Open Source Software
The key to low cost applications for Officers
and Small Agencies
Depending on whom you talk to, open-source software is a welcome replacement for expensive commercial software or an out-of-control threat to information technology departments and data security. Some organizations embrace freely distributed programs with a near-religious zeal, but others avoid any code that lacks liability if a problem arises.
No wonder government chief information officers struggle to find open source’s proper niche in their IT operations.
Fortunately, as open-source technologies mature and gain mainstream acceptance, many prevailing but incorrect assumptions about their pros and cons are dissolving. And with those new insights come more effective policies for adopting open source and acquiring it with the same controls as commercial software. (Federal Computer Week 1/23/2008).
OpenOffice.org 2 contains all the office software you need, in one single package. You don't have to worry which version to install: one installation program provides everything. The installation also includes features which some expensive rivals do not - for example, the ability to create .pdf files when you want to guarantee what the recipient sees on their computer. There is also a growing range of extensions: additional features that any developer can provide. OpenOffice.org releases release software several times a year so you can take advantage of new features as quickly as possible.
Key Benefits
■Compares to Microsoft Office 2007
■Freely distributed
■Available by Free download or Low cost CD
Capabilities
Writer - MS Word type word processor
Calc - MS Excel type spreadsheet
Impress - MS Power Point type application
Draw - MS Visio type charting application
Base - MS Access type database application
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