PC World reports that:
The state of Massachusetts has finalized a proposed move to an open, nonproprietary format for office documents, a plan that involves phasing out versions of Microsoft’s Office productivity suite deployed in the state’s executive branch agencies.
While a number of government agencies across the world have expressed plans to drop Microsoft and other proprietary products in favor of open-source and open-standard technologies, Massachusetts is the first major public-sector institution to do so in the United States.
Suites that support OpenDocument include OpenOffice, StarOffice, KOffice, and IBM Workplace…To capitalize on any momentum the state’s decision may have on further migration away from proprietary office formats, Microsoft competitor Sun Microsystems is expected next week to release an update to its StarOffice productivity suite and unveil new customers for the product, according to a company spokeswoman.
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