OpenOffice.org News Highlights Table of Contents Octo ber 2004 ................................................................................................ R eplacing FrameMaker with OOo Writer ............................................................................................. Ger mans claim Linux lowers costs ......................................................................................................... Ope n approach offers Mindef more choice ............................................................................................ Ball mer calls for horse-based attack on Star Office ............................................................................... Ope n for Business - The 2004 OfB Choice Awards .............................................................................. Sep tember 2004 ............................................................................................ Ope nOffice.org reveals marketing ambitions ......................................................................................... No nprofit brings Linux and open source to Hawaii ............................................................................... UK charity builds Linux network on a shoestring .................................................................................. N SW opens door to Linux offers ............................................................................................................ L eading Edge Forum Report 2004 - Open Source: Open for Business .................................................. L inux growing on SMB desktops: Yankee Group ................................................................................. ' I ndependent' report used MS-sourced data to trash OSS ....................................................................... Ope nOffice.org Conference Presentations ............................................................................................. Ope n Office XML May Satisfy ISO ....................................................................................................... UN drive to boost free software ............................................................................................................. Ope nOffice Set for Larger African Effort .............................................................................................. A strong OpenOffice.org community is the key, argues Sun's Danese Cooper ...................................... Au gust 2004 ................................................................................................. Ope nOffice.org Art Project .................................................................................................................... Nor wegian Native-Lang Project announced (NO) ................................................................................. Ope nOffice.org in three SA languages for Software Freedom Day ....................................................... U.K. 's NHS licenses Sun's Java Desktop System ................................................................................... No vell SA implements wall-to-wall Linux ............................................................................................. ( Vietnam) Students get free access to StarOffice software .................................................................... S un Deals Desktops Down Under .......................................................................................................... Ope nOffice.org Team Cautiously Optimistic On AOL Office ............................................................... UN body releases desktop Linux guide .................................................................................................. L inuxWorld San Francisco Awards ........................................................................................................ Ne w Book: "OpenOffice.org Macros Explained" .................................................................................. L inux overtakes Mac OS? ...................................................................................................................... De sktop Linux offers challenge to "Microsoft world" ........................................................................... Ju ly 2004 ...................................................................................................... Ope nOffice.org learns Welsh ................................................................................................................. C anadian university picks Xandros Linux desktop for laptops .............................................................. Pr ess release: Allied Irish Bank Selects Sun Microsystems Java(TM) Desktop System ....................... The Psychiatry in the County of Aarhus switches to OpenOffice .......................................................... Ya tirimlar, Inc ........................................................................................................................................ Go v't unveils open source solutions for SMEs, schools ......................................................................... HP unveils 4-user computer with OpenOffice.org ................................................................................. Ope nOffice is a workable and flexible alternative to Microsoft Office ................................................. Fr ee online OpenOffice.org support program available ......................................................................... UK government backed open source CMS supports OOo ..................................................................... R eplace Microsoft Office with OpenOffice ........................................................................................... M icrosoft offers the French 60 per cent off software licences ............................................................... Ju ne 2004 ...................................................................................................... OPENOFFI CE.ORG ANNOUNCES VERSION 1.1.2 - HAKONE ..................................................... OOoC onv : 10,000 conversions ............................................................................................................. O ntario offers Sun's StarOffice to students ............................................................................................ C ase Study: Hentzenwerke Publishing switches to Linux ...................................................................... S un lands bank deal for Java Desktop System ....................................................................................... M unich Seeks Bids For Municipal Linux Migration .............................................................................. C ity of Treuchtlingen .............................................................................................................................. C ity of Wolfsburg evaluates Linux Desktop .......................................................................................... Fr ance looks to open-source in challenge to Microsoft .......................................................................... S uccessful migration to OOo .................................................................................................................. Batt le of the giants .................................................................................................................................. PC Gemilang: Linux outsells Windows .................................................................................................. N SW Roads kicks out Exchange for Sun, deploys Mozilla ................................................................... No vell Australia leads global Linux migration, dumps MS Office ........................................................ S tarOffice slashes seat costs ................................................................................................................... Ope nOffice.org in 5th FISL (International Open Source Forum) in Brazil ........................................... EU eGovernment policy-makers encourage the uptake of open document formats ............................... E uropean Commission's IDA TAC Publishes Recommendations on Open Document Formats. .......... Ma y 2004 ...................................................................................................... OOoC on 2004: Call For Papers ............................................................................................................. H ungarian Native-Lang project .............................................................................................................. A zeri Native-Lang project ...................................................................................................................... Upco ming Native-Lang projects ............................................................................................................ L inux in action: A public library's success story .................................................................................... Bru ssels embraces OpenOffice.org ........................................................................................................ So nneburgh: OpenOffice.org deployment in Rotterdam ........................................................................ S cottish schools get help with StarOffice ..............................................................................................