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Hi mspohr, I'm the fellow you heard speaking as the presenter in the webinar "Five Mistakes to Avoid When Acquiring Software," and I think you raise an excellent point. If I had more time I probably would have mentioned Free software under the first mistake,"Not paying enough for software" and also under the fourth mistake "Assuming
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That really is too bad. Hopefully you have a low sales tax rate. Tell you what, next time you want a Lenovo system, buy it from me and you will have no such trouble. :-) Actually, if you like I'll be happy to email my Lenovo partner manager to see if you can get the tax reimbursed. Best, Zac
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Hi Chris, You must not know the history of Groove. The software was designed by Ray Ozzie of Lotus fame, and only later was acquired by Microsoft. It uses military-grade encryption, and is so secure that the FBI use it for sharing information with agents in the field. I share your concerns about the security of Microsoft products, but Groove really
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Probably not. What exactly do you need from EBS that you can't obtain from a combination of other products offered through TechSoup Global? I assume you have more than 75 users in your organization. If you really do need EBS then your best bet is to license it through a Microsoft authorized charity license reseller . Best, Zac
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Here is help for the eOpen web site . You can download the user guide here as well. Or you can always call Microsoft volume licensing support for help. If you're located in North America the number is: 866-230-0560. Best, Zac
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Here's how this works. When an organization requests a Microsoft software donation through TechSoup Global, the order must total five licenses. Those five licenses do not need to be the same software title. If there is any other Microsoft software you need, you can request those titles in addition to the one copy of Microsoft Office (including Access
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www.appdeploy.com is a web site where computer professionals share information with one another about the specific steps necessary to automatically install a software package on multiple computers on a network. For instance here is a link to the page containing information on how to deploy Office 2007 Compatibility Pack 12.x. Hope this helps, Zac
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I suggest Audacity . This should allow you to create the messages you need, record them to .mp3 format, even stitch them together with a track containing "hold music". Free and easy to use. Zac
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The MUI Pack changes the look of the Microsoft software application so that the menus and help files are presented in another language. This is most useful for organizations that have offices outside the English-speaking world. Some people think that the spell-check and grammar check features included with the MUI Pack are superior to those included
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I would suggest taking a look at Salesforce.com. The donated edition from the Salesforce.com Foundation may be just what you're looking for. Best, Zac