What Is Open Office 3.0?

OpenOffice 3.0 is an open-source productivity suite developed by Sun Microsystems and used by consumers and businesses. The program provides much of the same functionality as other programs, and the open-source community offers support. OpenOffice 3.0 is typically used by those who want a powerful alternative to commercial office suites.

History

Based on StarOffice, OpenOffice's source code was made public in 2000, a year after Sun Microsystems obtained StarDivision's StarOffice.

Components

With OpenOffice 3.0, you can write documents, create spreadsheets, design presentations and formulas, manage a database and draw objects. Also, thousands of user-created templates are availble.

Platforms

Version 3.0 of Open Office operates on Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Linux, BSD, OS/2, IRIS and OpenVMS.

Deriviations

Many other office suites are based on Openoffice.org. StarOffice (current versions), NeoOffice and IBM's Symphony are three popular ones. At Portableapps.com, you can also get a portable version that can run from a flash drive.

Fun Fact

OpenOffice 3.0 has the capability to save documents, spreadsheets and presentations in many of Microsoft formats, such as Microsoft Office 2007's .docx.

References

• OpenOffice Official Site
• Portableapps Official Site