StarOffice Writer offers virtually every word-processing feature found in Microsoft Office. Users can insert tables, structure their documents into various layouts ...

While StarOffice Writer could open and edit Word documents, there were some inconsistencies and differences in the formatting and viewing options and in auxiliary functions like spell-checking.

Sun’s StarOffice 8 addresses this issue by providing a feature-packed, inexpensive office suite that should suit most small businesses nicely. StarOffice offers a word processor (Writer), a ...

StarOffice's Writer can now open Word 2007 .docx files. A .docx file with formatted text and embedded tables and charts opened with just a little bit of the formatting off, for example certain ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. StarOffice 8—the latest version of Sun Microsystems ...

StarOffice 6.0 works well on its own, but differences with Microsoft Office could cause interoperability and migration problems. Topics Spotlight: Solving Data Analytics Challenges ...

StarOffice Writer, the equivalent to Word, can work with long files without choking up. Also, Word users have to use high-end programming editors such as Visual SlickEdit to work with large files.

The newest version of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice desktop software suite, ... Shankland covered the tech industry for more than 25 years and was a science writer for five years before that.

Will Sun's StarOffice 6.0 knock MS Office from its industry-leading perch? Not likely, but this multiplatform wonder has strong appeal for the price-conscious.

Since we brought you news of Microsoft's holiday deal this morning, we would be remiss if we didn't also bring you news of Sun Microsystems' announcement that its StarOffice suite is now ready for ...