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OpenOffice.org 2.0 is out

The OpenOffice.org Project has finally launched the latest iteration of their office suite application the OpenOffice.org 2.0. This update was delayed last week when a critical show-stopping bug was discovered and they decided to fix it before releasing it in the public. OpenOffice 2.0 adds new feature to this office suite, which the group claim will resonate with users from business and government’s right down to the home desktop.

It has been released for a range of operating systems ranging from Windows to Linux to Mac OS. This project is handled by a community made up of independent programmers and is supported by corporate entities like Sun Microsystems, Novell, Red Hat, Debian, and Intel. Since the last six months, the open source organization had been testing beta versions of this update in the public.

Market analysts see it as a potential replacement for the most popular office suite in the world MS Office. Microsoft is due to launch MS Office 12 sometime next year so it becomes important for the open source community to be prepared for it. Sun COO Jonathan Schwartz said in a statement: “OpenOffice.org is on a path toward being the most popular office suite the world has ever seen; providing users with safety, choice, and an opportunity to participate in one of the broadest community efforts the Internet has ever seen.”

This updated release brings native support for the OpenDocument format to the Office suite along with an overhauled user interface.

Check out: OpenOffice.org 2.0