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Star Division

Star Division was a German software company best known for developing StarOffice, a proprietary office suite. The company was founded in 1985 by 16-year-old Marco Börries in Lüneburg, and initially operated as a small startup. Its first product was StarWriter, a word processor that later evolved into the StarOffice suite.

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Founded
1985; 41 years ago (1985) in Lüneburg, Germany
Industry
Computer software
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Defunct
August 5, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-08-05)
Fate
Acquired by Sun Microsystems
Founder
Marco Börries

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Star Division

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Edges12
Triples12
Avg. degree1.85
Density0.153846
Components1

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Star Division

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related to External links · 2
Star Division → Inc, Star Division GmbH
Defunct · 1
Star Division → August 5, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-08-05)
Fate · 1
Star Division → Acquired by Sun Microsystems
Founded · 1
Star Division → 1985; 41 years ago (1985) in Lüneburg, Germany
Founder · 1
Star Division → Marco Börries
Headquarters · 1
Star Division → Hamburg, Germany
Industry · 1
Star Division → Computer software
Number of employees · 1
Star Division → 170 (1997)
Products · 1
Star Division → StarOffice
Type · 1
Star Division → Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

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Star DivisionDefunctAugust 5, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-08-05)1.00infobox
Star DivisionFateAcquired by Sun Microsystems1.00infobox
Star DivisionFounded1985; 41 years ago (1985) in Lüneburg, Germany1.00infobox
Star DivisionFounderMarco Börries1.00infobox
Star DivisionHeadquartersHamburg, Germany1.00infobox
Star DivisionIndustryComputer software1.00infobox
Star DivisionNumber of employees170 (1997)1.00infobox
Star DivisionProductsStarOffice1.00infobox
Star DivisionTypeGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1.00infobox
LibreOfficeinstance ofwhich served as the basis for related projects0.80text
Star Divisionrelated to External linksInc0.60section
Star Divisionrelated to External linksStar Division GmbH0.60section

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