Here is a brief news story from Financial Times. A shot in the arm for open source champions! Arun Google and Sun Microsystems announced a partnership on Tuesday that will offer Sun's word processing and spreadsheet software online through Google's websites and toolbars, creating a formidable rival to Microsoft's Office software package. The deal will allow users to access Sun's Openoffice files and work on projects from any personal computer, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Both companies declined earlier in the day to give details of the deal in advance of their formal announcement. However, shares in Sun rose 8 per cent to $4.54 in afternoon trading. Shares in Microsoft fell ahead of the announcement, on fears the partnership would create a serious challenge to the software company's dominance. Copyright 2005 Financial Times Here is a brief news story from Financial Times. A shot in the arm for open source champions!   Arun   Google and Sun Microsystems announced a partnership on Tuesday that   will offer Sun's word processing and spreadsheet software online   through Google's websites and toolbars, creating a formidable rival   to Microsoft's Office software package.  The deal will allow users to access Sun's Openoffice files and work   on projects from any personal computer, the companies said in a   statement on Tuesday.  Both companies declined earlier in the day to give details of the   deal in advance of their formal announcement. However, shares in   Sun rose 8 per cent to $4.54 in afternoon trading.  Shares in Microsoft fell ahead of the announcement, on fears the   partnership would create a serious challenge to the software   company's dominance. Copyright 2005 Financial Times