Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org for eComStation and OS/2

To better support the desktop requirements of eComStation and IBM OS/2 users, Serenity Systms International offers a 12 month support agreement for OpenOffice.org. As part of the support agreement, users will receive versions of OpenOffice.org developed and tested to run on eComStation and IBM OS/2.

OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 GA

Serenity Systems International is announcing the replacement of OpenOffice.org version 2.4 with version 3.1.1. This update has been compiled to run natively on IBM OS/2 and eComStation. Distribution will be limited to Support Agreement users. (Announcement PDF)


OpenOffice.org for IBM OS/2 and eComStation users has successfully passed all the testing procedures in place for other platforms, including Microsoft Windows(r), Linux, and Solaris(r). This includes a 48 hour automated testing cycle designed to use every dialog and runtimes exceeding 24 consecutive hours during which the application is subjected to constant usage.

Features

NLS:

• English
• German
• Italian
• French
• Spanish
• Dutch
• Russian

Internet integration:

e-mail related settings are now supported, you can email your current document, but only Thunderbird is supported. the default OS/2 browser will be used for opening web pages from URL links in documents.

Desktop integration:

• support for WPS integration via seperate package.
• support for the FreeType2 (FT2) font engine for improved text rendering.
• support for XWP/eWPS sliding menu hilite (requires XWorkPlace 1.0.8 or eCS 2.0 RC4 or newer)
• support for clipboard bitmap formats and unicode text.
• support for mouse wheel.

WPS integration package for OpenOffice.org 3.1 for eComStation and OS/2:

• Extends the WPS data file class to recognize OpenOffice.org document files
• Integrated support for WPS-Wizard hint and folder info area
• REXX hooks for reading document properties

Quickstart:

the quickstart feature has been implemented for eComStation and OS/2.

Availability

OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 is available to anyone with an active OpenOffice.org Support Agreement for eComStation and OS/2, via their download-area at the Mensys Online Shop. http://www.mensys.net/login/

These fixes and enhancements will be delivered to all active Support Agreement users. MSRP for the Support Agreement for OpenOffice.org for OS/2 and eComStation is $49US. MSRP for renewals is $29US.
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Serenity Systems International will comply with all elements and restrictions associated with the licensing and distribution and use of OpenOffice.org.

The support agreement is also part of eComStation 1.2R Academic

What is new in OpenOffice.org 3.1

Below is a list of some of the improvements that are present in OpenOffice.org 3.1:

• Support for the Microsoft Office 2007 File Format
  Beginning with version 3.0, OpenOffice.org supports importing and exporting of files in the Microsoft Office Open XML file format. This includes Word 2007 (.docx), Excel 2007 (.xlsx) and PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) formats.
• Start Center
  When launching OpenOffice.org 3.x, users are presented with the Start Center that allows the selection of an application within the office productivity suite without having to click the File -> New menu.
• PDF/A-1 Support
  OpenOffice.org now supports the popular PDF/A format for creating read-only files.
• Enhanced PDF export
  The PDF export feature in OpenOffice.org provides a huge set of formatting and security options; so that PDF files can be customized for many different scenarios.
• Calc Columns Support
  the new version of Calc now supports a maximum number of columns of 1024, up from 256 in the previous version.
• View Multiple Pages in Writer
  OpenOffice.org 3.x allows Writer users to view pages with single-page, two-page side-by-side and book layout options.
• Improved Notes
  The new version of Notes in OpenOffice.org 3.x provides additional formatting, spell checking and accessibility features while displaying notes within the margins.