OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Version 2.0 has been recently released With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format. Some of the new features are: Open Standards XML File Format (OASIS OpenDocument) New Multi-pane View New CustomShapes More Slide Transitions and Animation Effect Enhanced PDF Export New enhanced Database Frontend Mail Merge Wizard Enhanced Word Count Feature Support for Nested Tables Digital Signatures Support XForms Support WordPerfect Filters It can be downloaded from: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. http://openmed.nic.in