tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35119159.post1702359459555836427..comments2023-08-20T05:19:44.859-04:00Comments on Ask The Admin: Symphony of Office DestructionKarl L. Gechlikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08319210063068776291noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35119159.post-7852753655680139552007-09-27T13:52:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:52:00.000-04:00Everything old is new again. Lotus Symphony was t...Everything old is new again. Lotus Symphony was the first "office automation" suite I ever used, back on an IBM PS/2, back in the 1980s. Funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35119159.post-32104727670453050752007-09-27T12:29:00.000-04:002007-09-27T12:29:00.000-04:00Karl, I already answered the poll...and guess what...Karl, I already answered the poll...and guess what I chose! ;-)<BR/><BR/>And Ninja is right, it makes PDFs out the box so to speak, but what I like is that it is following IBM/Lotus tradition of openness and saves it as a ODF by DEFAULT!<BR/><BR/>Keep us informed, Ninja, how it goes for you.<BR/><BR/>I think the biggest thing here is that it is Open Office, which people know of but are skeptical, but when you throw the significant weight of IBM behind it as something they are giving away for free to push the ODF and only trying to get support for it, it speaks volumes.<BR/><BR/>As our marketing consultant says to me, and he is a former Big Blue'r, if you want to see what the right trends are in IT, just follow what IBM is doing.The Realistic Goaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640626412618151026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35119159.post-10495097669281711792007-09-27T12:07:00.000-04:002007-09-27T12:07:00.000-04:00I have been using this for a week now. We are test...I have been using this for a week now. We are testing it out for a possible roll out when it is out of beta. So far so good. Have you seen any issues?<BR/><BR/>@Karl - as for PDF's the answer is yes<BR/><BR/>"Symphony can read files from Microsoft Office and make PDF files, too. By default, Symphony saves your work in the Open Document Format. "<BR/><BR/>Hope I dont sound like a salespersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35119159.post-36304730938258928162007-09-27T11:55:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:55:00.000-04:00Great info sloth! I am going to give it a go - doe...Great info sloth! I am going to give it a go - does it have PDF support built in by any chance?<BR/><BR/>Did you see the poll? Its just for you :)Karl L. Gechlikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319210063068776291noreply@blogger.com