Singapore Airlines rolls out StarOffice
ConvergenceAsia staff
30/05/2007

Singapore Airlines has rolled out Sun Microsystems' StarOffice software in its new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, as part of its next generation KrisWorld inflight entertainment system to meet the increasingly dynamic needs of travellers.

Passengers from Singapore Airlines will be able to use StarOffice's word processing, spreadsheets and presentation tools.

"With heightened security, access to laptops during flights can sometimes be restricted. The availability of StarOffice software as part of KrisWorld, offers Singapore Airlines' customers the opportunity to work on and access their information in an open, secure and freely available fashion independent of any vendor or file formats during their flights," said Wong Heng Chew, Managing Director, Singapore, Sun Microsystems.

Singapore Airlines currently deploys the 777-300ER aircraft to destinations such as Paris, Zurich, Seoul, San Francisco, Milan, Barcelona and Hong Kong.

It is the first and only airline to install a productivity suite for the benefit of its passengers who can now continue to work after boarding the plane without having to power up their laptops.

With StarOffice software supporting an increasing number of productivity file formats like Open Document Format and Microsoft Office, travellers can access such files through a single application with a USB storage device and even export documents in PDF format.

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