Sun.com: Free Office Software on the Web

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"Sun has acquired Star Division, a German software company with a great office productivity suite, StarOffice..."

"Soon everyone will have access to a full range of office applications -- at no charge. Simply download it..."

"Our aim is to .com office productivity. We are publishing the StarOffice specifications and will make the source code available through the Sun Community Source Licensing program..."

"Longer range, we also plan to provide embeddable software components that developers can use to add business suite functions to their online applications."

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