Alternatives to The Microsoft Office
www.openoffice.org

One major difference is that OpenOffice.org uses Java and JavaScript instead of Visual Basic (VB),which could be a security benefit to your company Another major difference is cross-platform support: OpenOffice.org runs on Windows, Linux variants, Sun Microsystems' Sun Solaris, and Mac OS X. For mixed platform environments, that's quite an attraction. Of course, a huge difference is in the cost of licensing: OpenOffice.org has no licensing fee.