Star Division guarantees that they will provide filters for new MS versions in the future. Look at StarOffice interoperability with Microsoft Office. And StarOffice is able to transfer Microsoft documents and convert user-defined Macros with minimal adaptation. Look at StarOffice migration capabilities. Look at StarOffice advanced filters for many formats.
Details are forthcoming.
The good news is that most people who are comfortable using Microsoft Office are able to teach themselves StarOffice pretty quickly. There are no plans for formal training in StarOffice use at this time, but if training funds become available for this coming year we may be able to include some Introductory and Intermediate sessions. The Help Desk will continue to support MS Word, Excel and Eudora Light as well. You are not required to use this. If you do try it out, let us know what you think.