OpenOffice.org 2.1 Is Here

2006-12-12

All,

The OpenOffice.org Community are proud to announce the release of =20
OpenOffice.org 2.1, the latest version of the leading open-source =20
office suite.

There are a number of important new features for users in this =20
release. The presentations application, Impress, now supports =20
multiple monitors, with the presenter choosing where to display the =20
presentation. The Calc spreadsheet has an improved HTML export =20
capability, using styles to better recreate in a browser the =20
appearance of the original spreadsheet. The database application, =20
Base, has a number of enhancements, including improved support for =20
Microsoft's Access product. The popular Quickstarter is now available =20=

for GNU/Linux users as a GTK application. OpenOffice.org's impressive =20=

language support is enhanced with five more localisations.

However, OpenOffice.org is not simply a great productivity suite for =20
end users. OpenOffice.org software technology is also available for =20
developers, systems integrators, and others to use in their own =20
applications. OpenOffice.org 2.1 extends support for version control =20
to extensions, simplifying the management of packages for those =20
developing extensions.

Version 2.1 is the third release of OpenOffice.org in 2006, and =20
reflects the Community's commitment to making new features available =20
to users every few months. To help make this as smooth as possible, =20
OpenOffice.org 2.1 also includes an improved on-line notifier, which =20
checks regularly and informs users if a new version is available =20
(users may choose to disable this option at any time).

OpenOffice.org 2.1 is now available for download free of charge.

* <http://download.openoffice.org/2.1/>
If the download servers are busy, there is an alternative legal peer-=20
to-peer (P2P) system.

* <http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2/>

Alternatively, OpenOffice.org Community Distributors supply the =20
software on CD-ROM in many countries.

* <http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/?

OpenOffice.org's Native Language project can advise on the =20
availability of translations.

*  <http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html>


About OpenOffice.org

The OpenOffice.org Community is an international team of volunteer =20
and sponsored contributors who develop, support, and promote the =20
leading open-source office productivity suite, OpenOffice.org=AE. =20
OpenOffice.org's leading edge software technology (UNO) is also =20
available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in =20
OpenOffice.org extensions or in their own applications.

OpenOffice.org supports the Open Document Format for Office =20
Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard (ISO/IEC 26300) as well as =20=

legacy industry file formats and is available on major computing =20
platforms in over 70 languages. OpenOffice.org software is provided =20
under the GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) and may be used =20
free of charge for any purpose, private or commercial.

The OpenOffice.org Community acknowledges generous sponsorship from a =20=

number of companies, including Sun Microsystems, the founding sponsor =20=

and primary contributor.



Further information about OpenOffice.org products:

The OpenOffice.org office suite for users:< http://www.openoffice.org/=20=

product/>
OpenOffice.org Universal Network Objects (UNO) for developers:< =20
http://udk.openoffice.org/>
OpenOffice.org Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers: <http://=20=

api.openoffice.org/>

Press Contacts

Louis Suarez-Potts (UTC -04h00)
OpenOffice.org Community Manager
[email protected]
+1 (416) 625 3843

John McCreesh (UTC +0h00)
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead
[email protected]
+44 (0)7 810 278 540

Cristian Driga (UTC +0200)
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Co-Lead
[email protected]
+40 7887 000 60


Worldwide Marketing Contacts

<http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html>=