Well, I was able to find this: http://dts.utah.gov/news/newsletter/archives/issue158.html
"The ARB has recently reviewed and approved several standards, including the expanded use of Open Office productivity suite in state government. The newly approved standard means that DTS will provide support for Open Office as well as Microsoft Office suite. Agencies are encouraged to select productivity software that meets their business and cost requirements. I looked at issues between 158 and 176 (the current), and couldn't find any other references to Open Office, so I'm inclined to say that, if this is the protocol within the directorate's office, it's probably unofficial -- and possibly even an impromptu pilot project. In the meantime, however, I found the following: http://kevin.watson.name/research/openoffice.html -- Comparing OpenOffice 1.0 to MS Office 2000 OpenOffice.org software was put to the test in an academic environment. This paper examined how the newly released software stood up to the test of newspaper and technology columnists and how it stood up to the rigorous testing in the English Department at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The question that was answered is thus: In general, is OpenOffice.org a viable alternative to Microsoft Office 2000 in an academic environment? The answer turned out to be yes. OpenOffice.org software stood up to nearly all of the requirements of teaching faculty and staff in the department. There were a few who disliked using OpenOffice.org software, but the same people also find Microsoft Office clumsy and unusable. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kay Koll<[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > this is great, do you have a link or pointer for more details. > This news is definitely worth to be added to the OO.o Newsletter and OO.o > references page > > Regards > > Kay > > On 09/01/09 17:43, Chris Pratt wrote: >> >> I thought the group would find it interesting that the Utah State >> Department >> of Technology has recently (beginning August 1st, 2009) implemented a >> policy >> stating that all new computers ordered will have OpenOffice installed as >> the >> office productivity software instead of Microsoft Office. Any new >> computer >> violating this rule requires written justification as to why and approval >> by >> the CIO. There are rumors that this policy will eventually apply to the >> entire Utah State Government. I feel the tide turning in favor of >> OpenOffice. Congratulations! >> >> > > -- > Sun Microsystems GmbH Kay Koll > Nagelsweg 55 StarOffice/OpenOffice.org > 20097 Hamburg Product Marketing > Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 23 646 742 > http://www.sun.de Mobile: +49 (0)172 831 45 60 > mailto:[email protected] Fax: +49 (0)40 23 646 750 > > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, D-85551 > Kirchheim-Heimstetten > Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 > Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel > Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Stephen Samuel http://www.bcgreen.com Software, like love, 778-861-7641 grows when you give it away --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
