IBM to Give OpenOffice the Outlook E-mail Killer It Needs? | Linux Today

IBM to Give OpenOffice the Outlook E-mail Killer It Needs?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2007

“IBM has finally taken the big leap to support rival Sun’s
OpenOffice.org project, a move that could have significant impact
on the adoption of the open source Office suite.

“As part of that commitment, announced Monday, IBM released its
first code contributions from Lotus Notes such as accessibility
enhancements. But more important, the Armonk, NY company, a
longtime Linux supporter that competes aggressively against Sun in
the server business, hinted that other ‘rich features’ from the
leading e-mail and groupware program could find its way into the
OpenOffice code base…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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