 2.1 may be downloaded free of charge from http://download.openoffice.org
  
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To learn more of the project, see http://about.openoffice.org/
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The OpenOffice.org Community can be found at http://www.openoffice.org<br />
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To learn more about the Community see http://about.openoffice.org<br />
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The Native Language Project is at http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html<br />
  
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OpenOffice.org 2.1 may be downloaded free of charge from http://download.openoffice.org
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Further information about OpenOffice.org products:
  
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Further information about the suite may be found at http://www.openoffice.org/product
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* the OpenOffice.org office suite for users: http://www.openoffice.org/product
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* OpenOffice.org Universal Network Objects (UNO) for developers: http://udk.openoffice.org
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* OpenOffice.org Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers: http://api.openoffice.org
  
 
==== Press Contacts ====
 
==== Press Contacts ====
  
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Louis Suarez-Potts (UTC -04h00)<br />
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Louis Suarez-Potts (UTC -05h00)<br />
 
OpenOffice.org Community Manager<br />
 
OpenOffice.org Community Manager<br />
 
louis@openoffice.org<br />
 
louis@openoffice.org<br />

Latest revision as of 16:07, 18 March 2007

Category:Draft marketing ideas and materials

Draft marketing documents index

OpenOffice.org announces version 2.1

For release 12:00 UTC, 12 December 2006

The OpenOffice.org Community are proud to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.1, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite.

There are a number of important new features for users in this release. The presentations application, Impress, now supports multiple monitors, with the presenter choosing where to display the presentation. The Calc spreadsheet has an improved HMTL export capability, using styles to better recreate in a browser the appearance of the original spreadsheet. The database application Base has a number of enhancements, including improved support for Microsoft's Access product. The popular Quickstarter is now available for GNU/Linux users as a GTK application. OpenOffice.org's impressive language support is enhanced with five more localisations.

However, OpenOffice.org is not simply a great office suite for end users. OpenOffice.org software technology is also available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in their own applications. OpenOffice.org 2.1 extends support for version control to extensions, simplifying the management of packages for developers of extensions.

Version 2.1 is the third release of OpenOffice.org in 2006, and reflects the Community's commitment to making new features available to users every few months. To help make this as smooth as possible, OpenOffice.org 2.1 also includes an improved on-line notifier, which checks regularly and informs users if a new version is available (users may choose to disable this option at any time).

OpenOffice.org 2.1 is now available for download. If the download servers are busy, there is an alternative legal peer-to-peer (P2P) system. Alternatively, OpenOffice.org Community Distributors supply the software on CD-ROM in many countries. OpenOffice.org's Native Language project can advise on the availability of translations.

About OpenOffice.org

The OpenOffice.org Community is an international team of volunteer and sponsored contributors who develop, support, and promote the leading open-source office productivity suite, OpenOffice.org®. OpenOffice.org's leading edge software technology (UNO) is also available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in OpenOffice.org extensions or in their own applications.

OpenOffice.org supports the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard (ISO/IEC 26300) as well as legacy industry file formats and is available on major computing platforms in over 70 languages. OpenOffice.org software is provided under the GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) and may be used free of charge for any purpose, private or commercial.

The OpenOffice.org Community acknowledges generous sponsorship from a number of companies, including Sun Microsystems, the founding sponsor and primary contributor.

Links

OpenOffice.org 2.1 may be downloaded free of charge from http://download.openoffice.org

The OpenOffice.org Community can be found at http://www.openoffice.org
To learn more about the Community see http://about.openoffice.org
The Native Language Project is at http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html

Further information about OpenOffice.org products:

Press Contacts

Louis Suarez-Potts (UTC -05h00)
OpenOffice.org Community Manager
louis@openoffice.org
+1 (416) 625 3843

John McCreesh (UTC +0h00)
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead
jpmcc@openoffice.org
+44 (0)7 810 278 540

Cristian Driga (UTC +0200)
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Co-Lead
cdriga@openoffice.org
+40 7887 000 60

Worldwide Marketing Contacts

http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html

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