In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by knowledge workers. The components are generally distributed together, have a consistent user interface and usually can interact with each other, sometimes in ways that the operating system would not normally allow.
The currently dominant office suites are Microsoft Office, which is available for Microso...
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In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by knowledge workers. The components are generally distributed together, have a consistent user interface and usually can interact with each other, sometimes in ways that the operating system would not normally allow.
The currently dominant office suites are Microsoft Office, which is available for Microsoft Windows and Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, and OpenOffice.org, a free software / open source alternative available for many operating systems. Microsoft Office's binary file formats have been the de facto default, but are being supplanted by the open standard ODF, OpenOffice.org's (among other programs') native format. ODF is becoming the standard choice for governments, educational environments and businesses seeking neutral document formats for information exchange or seeking to save money. There are numerous office suites attempting to challenge...
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