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1.3.3 OpenDoc the Solution

   There are many different views that one can have of OpenDoc.  It is not 
   that every company who is working with OpenDoc has a different view, but 
   rather that the developers and users see it differently. 

   From a user's view OpenDoc provides a new model for software 
   interoperability that enables the creation of distributed, cross-platform 
   component software.  OpenDoc architecture allows the different 
   applications to work together seamlessly.  OpenDoc technology is designed 
   to enable the creation of simple, single-function component applications 
   that work the way people work.  Components can be "mixed and matched" to 
   assemble custom made, integrated solutions.  OpenDoc has the ability to 
   streamline and simplify the process of sharing information.  It allows 
   users to work with and exchange compound documents, that integrate text, 
   graphics, tables, video, sound, animation, and other data, easily and 
   intuitively. 

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