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  Roberto Galoppini 6:08 pm on October 4, 2009 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: git ( 3 ), ooo con 2009, openoffice ( 44 ), openoffice migration   

  Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org Migration WhitePaper, OOo Con, Git and OOo: OpenOffice.org links, 04-10-2009 

  Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Migration Overview – A white paper edited by Sun Microsystems (requires a registration) providing a simple migration blueprint introducing to a six step process (Implementing a test phase, Creating an inventory of tools and Microsoft Office dependent solutions, Identifying documents and macros that are still in use, Organizing the migration team, Converting work-flow critical documents, templates and macros and eventually Training and post-deployment support). A case study and scenarios are also discussed.

  Nearly there – John Mc Creesh says it is almost time to go to the OpenOffice.org conference. Look at the Conference Programme and if you can make it don’t forget to register online, Orvieto waits for you!

  Git and OpenOffice.org - ideas about how could be possible to auto merge OpenOffice document from Git.

  Links 05/10/2009: GoblinX 3.0 Chooses KDE 4, New Chumby Arrives | Boycott Novell is discussing. Toggle Comments

   

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  Roberto Galoppini 12:40 pm on December 19, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: AlexandroColorado, DavideDozza ( 4 ), openoffice ( 44 ), openoffice migration, openoffice.org ( 7 ), PLIO ( 3 ), Sun ( 5 )   

  OpenOffice.org: About Turning OpenOffice.org Migrations into a Business 

  The OpenOffice.org Italian Association announced that OpenOffice.org in Italy broke the five million mark this year, yet another record for the Italian release of the world’s leading free and open source productivity suite.

  Davide Dozza, PLIO’s president commented the result:

  Back in 2006, when we started counting OOo downloads, 800,000 downloads per year was an astonishing result to us. At that stage we couldn’t even imagine that the number would have grown to 1.780.000 in 2007, and beyond five millions in 2008.

  Even if the number of downloads is not an accurate measure of the market share, it definitely shows the trend.

  So said, there is still a lot to do, especially in the business arena. OpenOffice.org has recently started a Business Development Project, managed by Alexandro Colorado, who recently posed questions about how to set standards for OpenOffice.org professionals.

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  The market opportunity for OpenOffice.org migrations « rand($thoughts);, Roberto Galoppini, and Leif Lodahl are discussing. Toggle Comments

   
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    Leif Lodahl 3:07 pm on December 19, 2008 Permalink

    I agree that there is a future business in migration. We surely need better integration to OpenOffice.org from other systems, but I don’t see SUN as the major problem here. SUN (as in conjuction with IBM and others) are working hard to develop tools (e.g. ODF-Toolkit etc). I more see the various vendors of properitary business software as the big problem. We need integration from ERP, CRM and other critical business software.

    I would rather point my fingers of those Microsoft Business Partners, that provide customers with no choise (as to select Microsoft Office).

    First step will be the customers to ask their business software providers if they can deliver a solution without vendor lock-in.

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    Roberto Galoppini 3:54 pm on December 19, 2008 Permalink

    Hi Leif,

    I am glad you joined the conversation. Actually you are right, EAI is a two faces coin. As a matter of fact vendors are conservative, and they tend to be in the early majority.

    The Colosseum wasn’t built in one day, nad even Microsoft spent time and energy to build its Office System partnerships network.

    What I have learned volunteering for years is that communities can help a lot, and IT vendors are paying more and more attention to what people say, especially if they are bloggers under the radar.

    We can make a difference, but Sun has to play its role, and they have good reasons to do it, before others like IBM will likely do..