<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
  <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
  <title></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
G'day Tim, I am also very impressed with OpenOffice 2, especially the
support for the new Open Document standards. The .DBF database packs a
solid punch with an interface very much like MS Access.&nbsp;
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1758245">http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1758245</a><br>
<br>
Next year, we have every intention of using this in our ICT classes,
encouraging students to install and use this at home. With some minor
mods, I should even be able to recycle most of my old notes. Cooh heh?&nbsp;<span
 class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
<br>
Regards Roland<br>
<br>
Tim Kitchen wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid377df2379520.379520377df2@strathcona.vic.edu.au"
 type="cite">
  <pre wrap="">We have been using Star Office /Open Office for about 5 years as our
main application software at Strathcona. Combining this with a Linux OS
has saved lots. Open source is an answer to many a prayer.

Tim Kitchen 

----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Benjamin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:donna@cc.com.au">&lt;donna@cc.com.au&gt;</a>
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2005 10:20 am
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Microsoft Office Licencing Query

  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <pre wrap="">Have you considered switching to OpenOffice.org?
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.openoffice.org/">http://www.openoffice.org/</a>

- donna.


On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 10:13 +1100, Brad Owens wrote:
    </pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">We are an independent school currently looking to upgrade from 
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
    <pre wrap="">MS Office 2000 to MS Office 2003.  We have approximately 400 
workstations across the school (including primary &amp; admin offices) 
and our IT techs tell me the best price we can get is just over 
$40K (about $100 per machine).  This seems rather high to me and 
would take a huge chunk (ie all) of the software budget.  I was 
just wondering if we were doing something wong or not talking to 
the right people and what others experiences were.
    </pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">Any advice would be greatfully received.

Thanks,
Brad

Brad Owens
Information Technology Coordinator
Maranatha Christian School
(Ph): 9709 7245
(Fax): 9706 1910


_______________________________________________
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe
IPM Mailing List kindly supported by
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment 
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
    <pre wrap="">Authority and
    </pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au</a>  - VITTA Victorian Information 
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
    <pre wrap="">Technology Teachers Association Inc
    </pre>
    <pre wrap="">-- 
donna benjamin - executive director
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.creativecontingencies.com/">http://www.creativecontingencies.com/</a>
ph +61 3 9326 9985 | mob +61 418 310 414
research - facilitation - web development 

_______________________________________________
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe
IPM Mailing List kindly supported by
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment 
Authority and
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au</a>  - VITTA Victorian Information Technology 
Teachers Association Inc

    </pre>
  </blockquote>
  <pre wrap=""><!---->
_______________________________________________
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe
IPM Mailing List kindly supported by
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au</a>  - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc

  </pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a></pre>
</body>
</html>