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Department of Defense adopts StarOffice
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It looks as if StarOffice will be software of choice for up to 25,000 US
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) desktops, nudging Applix off a
collection of Unix machines. The article draws several connections to Linux
and open source software uptake in governments around the world.
DISA has already begun implementing StarOffice as the automation Unix
desktop solution for its Global Command and Control System, she said. The
deal had not cost DISA anything as there was no license fee associated with
StarOffice, and the federal government already had extensive support
contracts with Sun which would cover this implementation, she said.
DISA could not immediately be reached for comment, but LTC William Hope, the
chief engineer for DISA's Global Command and Control System, said in a
statement that StarOffice "satisfies our requirement to operate an open
office productivity suite globally on multiple platforms, including Linux,
the Solaris operating environment and Windows."

http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2779806,00.html