SoftMaker Office 2008 for Linux Goes into Public Beta

By admin • September 16th, 2008

SoftMaker Office 2008 for Linux goes into public beta
The most compatible Microsoft Office replacement for Linux
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Nuernberg, Germany - September 16, 2008

If Linux wants to score against Windows on the desktop, it needs to
offer a convincing office suite. OpenOffice.org, while having the
advantage of being free, has its share of downsides: slow start-up
speed and run-time performance, not-so-great compatibility with the
MS Office file formats, and a crowded user interface. Now SoftMaker
pits its SoftMaker Office suite against OpenOffice.org in its bid
for the market of office suites.

SoftMaker, well known in its home markets in Germany and Europe, has
just released a public beta version of its flagship office suite,
SoftMaker Office 2008 for Linux.

SoftMaker Office 2008 for Linux contains the Word-compatible word
processor TextMaker 2008, the Excel-compatible spreadsheet
PlanMaker 2008, and — for the first time — SoftMaker’s PowerPoint
alternative, SoftMaker Presentations 2008.

SoftMaker’s office applications have been designed with compatibility
in mind from the outset. They read and write Word .doc files,
Excel .xls spreadsheets, and PowerPoint .ppt presentations without
hiccup, without changing charts or objects, without losing
formatting. But SoftMaker did not stop with MS Office compatibility.
In addition, SoftMaker Office offers features not known from Microsoft
Office, such as PDF export and its ability to run from USB flash
drives without needing installation on the host operating system –
ideal for use in Internet cafes.

SoftMaker prides itself in the speed with which SoftMaker Office
launches and operates. On modern computers, this means
lightning-quick operation. But it also translates into superior
performance on netbooks such as Asustek’s EeePC where other office
suites can easily bog down the computer.

Effective immediately, SoftMaker is making a free-of-charge beta
version of SoftMaker Office 2008 for Linux available from the
company web site at http://www.softmaker.com

About SoftMaker Software GmbH:

SoftMaker has been developing office software products including word
processing, spreadsheet, and database applications since 1987. Their
flagship product, SoftMaker Office, is available for a wide range of
operating systems including Linux, Windows, Pocket PCs, and Windows CE.

For more information, go to http://www.softmaker.com

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CUSTOMER CONTACT
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SoftMaker Software GmbH
Kronacher Straße 7
90427 Nuernberg
Germany

Phone +49-911-936 386 0
Fax +49-911-30 37 96
info@softmaker.com

Company web site: www.softmaker.com
Product page: www.softmaker.com/english/ofl_en.htm

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PICTURES
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TextMaker 2008 for Linux:
http://www.softmaker.com/english/images/tml08_arches.png

PlanMaker 2008 for Linux:
http://www.softmaker.com/english/images/pml08.png

SoftMaker Presentations 2008 for Linux:
http://www.softmaker.com/english/images/prl08_composers.png

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PRESS CONTACT
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For more information, please contact:

Martin Kotulla
martin-k@softmaker.de