Re: Open Source Office

If you're looking for the best FREE alternative, take a look at Open 
Office 2.0.   (http://www.openoffice.org)

We're actually going to be implementing this as part of some of our 
commercial offerings. 

It's seems very solid so far and it's FREE. 

It also has a scripting language that can be used to directly interface to 
the iSeries as needed with the JT400 toolbox. 

Regards,
Richard Schoen
RJS Software Systems Inc. 
"Providing Your....iNFORMATION NOW!"
Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: http://www.rjssoftware.com
Tel: (952) 898-3038
Fax: (952) 898-1781
Toll Free: (888) RJSSOFT

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message: 4
date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 13:57:35 -0800
from: "Graap, Ken" <keg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Open Source Office

Hi all ... 

Our company is looking to significantly decrease our operating expenses as 
we move into 2006. 

One thing we currently do is spend a lot of money licensing and supporting 
an M$ Office server/desktop environment.. 

I'm trying find information relating to a successful replacement of a 
large Microsoft Office infrastructure with an Open Source office solution. 
Maybe one that runs on Linux in an iSeries (????) or Linux on an xSeries 
along with PC based clients or maybe even Linux based clients! Wow, 
wouldn't that be interesting, no Windows desktops or servers or M$ 
software... Yikes, will I be struck by lighting for even thinking such a 
thought?

Anyway... I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who might want to 
share a success story that I could then share with my CIO in order to 
prove that something like this is actually a possibility.

Kenneth

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Kenneth E. Graap
IBM Certified Specialist 
AS/400e Professional System Administrator
NW Natural (Gas Services)
keg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 503-226-4211 x5537
FAX:    603-849-0591
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