trinity - NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CLARA, CA—15 January 2009— NeoOffice.org is pleased to announce the release of NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access. From now until 31 March 2009, members and subscribers of the current NeoOffice Early Access Program can download the latest release from the NeoOffice Early Access Program download page. Starting on 31 March 2009, all users will be able to download NeoOffice 3.0 for free. The NeoOffice project is funded entirely by donations from our users. Since over half of our donations come from a small percentage of our users, the NeoOffice Early Access Program is a way for us to thank our most generous users by allowing them to download a NeoOffice release before the official release date. Important: NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access is not a production release and will likely have many undiscovered bugs. If you are not comfortable using unstable software, we recommend that you download NeoOffice 2.2.5 which is our most stable version. NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access includes nearly all of the features in OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 and includes many of the most commonly used features in Microsoft Office. The only OpenOffice.org feature that is missing from NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access is Mac OS X Universal Access support. Unfortunately, we have not been able integrate OpenOffice.org's Universal Access code into NeoOffice so if you need Universal Access support, we recommend that you use OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office, or Apple iWork. Below is a list of some of the Mac OS X features requested by our users that are in NeoOffice 3.0 Early Access but are not in OpenOffice.org 3.0.1:

Significant speed improvements to the OpenOffice.org code
Mac OS X Services support
Media Browser support
Native floating tool windows
Magnify and swipe trackpad gestures
Menus available when no documents are open
Import images from scanners and cameras
Command-clicking on window titlebar
Mac OS X Leopard grammar checking support (Mac OS X 10.5.x only)

Special thanks also go to the following organizations and people:

All of NeoOffice donors. The NeoOffice project is funded entirely by the time and money donated by our users. Without the generous donations and volunteer hours made by our users, this release would not have been possible.
OpenOffice.org for creating their well-supported Windows, Linux, and Solaris code upon which NeoOffice is built.
The Go-oo project for their many enhancements to the OpenOffice.org code.

Like NeoOffice.org, these organizations and people are dedicated to providing open source software as a public service to people throughout the world at no cost. Their generosity helps make free applications like NeoOffice possible.

If you have any support questions, please visit the NeoWiki or ask your question in the NeoOffice Early Access Program Support forum. Also, please post any bugs that you find in Bugzilla so that we can continue to improve NeoOffice. About NeoOffice.org Since 2003, NeoOffice has been the leading open source office software created and supported by Mac users specifically for Mac OS X and is used by over half a million people worldwide. NeoOffice.org is funded NeoOffice entirely by the time and money donated by our users. For more information, visit http://www.neooffice.org/.