- linux
2.6(.18)
  - 
openoffice.org 3.1.1
  - xwiki (standalone) 2.0.3
 
 I'm downloading XE 2.0.3 now. Will let you know soon. However, since you
 said you are on a VMWare platform, make sure that your OpenOffice server is
 actually listening in port 8100 (configurable).
 
 
Can you check your xwiki log and see what happens when the time-out occur?
Please post any exceptions you receive.
- Asiri