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Executive
Summary
Much as a butterfly sheds
its cocoon to take flight, a transformation is underway in the computing
industry. We're seeing the emergence of a new computing model. It
allows users to gain universal access to software they use every
day, without the headaches and expense of installing and maintaining
that software themselves. Data and applications are delivered and
retrieved through the Internet. And users, tempted by new and evolving
feature-rich and free applications such as the StarOffice 5.2 suite,
are finding new freedom from high-priced office productivity solutions
and cost-intensive deployments.
StarOffice
5.2 Software Changes the Rules
The StarOffice 5.2 suite
is changing the rules about how people will acquire, install, access,
use, and upgrade their productivity software. StarOffice 5.2 software
won't cost you a dime to acquire. The software and any future upgrades
are free, anticipating a networked, Web-enabled work environment
that enables users to focus on value-added services. They can do
this because the software is becoming part of an infrastructure
that is available to anyone, anytime, anywhere, and from any Web-enabled
device.
Everything
You Need in an Office Suite
Since its introduction
in 1986, StarOffice software has been shaped by a singular mission:
to provide a comprehensive, fully integrated, interoperable suite
of premium productivity tools that delivers performance, compatibility,
and value while being easy and intuitive to use.
In designing StarOffice
5.2 software, the StarOffice team paid close attention to its customers
and the market needs, incorporating more than 100 enhancements and
new features that boost user productivity and interoperability with
Microsoft Office 97/2000 software. The result is an innovative office
suite that seamlessly integrates word processing, spreadsheet, presentation,
graphics and image editing, and database applications; WYSIWYG and
source code HTML editor and browser; e-mail client and news reader;
multimedia gallery with thumbnail preview; plus an event planner
and task manager into an easy-to-use desktop interface that is designed
to blend into office networks and the Internet as well as work smoothly
across platforms. A powerful AutoPilot wizard, a sophisticated online
help system, an intuitive graphical user interface, and the StarOffice
IntuitiveUse technology enable both new and experienced office suite
users to become productive immediately
Easy to Use
The StarOffice 5.2 suite
makes it easier than ever to achieve great results in less time.
Other application suites force you to use different tools to find,
browse, preview, and open existing files. In StarOffice 5.2 software,
you don't have to spend a lot of time trying to figure out the shortest
distance between any two of its components before you can become
productive. That's because it provides a fully integrated, task-oriented,
click-and-go environment. In addition, all StarOffice components
share the same basic menu commands, toolbars, and function keys,
which makes learning to use StarOffice 5.2 software a snap. Once
you feel comfortable with a tool or task, you will be able to apply
your skill throughout the StarOffice suite, regardless of whether
you're working on a text document, spreadsheet, presentation, or
graphic.
Last but not least,
when working with StarOffice software, you no longer have to worry
about which tools you need to accomplish a certain task. The StarOffice
IntuitiveUse technology guarantees that the tools you need for any
given task are never more than a mouse-click away, on feature-rich
toolbars and context menus. Simply start with one project (or task)
and let StarOffice software put the items and commands you need
at your fingertips: whether you want to enter text or data, insert
objects or tables, edit bitmap or vector graphics, StarOffice software
lets you focus on your ideas, rather than on your keyboard or menus.
An Open-World
Approach
StarOffice 5.2 software
delivers a complete office solution that focuses on corporate compatibility
across platforms and applications. To this end, the suite supports
a wide variety of document types and provides the easiest process
to convert files. Extensive cross-platform filters enable you to
integrate and share information and data with virtually everyone
while maintaining a consistent look and feel. A new and improved
set of import and export document conversion filters ensures seamless
migration from Microsoft Office software and simplifies data exchange
with Microsoft Office users. A flexible and open development environment
enables programmers to access the StarOffice APIs and the underlying
source code using popular development languages. And since StarOffice
5.2 software runs native on the major operating systems and platforms,
you can continue to use the platform of your choice without giving
up the benefits of a powerful office suite. In short, with its focus
on cross-platform, industry standards, StarOffice 5.2 software enables
developers and users alike to pick the operating environment of
their choice.
Additionally, StarOffice
5.2 components are designed to optimize communication in a team-oriented
environment. That's why StarOffice software provides all the messaging
and groupware tools you need to help organize information and improve
communication and collaboration across your business, interest groups,
and friends. Using StarOffice Schedule, Mail, and News, you can
schedule meetings, track appointments and action items, send and
receive e-mail, and subscribe to your favorite newsgroups. A host
of easy-to-use Internet features makes creating, converting, and
publishing HTML documents a breeze. And since the program's powerful
WYSIWYG and HTML source code editor are fully integrated with the
rest of the StarOffice suite, you can easily include text, data,
and graphics from other StarOffice applications.
Introducing
the Internet Age
StarOffice 5.2 software
is a key component in an emerging new computing model that uses
the Internet as the computing platform of the future. StarOffice
5.2 software runs native on all major operating systems and can
be deployed on standalone PCs and UNIX workstations, local area
networks, and, with StarPortal software on the horizon, through
Internet portals that you can easily access with any Web-enabled
device.
The StarPortal initiative
is Sun Microsystems' latest step in its strategy to provide a complete,
end-to-end software solution for the global Net economy, including
tools, client software, middleware, mission-critical software for
the data center, and server-based office productivity services.
Sun has been working with key partners to accelerate acceptance
of the networked services model through the adoption of StarOffice
software, paving the way to the StarPortal initiative and the portal
computing model.
This model enables users
to gain secure access to their personal information or the tools
they need to get their job done without the need for specific hardware.
With portal computing, applications can be accessed anywhere, anytime,
using any network-connected device. This includes a wide variety
of browser-enabled devices, including non-traditional computing
devices such as PDAs and Web phones. (StarPortal Software can be
securely accessed by a Palm OS-based device, for example.)
Anticipating the future
of computing, StarOffice 5.2 software is another example of how
Sun Microsystems continues to bring together all of its dot-com
programs, products, services, and solutions under one umbrella,
to help businesses and customers accomplish their dot-com goals
and succeed in the Net economy. Whether you are transitioning or
adding StarOffice 5.2 software to your environment, you are embracing
an office productivity solution that lowers your cost of ownership
and is poised to take you into the Internet age.
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