More than 40 million copies of and StarOffice have been distributed to date. The community consists of approximately 14 000 developers and 100 000 registered members who are working on more than 45 projects. 1 software, the most widely distributed open-source multi-platform productivity suite. 'As a key driver of the community, Sun is well-positioned to provide comprehensive support to enterprise users.' He notes that the rapid growth of StarOffice and OpenOffice software show that the suites are here to stay.

Within SA, too, there has been a marked increase in interest in alternative productivity suites such as StarOffice and OpenOffice as businesses increasingly seek software that will deliver the required functionality without exorbitant cost,' says Van Niekerk. 'The announcement comes on the heels of a global movement by governments and institutions, such as the city of Munich, the Israeli Ministry of Commerce and the French Ministry of Interior, to migrate toward open, affordable and secure office productivity suites such as StarOffice and software. It also underscores Sun's commitment to open source and standards-based software. Ranked as a leading provider of online support services by Summit Strategies, Sun Services delivers support in more than 126 countries around the world.Īccording to Chris van Niekerk, Regional Support Manager Sun Microsystems SA, this move enhances the company's current support for the StarOffice productivity suite, and provides customers with additional choice and opportunity to reduce costs. Sun Microsystems, founder and primary sponsor of the open source project, now offers Sun Software Support services to customers.

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