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  OpenOffice.org is the most popular open-source office suite available for many platforms, including MS Windows and GNU/Linux. As far as the functionality is concerned, the suite is almost a complete copy of the Microsoft Office suite. It consists of the following apps:
• Writer - an advanced document editor (a counterpart of Microsoft Word)
• Calc - a s
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• Impress - a presentation program (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Base - a database creator (build to be a Microsoft Access replacement)
• Draw - a drawing program
• Math - mathematical formulas editor

OpenOffice.org supports many document formats. The default is OpenDocument - a new standard in document exchange, accepted by many organizations world-wide (including the governments, universities and other public and provate institutes). Microsoft Office formats are supported as well - OpenOffice.org is known to provide the best implementation of the MS “standards” among all the open-source apps. Since OpenOffice.org 2.0, most of the sophisticated documents with macros and scripts are supported as well.

The main argument used against OpenOffice.org is its speed and responsiveness. It is know to take 10-20 minutes to start for the first time and the minimal hardware requirements are considerably higher than for Microsoft Office (a Pantuim II with 128 MB RAM is a wise minimum). It’s overall ergonomics is often questioned as well, but at the same time admired by many.

Still, with all its pros and cons, it’s the best alternative office suite nowadays and it’s becoming adopted by an increasing number of users and organizations every year.

credible rival to MS Office, OpenOffice.org includes powerful applications for making text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, and databases, as well as HTML and XML documents. Not only does it let you edit basic documents, such as letters and faxes, it also handles equations and complex and multipart documents with bibliographies, reference tables, and indexes.

The interface is similar to that of MS Office, and even advanced Office users will find almost everything they're used to: templates, collaborative features (versions, recording changes), macros, and even a programming language. OOo, as it's known, lets you open and save documents in formats as diverse as MS Office formats, PDF, HTML, and XML. It can also import files from those formats, as well as WordPerfect and others. However, it normally saves files in the open-standard Oasis OpenDocument XML format, for maximum compatibility with other applications.

The latest versions of OpenOffice have seen a spurt of growth in the extensions available for the program. These include templates for professional writers, an export tool for bidirectional functionality with Google Docs, blog publishing, and others. Blog publishing assistance especially strikes us as a natural area for word processing to grow toward.

We were pleased to find that stability has improved too. No doubt about it, the multilingual and crossplatform OpenOffice.org is a compelling option for anyone in search of an alternative office suite.

inFlow Inventory Software Free Edition 1.2.3

iN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY EVERY ONE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF ERP AS WELL AS INVENTORY SYSTEMS. WHY ? ASK TO YPUR SELF , HERE WE HAVE AN INVENTORY SYSTEM WHICH IS BLESSING TO SMB AND SME s. ALSO THIS SOFTWARE IS A FREEWARE AND GIVES ALL THE FACILITY OF BUSINESS AND OFFICES.

inFlow Inventory is software designed specifically to help small businesses to handle sales, purchasing, and inventory management. inFlow can help you to: Organize customer orders and issue invoices; Print pick lists, packing labels, and more; Track inventory on hand and movement history; Re-order stock from vendors; See reports on sales trend. The free edition limits the combined total number of customers and products to 100.

Version 1.2.3 is a minor release with a number of small improvements to various parts of inFlow, like some of the reports and the Import/Export functions.

SPEED UP YOUR SYSTEM WITH CCLEANER

ALSO KNOWN AS CRAP CLEANER YOU CAN SAY IT IS A PRIVACY KILLAR. AND CLEANS UNNECESSARY JUNK FILES WHICH SLOW DOWN YOUR COMPUTER. ALSO CCLEANER IS AN OPENSOURCE SOFTWARE. SO EASILY UPDATE AND NO LICENCE PROBLEM..
CCleaner is a system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It cleans: Internet Explorer (Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat); Firefox (Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history); Windows (Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, and Log files); Registry cleaner (Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, and Invalid Shortcuts. So comes with a comprehensive backup feature.) Added system tray icon, added minimize to system tray option, and optimized file deletion routines.








Cleans the following:

• Internet Explorer Cache, History, Cookies, Index.dat.
• Recycle Bin, Temporary files and Log files.
• Recently opened URLs and files.
• Third-party application temp files and recent file lists (MRUs).
  Including: Firefox, Opera, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Office XP, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and more...
• Advanced Registry scanner and cleaner to remove unused and old entries.
  Including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... Backup for registry clean.
• Windows Startup tool.

Cisco Survey Designates 10 Riskiest Data Loss Behaviors

Despite data breaches that seem to grace front page news on an almost daily basis, employees continue to alter security settings on computers, leave passwords in plain sight and share sensitive company information with non-employees.

These and other security faux pas were revealed in a global study San Jose-based that Cisco released Tuesday, highlighting numerous risky behaviors by employees that can lead to the loss of corporate data.

The Cisco-commissioned study identifies some of the biggest data loss mistakes based on survey results from more than 2,000 employees and IT professionals in 10 countries. Altogether, Cisco surveyed 1,000 employees and 1,000 IT professionals in the U.K. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, India, Australia and Brazil.

Susan Don, director of channel business development with Cisco, said that the study doesn't necessarily uncover any secret truths, but instead reaffirms what many companies might already know yet need to confront.

However, Cisco execs say that the survey was conducted in light of changing business models and workplace environments that are more reliant on mobile workers and open perimeters than ever before. This shift is driven, in large part, by mobile devices and collaborative applications, such as phones, laptops and Web 2.0 applications, that are used both professionally and personally by workers.

"One of the phenomenon we have seen is the fact that when people work more by themselves, they feel as though they don't have to step up to corporate policies," said Nasrin Rezai, Cisco's senior director of information security.

One of the overriding trends illuminated by the survey indicates that behavioral risks can vary by country and culture, which enable businesses and channel partners to tailor management policies according to their own security needs.

For solution providers, Don said, the study's findings help spark a more detailed dialogue about data leakage with customers.

"This helps confirm these issues and open the door for solution providers to offer consultative services," she said. "It adds another dimension to that conversation."

John Stewart, Cisco chief security officer, said in a written statement that the research was conducted "in order to understand behavior, not technology per se."

"Security is ultimately rooted in users behavior, so businesses of all sizes and employees in all professions need to understand how behavior affects the risk and reality of data loss—and what that ultimately means for both the individual and enterprise," he said."Simply put, security practices can be more effective when all users realize what their actions result in."

Rezai echoed that companies can throw technology at the problem in an effort to prevent data leakage, but a cultural shift is required in order for solutions to stick.

"Think about security not just as what you can do technology wise, but think of it as a cultural phenomenon," she said, adding that companies need to "come up with security strategies that start with people then lead to technology."

Of the numerous behavioral findings, the top 10 most noteworthy are:

1. Altering Security Settings on Computers: One in five employees altered security settings on work devices in order to bypass IT policies so they could view unauthorized Web sites.

2. Use of Unauthorized Applications: Seven out of 10 IT professionals said that employees use of unauthorized applications and Web sites such as social networking sites and ecommerce sites, resulted in as many as half of their companies' data loss incidents.

3. Unauthorized network/Facility Access: Two of five IT professionals said that they had to deal with employee access to unauthorized parts of the network or facility.

4. Sharing Sensitive Corporate Information: One in four employees admitted verbally that they had shared sensitive information to non-employees.

5. Sharing Corporate Devices: Almost half of the employees surveyed said that they share work devices with non-employees such as family and friends without supervision.

6. Blurring of Work and Personal Devices: Almost two out of three employees admitted using work computers daily for personal use for things like music downloads, shopping, banking and blogging.

7. Unprotected Devices: At least one in three employees said they leave computers logged on and unlocked when they're away from their desk, and also leave laptops on their desks overnight.

8. Storing Logins and Passwords: One in five employees said that they store their login and passwords on their computers or write them down and leave them on their desks.

9. Losing Portable Storage Devices: Almost one in four employees said they carry corporate data on portable storage devices outside the office.

10. Allowing Tailgating and Unsupervised Roaming: More than one in five German employees allowed non-employees to roam around offices unsupervised, while 18 percent allowed unknown individuals to tailgate behind employees into corporate facilities.

F5 Introduces ARN Solution with Siebel Support

F5 Networks has recently announced the availability of its new Application Ready Network (ARN) solution for Siebel. With this announcement, the company is expanding on the previously announced ARN for Oracle to provide tested and documented deployment, configuration, and optimization guidance for customers using the company’s ARN and Siebel CRM applications in combination.

Customers, independent software vendors, and system integrators will now be able to efficiently and confidently deploy and run Siebel CRM. Incorporating F5 application delivery and WAN optimization technologies into their Siebel CRM application delivery infrastructure will help customers optimize the value of existing IT assets and increase efficiency across the network.

“Our application-specific expertise and ongoing integration efforts with business solution providers such as Oracle continue to enhance the value of our technology within the application delivery networking marketplace,” said Jim Ritchings, VP of Business Development, F5. “In preparing the Application Ready Network solution for Siebel CRM, the two companies have worked closely to determine the best practices and ideal configurations for running F5 and Siebel CRM together—resulting in superior deployment benefits and an unparalleled user experience for joint customers,” added Ritchings.

The network solution with Seibel support promises up to three to seven times performance increases, resulting in improved user experience with LAN-like performance over the WAN. It also aims to reduce infrastructure and OpEx costs with 87 percent bandwidth reductions for Siebel CRM and offloading up to 70 percent of Siebel server connections. It also promises reduced deployment cycles.