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Since
the outset of Lindows.com, schools have contacted us asking what kind
of programs we had to help them manage the cost of software. For example,
recently a school contacted me saying that they had dozens of computers
donated to their school, but they could not afford to pay for the software
licenses required to turn them on--so they sat there unused. LindowsOS is the ideal solution for
that school and many others because not only is it a versatile and secure
Linux operating system, but it is also very easy to set up and maintain,
so even a novice administrator can get their systems up and
running.
Today
we're announcing a unique, affordable site license program for
educational
entities which maximizes their tech budget, gives them access to high
quality software as well as a great way to set-up and administer their
computers to make management of the of their computers easy. Here's how
it works:
1) Schools pay
just $500 per year for a site license which covers an unlimited number
of computers.
For a flat-fee of
$500 per year, schools can obtain a license for every
computer in their school. There's no set-up fee and no long-term
commitment.
2) Site license
includes the powerful, but easy, LindowsOS plus an integrated office
suite.
For the one $500
fee, schools can gain access
to the latest versions of the easy-to-use LindowsOS as well as an office suite
for every one of their computers. Out of the box, LindowsOS is great
for Internet activities like e-mail, surfing the web, instant messaging,
etc. (that's all most people will need). For those computers that need
to be equipped with an office suite to create presentations, spreadsheets
or word processing documents, a single mouse-click will load the computer
with an entire office suite which will read and write common Microsoft
formatted documents including .xls (Microsoft Excel), .doc (Microsoft Word), and
.ppt
(Microsoft
Powerpoint). Both the latest version of LindowsOS as well as the office
suite are bundled together for the single $500 payment.
3) Online sign-up
and immediate access to the software.
We've put the entire
program online so anyone can sign-up and gain instant access
to the software. Just fill out one simple web form and gain access to
both LindowsOS and the office suite, digitally, so it can be instantly
downloaded and put to good use immediately.
4) Easy
administration
makes setup instantaneous for the entire school.
Our unique
program permits an administrator to sign up an entire school from
a simple web form. Then, all computers running LindowsOS at the school
will have additional access to the site licensed software. Because there
is no required login from each computer, the entire school can immediately
begin using the site licensed software. There are no serial numbers,
activation codes or account information that others at the school are
required to know. They simply plug in their LindowsOS computer and have immediate
access to the software.
It used to take
hundreds
of thousands of dollars for schools to outfit their classrooms and labs
with computers and the latest software. The emergence of low cost computers,
such as those available from Walmart.com,
combined with the Lindows.com Educational Site License program
means that equipping that 15 computer lab, or an entire school, is affordable
to budgets of any size.
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