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• ODF group abandons format in favour of W3C alternative

  A group formed to promote the Open Document Format (ODF) is abandoning its support of the file format in favour of a document format governed by the W3C, a move that throws a wrench into the already acrimonious business of creating one global file format for office documents.

• Sun touts StarOffice upgrade

  Sun Microsystems is calling for volunteers to test the latest beta of its StarOffice suite.

• Users beginning to consider StarOffice

  End-user unrest over Microsoft's enterprise licensing plan may prompt some companies to move from the Microsoft Office suite to rival Sun Microsystems' personal productivity suite, StarOffice, according to Gartner.