StarOffice

E68041

office suite proprietary software

StarOffice was a proprietary office productivity suite that served as the basis for the open-source OpenOffice.org project and included applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
StarOffice canonical	12
OpenOffice.org	5
StarOffice 5.x	2
StarOffice 7	2
StarOffice 8	2
StarOffice 9	2
StarOffice Writer	2
Oracle Open Office	1
StarOffice 5.2	1
StarOffice 6.0	1
StarOffice 6.x	1
StarOffice Calc	1
StarOffice Impress	1
StarOffice office suite	1
StarOffice productivity suite	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T542294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: StarOffice
Context triple: [Sun Microsystems, developerOf, StarOffice]

A. MacWrite
MacWrite was one of the first WYSIWYG word processors for the original Macintosh, showcasing the platform’s graphical user interface and desktop publishing capabilities.
B. Apple iWork
Apple iWork is Apple's suite of productivity applications, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, designed for document creation, spreadsheets, and presentations across macOS, iOS, and iCloud.
C. Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
D. Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a widely used software application for creating, viewing, editing, and managing PDF (Portable Document Format) documents across multiple platforms.
E. Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is a collaborative client-server software platform best known for its email, calendaring, and business application capabilities, widely used in enterprises for groupware and workflow solutions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: StarOffice
Target entity description: StarOffice was a proprietary office productivity suite that served as the basis for the open-source OpenOffice.org project and included applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

A. MacWrite
MacWrite was one of the first WYSIWYG word processors for the original Macintosh, showcasing the platform’s graphical user interface and desktop publishing capabilities.
B. Apple iWork
Apple iWork is Apple's suite of productivity applications, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, designed for document creation, spreadsheets, and presentations across macOS, iOS, and iCloud.
C. Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
D. Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a widely used software application for creating, viewing, editing, and managing PDF (Portable Document Format) documents across multiple platforms.
E. Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is a collaborative client-server software platform best known for its email, calendaring, and business application capabilities, widely used in enterprises for groupware and workflow solutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	office suite ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ
acquiredBy	Sun Microsystems ⓘ
acquisitionYear	1999 ⓘ
basedOn	StarOffice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenOffice.org
developer	Oracle Corporation ⓘ Star Division ⓘ Sun Microsystems ⓘ
discontinuationYear	2011 ⓘ
discontinued	true ⓘ
feature	PDF export ⓘ XML-based file formats ⓘ cross-platform support ⓘ macro scripting ⓘ support for extensions ⓘ
fileFormatSupport	HTML ⓘ Microsoft Office binary formats ⓘ OpenDocument format ⓘ surface form: OpenDocument Format Rich Text Format ⓘ
includedApplication	database program ⓘ drawing program ⓘ email and news client ⓘ formula editor ⓘ personal information manager ⓘ presentation program ⓘ spreadsheet ⓘ word processor ⓘ
includedComponent	StarBase ⓘ StarCalc ⓘ StarDraw ⓘ StarImpress ⓘ StarWriter ⓘ
initialReleaseYear	1985 ⓘ
latestMajorVersion	StarOffice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: StarOffice 9
license	proprietary license ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows Solaris operating system ⓘ surface form: Solaris macOS ⓘ
originatedAs	StarWriter for CP/M ⓘ
predecessor	StarWriter ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
rebrandedAs	StarOffice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Oracle Open Office
relatedSoftware	LibreOffice ⓘ StarOffice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenOffice.org
servedAsBasisFor	StarOffice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenOffice.org
targetUser	business users ⓘ home users ⓘ