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OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows

The best-supported, cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Office

Introducing OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows

  • Lowers costs
  • Interoperates with Microsoft Office
  • Supported by Novell
  • Enterprise ready

Features & Benefits

Leading applications
Five leading applications for office productivity. Whether you need word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database or drawing capabilities, OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows has them all. And more importantly, because they look, feel and work like their corresponding Microsoft Office counterparts—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access—switching costs are very low.
Lowers costs
50-60 percent lower costs, on average, over a three-year period. That's how much you can save when using OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows instead of Microsoft Office 2007. With upfront costs that are three to four times less than those of Microsoft Office 2007, fully included support, and no need to purchase software assurance, OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows cuts your desktop TCO and gives you back your IT budget. More +
Interoperability
Want to work with your Microsoft Office users? Well, now you can with OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows. With strong interoperability with Microsoft Office, as well as rich file import capabilities for Microsoft Works files, WordPerfect files, and many others, we make sure you work best across a mixed IT environment. In addition, by being able to natively support the OpenDocument format (ODF), customers can also get an open standards-based solution out-of-the-box.
Leading office productivity innovation
We're one of the top contributors to the OpenOffice.org project. With one of the largest teams of full-time OpenOffice.org developers outside of Sun, our leadership in the OpenOffice.org upstream project has enabled us to deliver leading edge innovation to our customers to maximize office productivity while delivering a beautifully polished user experience.
Enterprise-class support
We'll make your business work seamlessly. That's our promise to you. OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows enables you to leverage world-class Novell support capabilities. This is in contrast to OpenOffice.org upstream where support is strictly Web-based, or Microsoft Office where support can cost extra. Our commitment to supporting and helping your business when using OpenOffice.org Novell Edition for Windows is something we take very seriously.

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