Seeing that they joined OpenOffice.org last week, if it isn't totally compatible yet, I would expect it to be in the near future.
Bob Richards -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM Releases Office Desktop Software at No Charge to Foster Collaboration and Innovation On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:13:22 -0400, Richards.Bob wrote: >IBM Releases Office Desktop Software at No Charge to Foster >Collaboration and Innovation > > http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/22326.wss > >Cross-posted - Thought it worthy of our attention! Plus the price is >right. > In which I read: "IBM is committed to opening office desktop productivity applications just as we helped open enterprise computing with Linux," said Steve Mills, senior vice president and group executive, IBM Software Group. "The lifeblood of any organization is contained in thousands of documents. With the Open Document Format, businesses can unlock their information, making it universally accessible on any platform and on the Web in highly flexible ways." Does this mean it's compatible with OpenOffice? I hope it doesn't then succumb to incompatible feature creep. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
