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	INFORMATION AND OPINION The business case for employing Linux with Windows networking and cloud-based applications in the enterprise - A short summary paper. Click here to read it. Software-as-a-Service - A Comprehensive Look at the Total Cost of Ownership of Software Applications. Click here to read. Email Archiving - UK law, regulations and implications for business. Click here to find out more. All in the Cloud - for some companies the legal risks of using cloud-based services can far outweigh the business benefits. Click here for more. Comparison of Windows and Linux - Advertising Standards Authority warned Microsoft that an advertisement using research that claimed “Linux was […] 10 times more expensive than Windows Server 2003”, was “misleading”... Click here for more. Windows 7 migration costs laid bare - "XP is a stable and mature OS... Why... keep upgrading..? It is expensive, disruptive and unnecessary to upgrade to a new Windows version every time a developer feels like it." But don't let this put you off - if you have a sound business case. Click here for more... Should I upgrade to Windows 7? - Broadly speaking, experience shows that businesses should, in order of importance: ask; "Is the business case met?" wait at least for the first service pack to be issued (usually 6 to 18 months after launch date, which is 22nd October 2009 for Windows 7) never use the "Home" version Click here for more information. Microsoft seven times more expensive than other software. Click here to find out more.

	FANTASTIC FREE STUFF These items are free - world-class and excellent - and are easy to install. However, we understand some clients may wish to have them professionally installed. Existing clients can benefit by using our Client only Software Update pages. Please contact us to have the link for these emailed to you. Microsoft Office compatible OpenOffice.org There is nothing the average user needs that OpenOffice doesn't provide. We recommend it highly. Download : In their recent review (August 2010) Which? said: OpenOffice is "an impressive program" "... will handle the needs of most users with no problems" when editing "Microsoft files... OpenOffice proved impressive and opened these with the minimum of fuss" Although fewer inbuilt help and template items, the "strong community behind this product means you'll always find plenty of fellow users in the online forums who will help you out" If you are a subscriber to Which?, you can read the full article here: http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/office-suites/openoffice-v3-2-0/review Scribus Open Source Desktop Publishing Scribus is a professional page layout DTP package, with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation. Download : KompoZer - Easy web authoring KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing. KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding. Download : Core FTP client software for Windows After you've created your web pages in KompoZer, use Core to publish them... Download : Foxit - PDF reader that beats Adobe! A small and fast PDF viewer, Foxit Reader currently has over 50 million users all around the world. Download : Bullzip PDF printer A FREE PDF Printer that allows you to print to a PDF document from any Microsoft Windows application. Download : VideoLAN - VLC media player Microsoft Media Player not working for you? VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats, TV capture cards and many network streaming protocols. Download : Mozilla Firefox web browser Fallen behind with Internet Explorer web browser updates, or your operating system no longer supported by Microsoft? Don't worry! Firefox is fantastic - infact many people don't bother with IE at all now... Download : 7-Zip - file archiver with a high compression ratio. Download : IrfanView - a very fast, small, compact graphic viewer for Windows Download : Gimp - photo and image editor Download : Please see disclaimer below relating to links and downloads on this page. All copyrights acknowledged.

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