| Developer(s) | Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Written in | C++ and Java |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Linux |
| Platform | IA-32 and x86-64 |
| Type | Office suite |
| Website | www archived version at archive.org (in Chinese) |
RedOffice was a Chinese office suite based on OpenOffice.org developed by Red Flag Software.
History
editIn 2002 the Chinese government chose RedOffice instead of Microsoft Office, because of the newly developed Uniform Office Format (UOF) file format.[1]
In May 2007 Sun Microsystems and Redflag Chinese 2000 Software announced a joint development effort releasing their source code to the upstream code of OpenOffice.org, mainly the localization and the new features which were developed by RedFlag. Additionally, Redflag sponsored around 50 engineers (who have been working on RedOffice since 2006) to the project.[2][3][4][5]
After the discontinuation of the project,[citation needed] the developers are working and improving directly OpenOffice.[6]
Features
editAs RedOffice was a OpenOffice distribution, it shared most features of OpenOffice. Out of the box, RedOffice included many templates and moreover got many praises about their new user interface in the RedOfffice 4.0 beta sharing the design ideas of Microsoft Office 2007's Ribbon improvements[7] an Apple's Mac OS X[8] tailored for the Chinese market.[9]
RedOffice has popularized the Uniform Office Format file format in China.[10]
Popularity
editRedOffice was used by more than 100 local governments.[10]
References
edit- ^ Fulton, Scott M. (21 May 2007). "Microsoft Claims It's Format-Agnostic in Appeal to Chinese Office Users". Betanews. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ Shankland, Stephen (24 May 2007). "Chinese software company to tailor OpenOffice". CNET. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ Diedrich, Oliver (29 May 2007). "China sagt "Hallo" zur OpenOffice-Community" (in German). Heinz Heise. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "OpenOffice.org Tipping Point?". Blogs.sun.com. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Sun and Redflag Chinese 2000 to Collaborate on OpenOffice.org Projects" (Press release). Sun Microsystems. 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadlink=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Toulas, Bill (21 May 2012). "Rob Weir explains the OpenOffice resurrection - Interview". Unixmen. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Eva, Johannes (2008). "RedOffice 4.0 Beta – A great new UI?". Retrieved 22 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Conneally, Tim (3 June 2008). "Chinese OpenOffice 4.0 beta takes design cues from Office 2007". Betanews. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ "OpenOffice.org Conference Barcelona Begins". Solidoffice.com. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b Keizer, Gregg (May 21, 2007). "Microsoft backs Chinese XML document format". Computerworld. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
External links
edit- Official website, Red Flag Software (Chinese)