Under the background of creating a new country, independent innovation of software has become one of important topics in IT industry for many years, among which the independent innovation of office software has attracted more and more attention. However, the development of domestic office software is in bottle-neck period. Confronted with the challenge of software giants, to obtain the approval of customers, not only the all-round development on specialty and safety is needed; it is more important to grasp the psychology of new-generation customers and obtain more approval with more considerate and characteristic products. Where shall the office software go when it encounters characteristic customers and internet? It seems that the independent innovation concept of RedFlag 2000 have answered this question.

Nowadays, the office software products of international manufacturers have taken on the development trend of platformization and integralization. For example, both Software’s Office System and IBM’s Workplace integrate office function with its own system and further form more perfect product function and more stable property. In this aspect, the domestic manufacturers are also making efforts. Taking RedFlag 2000 as an example, it is manufacturing cross-platform products and supplying rich application expansion, including OA integration application. Till now, RedOffice series office software includes desktop, small screen equipment and intelligent movable terminals. In addition, RedFlag 2000 has developed RedOffice edition based on Godson and promoted the cooperation with Godson for the supply of countrywide product solution to corporate development strategy through insisting on the development road of integrating domestic hardware and software.

From May to July, 2009, RedOffice 4.5 Beta had a public test and this new office software gained the popularity of millions of trail users with the special design suitable for Chinese application logic. It is said that this software unloaded and tested for users is mainly the individual edition of RedOffice 4.5 while the standard edition (for SMEs), professional edition (for large and medium enterprises) and institute edition (for governmental institutions) will be introduced later. It is learned that RedOffice 4.5 has the following advantages: 1. Deep digging of user requirements. This software has powerful Chinese function and RedFlag 2000 is familiar with Chinese culture, thus deeply realizing the utilization feeling and requirements of Chinese customers for Office; through providing various innovation functions, it can help users improve working efficiency. Through long-term feedback of users, experience accumulation and technology innovation, RedOffice 4.5 Beta maximally simplifies the operation, strengthens the functions, improves working efficiency and reduces safety risk from procedure, appearance, parts to make it a really accessible, usable, highly efficient and convenient office software. 2. The compatibility and mutual operation of the software are improved, convenient for users. As the new-generation performer of “New-style Office”, RedOffice 4.5 Beta is a kind of desktop office software able to operate freely on Windows and Linux, comprehensively supporting ODF, UOF, Microsoft Office 97/2000/2003 and Microsoft Office 2007(OXML, ISO/IEC 29500 Standard). 3. Cost performance. With the more and more mature technology and functions of RedFlag 2000 office software, the relatively lower price will further attract the users. 4. Service superior. The imported office software almost provides no after sales service while RedFlag 2000 wins users through continuous and excellent service.

The other trend is that the office software will be more webified and closer with the browser. The manufactures at home and abroad have developed the online office application. RedFlag 2000 put forward that networking is not just the connection between office software and network; more importantly, the office software will finally become the client of information system and further supply necessary supplementary service related with this system for customers through network. Under the circumstances, the office software is no longer a single software tool; instead, it is a kind of means to make customers further improve production and working efficiency by this tool. On the conference of “Open Source China, Open Source World” held not long ago, Hu Caiyong, General Manager of RedFlag 2000 showed that RedFlag 2000 would extend more antennas of products to service field and form overall effective service system based on Open Source software. With the influence of “New-style Office”, RedFlag 2000 will continuously advance forward on the independent innovation road.