OpenOffice 3.0 RC1

OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.

It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.

The first office suite to use the new OASIS OpenDocument format, the future-proof international standard for office software
Easy to install, with a whole new look and feel, matched to the type of computer in use
More intuitive, more easy to use than ever, with a host of new usability features
Complete with Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database
Compatible with other software packages - now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors.

You may download OpenOffice.org completely free of any licence fees, use it for any purpose - private, educational, government and public administration, commercial - and pass on copies free of charge to family, friends, students, employees, etc.

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Download: OpenOffice 3.0 RC1
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