Open Office is a Open Source product, initiated by Sun Microsystems, and features the full suite of Microsoft Office type applications, including; word processing, spreadsheets, and slide shows. However, Open Office is free. Applications within Open Office can save in a format that can be directly opened in Microsoft Office, be it used in a Macintosh, Windows, or Linux platform.
While covering the basics of Microsoft Office, Open Office also includes database, drawing and mathematical equation functionality. The software is very robust and enjoys a wide following of users and developers.
I regularly use Open Office and its derivatives, and would be glad to show you how you can significantly save annual fees, without losing functionality in your environment. Open Office currently runs on the Windows and Linux platforms. The new Aqua (non-X.11) version of Open Office (3 Beta) for Mac OSX is out and it's sweet.....;-)
