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== Governments ==
 
== Governments ==
 
=== Africa ===
 
=== Africa ===
* [http://www.schoolnet.na/ SchoolNet Namibia] has helped [http://getopenlab.com/olmambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1186&Itemid=114 deploy open source software including Linux and OpenOffice.org to over 300 schools in Namibia], to grow to 750 by 2008.
 
** "We conservatively estimate that some 140,000 - 180,000 learners and 5,000 - 8,000 teachers and student teachers are regular users of SchoolNet's Internet service and ICT facilities."
 
* Novell South Africa helps deploy [http://www.omni-ts.com/success/linux-computer-lab.html 2,205 SuSE Linux desktops with OpenOffice.org] in 105 schools within South Africa's North West Province.
 
  
 
=== Asia ===
 
=== Asia ===
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== Schools and Universities ==
 
== Schools and Universities ==
  
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=== Africa ===
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* [http://www.schoolnet.na/ SchoolNet Namibia] has helped [http://getopenlab.com/olmambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1186&Itemid=114 deploy open source software including Linux and OpenOffice.org to over 300 schools in Namibia], to grow to 750 by 2008.
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** "We conservatively estimate that some 140,000 - 180,000 learners and 5,000 - 8,000 teachers and student teachers are regular users of SchoolNet's Internet service and ICT facilities."
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* Novell South Africa helps deploy [http://www.omni-ts.com/success/linux-computer-lab.html 2,205 SuSE Linux desktops with OpenOffice.org] in 105 schools within South Africa's North West Province.
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=== Asia ===
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* [http://www.up.edu.ph/forum/2002/Nov-Dec02/letter.html University of the Philippines].
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* [http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20050418/management02.shtml Parshvanath College of Engineering, Thane, India]: "Today, we have over 2,500 users on our network... Using OpenOffice.org, we have saved roughly Rs 70,000."
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* Asia School of Arts and Sciences, Philippines. Will start implementing OpenOffice.org beginning school year 2006-07.
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=== Europe ===
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* [http://www.openhgs.org Handsworth Grammar School], Birmingham, UK - runs a GNU/Linux Thin Client network with OpenOffice as standard - since 2003.
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* [http://www.ilfordprep.co.uk Ilford Preparatory School], London, UK - runs a Windows network with Open Office as the primary office suite.
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* [http://www.swadelands.kent.sch.uk/ Swadelands School] in Kent UK
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* [http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/09/28/1843234.shtml?tid=37 Mall School for boys] in Richmond, UK
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* [http://www.umic.pt/UMIC/Media/SaladeImprensa/sun_me.htm The Portuguese Ministry of Education] has installed 15,000 PCs in 1,000 schools with Linux and OpenOffice.org following an agreement with Sun Microsystems.
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* The Hayesbrook School in Tonbridge, Kent, UK - Deployed OpenOffice 2 to over 400 Desktops & Laptops.
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* [http://hsg.region-kl.de Hohenstaufen Gymnasium  Kaiserslautern] Germany: Uses OpenOffice.org on all PCs for nearly all subjects. It's one of Rhineland-Palatine's leading [http://www1.mint-ec.de/index.php?site=MINT-EC%20Schulen&sub=schulen&bl=Rheinland-Pfalz&schule=Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium MINT-EC]  schools.
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* [http://www.ifispan.waw.pl Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences] Warsaw, uses OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Suse desktops.
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=== North America ===
 
* [http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/10/2115242 Brandon Elementary School] in Atlanta, Georgia, USA: 250 desktops running OpenOffice.org on [http://k12ltsp.org/ K12LTSP]. Project began in May, 2005.
 
* [http://business.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/07/10/2115242 Brandon Elementary School] in Atlanta, Georgia, USA: 250 desktops running OpenOffice.org on [http://k12ltsp.org/ K12LTSP]. Project began in May, 2005.
 
* [http://spidertools.com/oss.php Noxon Schools] in Montana, USA: 185 desktops moved to OpenOffice in December 2005. (60 run OOo on Windows, 125 on Linux.)
 
* [http://spidertools.com/oss.php Noxon Schools] in Montana, USA: 185 desktops moved to OpenOffice in December 2005. (60 run OOo on Windows, 125 on Linux.)
 
** [http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/495 Also summarized on EdTech.]
 
** [http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/495 Also summarized on EdTech.]
 
* [http://scs.earlham.edu/openoffice.html Earlham College], a Quaker college in Richmond, Indiana, upgraded all of its public computers to OpenOffice at the beginning of 2005.
 
* [http://scs.earlham.edu/openoffice.html Earlham College], a Quaker college in Richmond, Indiana, upgraded all of its public computers to OpenOffice at the beginning of 2005.
* [http://www.openhgs.org Handsworth Grammar School], Birmingham, UK - runs a GNU/Linux Thin Client network with OpenOffice as standard - since 2003.
 
* [http://www.ilfordprep.co.uk Ilford Preparatory School], London, UK - runs a Windows network with Open Office as the primary office suite.
 
 
* [http://www.icc.edu/technologyServices/techNews_openOffice.asp Illinois Central College] in East Peoria, Illinois, USA has installed OOo on all its campus lab computers, and distributes installation CDs to students.
 
* [http://www.icc.edu/technologyServices/techNews_openOffice.asp Illinois Central College] in East Peoria, Illinois, USA has installed OOo on all its campus lab computers, and distributes installation CDs to students.
 
* [http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/5284/1/ Bacone College] in Oklahoma.
 
* [http://linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/5284/1/ Bacone College] in Oklahoma.
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* [http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/05/18/1944227.shtml?tid=130&tid=93 University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy]: 268 desktops in summer 2003.
 
* [http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/05/18/1944227.shtml?tid=130&tid=93 University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy]: 268 desktops in summer 2003.
 
* Public Schools in Portland, Oregon, USA
 
* Public Schools in Portland, Oregon, USA
* [http://www.swadelands.kent.sch.uk/ Swadelands School] in Kent UK
 
* High Schools in Chile, via Enlaces
 
* [http://business.newsforge.com/business/05/09/28/1843234.shtml?tid=37 Mall School for boys] in Richmond, UK
 
 
* The US State of Indiana will deploy up to 300,000 Linspire Linux computers with OpenOffice.org over the next few years: [http://www.linspire.com/lindows_news_pressreleases_archives.php?id=181 Linspire press release].
 
* The US State of Indiana will deploy up to 300,000 Linspire Linux computers with OpenOffice.org over the next few years: [http://www.linspire.com/lindows_news_pressreleases_archives.php?id=181 Linspire press release].
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* [http://www.glenwoodschool.org Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, Glenwood, IL], USA: Migrated to OpenOffice.org 2 on over 100 desktops in our Grades 2-8 school in September 2005 (started with beta release), replacing MS Office 2000. Distributed 100 installation CDs to students to take home in December 2005. Have deployed OpenOffice or StarOffice to every computer on our campus, approximately 200 desktops in all. While MS Office is still used by many staff members, this was our first year to use OpenOffice exclusively for our students in the academic program.
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* [http://www.pvchristian.org Pleasant View Christian School, Pleasant View, Tennessee] United States, uses OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Windows desktops in every classroom. The school was able to buy additional computers because of the savings over using Microsoft Office.
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=== Oceania ===
 
* [http://www.studentit.unimelb.edu.au/openoffice/ University of Melbourne, Australia] Distributes OpenOffice CDs to students for free or a minimal charge.
 
* [http://www.studentit.unimelb.edu.au/openoffice/ University of Melbourne, Australia] Distributes OpenOffice CDs to students for free or a minimal charge.
* [http://www.up.edu.ph/forum/2002/Nov-Dec02/letter.html University of the Philippines].
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* [http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20050418/management02.shtml Parshvanath College of Engineering, Thane, India]: "Today, we have over 2,500 users on our network... Using OpenOffice.org, we have saved roughly Rs 70,000."
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=== South America ===
* [http://www.umic.pt/UMIC/Media/SaladeImprensa/sun_me.htm The Portuguese Ministry of Education] has installed 15,000 PCs in 1,000 schools with Linux and OpenOffice.org following an agreement with Sun Microsystems.
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* High Schools in Chile, via Enlaces
* The Hayesbrook School in Tonbridge, Kent, UK - Deployed OpenOffice 2 to over 400 Desktops & Laptops.
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* Asia School of Arts and Sciences, Philippines. Will start  implementing OpenOffice.org beginning schoolyear 2006-07.
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* [http://www.glenwoodschool.org Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, Glenwood, IL], USA: Migrated to OpenOffice.org 2 on over 100 desktops in our Grades 2-8 school in September 2005 (started with beta release), replacing MS Office 2000. Distributed 100 installation CDs to students to take home in December 2005. Have deployed OpenOffice or StarOffice to every computer on our campus, approximately 200 desktops in all. While MS Office is still used by many staff members, this was our first year to use OpenOffice exclusively for our students in the academic program.
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* [http://hsg.region-kl.de Hohenstaufen Gymnasium  Kaiserslautern] Germany: Uses OpenOffice.org on all PCs for nearly all subjects. It's one of Rhineland-Palatine's leading [http://www1.mint-ec.de/index.php?site=MINT-EC%20Schulen&sub=schulen&bl=Rheinland-Pfalz&schule=Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium MINT-EC]  schools.
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* [http://www.ifispan.waw.pl Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences] Warsaw, uses OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Suse desktops.
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* [http://www.pvchristian.org Pleasant View Christian School, Pleasant View, Tennessee] United States, uses OpenOffice.org 2.0 on windows desktops in every classroom.  The school was able to buy additional computers because of the savings over using Microsoft Office.
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== Private Sector ==
 
== Private Sector ==

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This page will track public information on major OpenOffice.org deployments. To add to it, include a URL or reference information of the deployment.

Governments

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

Oceania

South America

  • Argentinian state choose ODF: "Any electronic document created or generated by the state government of Misiones/Argentina aimed to store and distribute information to state offices and employees must use the OpenDocument format ( ISO/IEC 26300 specification )." The resolution cited explicitly rejects the following formats: MS-Office (doc, xls, ppt), RTF and other propietary binary formats like Wordperfect's wp.
  • Brazil’s post office installed 14,000 copies of OpenOffice.org on new computers in January 2005, and will replace Microsoft Office with OpenOffice.org on an additional 32,000 computers nationwide. Bloomberg

Schools and Universities

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

  • Brandon Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia, USA: 250 desktops running OpenOffice.org on K12LTSP. Project began in May, 2005.
  • Noxon Schools in Montana, USA: 185 desktops moved to OpenOffice in December 2005. (60 run OOo on Windows, 125 on Linux.)
  • Earlham College, a Quaker college in Richmond, Indiana, upgraded all of its public computers to OpenOffice at the beginning of 2005.
  • Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois, USA has installed OOo on all its campus lab computers, and distributes installation CDs to students.
  • Bacone College in Oklahoma.
  • SUNY Albany: ResNet, the campus IT services group, provides incoming students with the ResNet Software Suite CD, which includes Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice.org, anti-spyware and anti-virus applications.
  • University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy: 268 desktops in summer 2003.
  • Public Schools in Portland, Oregon, USA
  • The US State of Indiana will deploy up to 300,000 Linspire Linux computers with OpenOffice.org over the next few years: Linspire press release.
  • Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, Glenwood, IL, USA: Migrated to OpenOffice.org 2 on over 100 desktops in our Grades 2-8 school in September 2005 (started with beta release), replacing MS Office 2000. Distributed 100 installation CDs to students to take home in December 2005. Have deployed OpenOffice or StarOffice to every computer on our campus, approximately 200 desktops in all. While MS Office is still used by many staff members, this was our first year to use OpenOffice exclusively for our students in the academic program.
  • Pleasant View Christian School, Pleasant View, Tennessee United States, uses OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Windows desktops in every classroom. The school was able to buy additional computers because of the savings over using Microsoft Office.

Oceania

South America

  • High Schools in Chile, via Enlaces

Private Sector

  • Backcountry.com, a US-based ecommerce retailer of ski, snowboard, hiking, climbing and outdoor gear.
  • Banco do Brasil has replaced Microsoft Office with OpenOffice.org on 35,000 PCs. An additional 30,000 PCs running OS/2 will be migrated to OpenOffice by the end of 2006.
  • Bangkok Airways, Thailand.
  • De Bortoli Wines, Australia. OpenOffice.org installed on all client devices (Over 1/3 of Desktop users running Linux).
  • Ernie Ball Guitars, San Luis Obispo, California.
  • Ford & Warren Solicitors, UK. A leading Law Firm in Leeds with 200 desktops now using Openoffice 2.0. StarOffice 5.x was also used previous to this rollout.
  • Future Publishing, UK. A leading tech magazine publisher, with 700 OpenOffice.org users.
  • GB Engineering Ent. Pvt. Ltd, India.
  • Health First, Inc. in Brevard County, FL, USA: Migrating 6,000 IT users on 3,500 PCs from Microsoft Office 97 to OpenOffice.org (May 2004).
  • Kervan Gida, Turkey with 80+ desktops.
  • Life Brokerage Equity Group, national financial services firm with 300+ OOo users vs. 3 Microsoft Office.
  • LIC, India. (life insurance provider) Approximately 60,000 users and five to six thousand servers will migrate to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  • LVM Insurance in Munster, Germany: 7,700 Red Hat Linux desktops.
  • Miller Industries, Inc.: World's largest manufacturer of vehicle towing and recovery equipment. About 200 OpenOffice 2.0.x users.
  • MIP Holdings New Zealand.
  • NAFECO INC. NAFECO (North America Fire Equipment Company), a US based corporation, has switched its users to OOo. Approx. 125 desktops/notebooks.
  • Novell with 5,000 users (most of them on Novell Linux Desktop).
  • Resolvo Systems Pte Ltd: Asia's leading open source solutions provider based in Singapore. It has been using OpenOffice company-wide since OO version 1.0. Assisted Singapore Ministry of Defence to migrate to OpenOffice.

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