Accountancy firm dumps Microsoft for OpenOffice

Posted by VISITOR on Dec 9, 2005 1:03 AM EDT
ZDNet Australia; By Renai LeMay 		Mail this story
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The Melbourne member office of international accountancy and business advice provider HLB International is mid-way through the process of replacing its Microsoft Office-based desktop suite with the OpenOffice.org open source alternative.

ZDNet Australia understands the key driver of the migration at the 150-person HLB Mann Judd Association office is cost, with management being reticent about paying for new licences for the latest versions of Microsoft's flagship Office products. It is believed an initial deployment of OpenOffice.org on about 40 desktops is being extended to the entire office.

The Melbourne HLB Mann Judd office declined to comment on the specifics of the rollout including whether the deployment may spread to other Australian offices within the association. The HLB Mann Judd Association here is a tightly-knit grouping of independently-owned accountancy and business advice firms servicing markets such as Brisbane, Cairns, the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart.

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