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BetaNews: StarOffice 6.1 Takes on the Enterprise

“Sun is hinging its bets on StarOffice 6.1 fitting the bill for
the enterprise sector, making an early product preview available
for a public beta test.

“This interim StarOffice release is geared towards businesses,
and is being issued conjointly with a software development kit
(SDK) aimed at allowing customers to develop custom solutions. Such
a move will help StarOffice grow horizontally, enabling Sun to
better compete with Microsoft and Corel.

“To assist with deployments on a massive scale, Sun has added a
new configuration manager to StarOffice that aids in installing and
managing the product. Support for accessibility needs is now
available, fulfilling a key requirement to win bids on government
contracts…”

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