OpenOffice one of the largest open source application and leading contender of the Microsoft Office will release its 3.0 version this Monday. The event coincides with the eighth year anniversary of the software.

Charles Schulz of the OpenOffice.org hopes the release day will mark the actual availability of the software as well.

OpenOffice 3.0 was released as a beta in May. It sports new features like a new Start Center, icons, and zoom control in the status bar. The version 3.0 can also open docx file, the default format use in MS Office 2007.

The event will be joined by OpenOffice supporters and makers. This will include a presentation by Jean-Paul Huchon, president of Region Ile de France, Louis Suarez-Potts, president of the OpenOffice.org Community Council. Charles-H. Schulz, leader of the native-language confederation at OpenOffice.org is also set to speak on the engagement. The event will be sponsored by Region Ile de France, Silicon Sentier, and OpenOffice themselves.

Earlier, OpenOffice 2.0 and 2.4 versions suffered a flaw affecting the software’s custom memory allocation routine. The bug was exposed by iDefense’s VCP (vulnerability contributor program) where enthusiasts and bug finders get paid to expose software vulnerabilities and bugs.

Source: PCMag

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