Sun is aiming to persuade schools to ditch Microsoft Office in favour of its StarOffice productivity suite, with a marketing campaign launched today, reports TheRegister. The new StarOffice 6.0 education licences mean the software will now be offered at cost to all eligible schools in the UK and Ireland. The package comes without "forced upgrade paths or multiple user licences", the company says.
But not only Sun stands to benefit from the latest offer. It is estimated that by switching to StarOffice, primary and secondary schools in the UK and Ireland could collectively save up to lb48 million per year on software licences. And if the schools download the software themselves, they could save even more. A Sun spokesman said the UK and Ireland were the first regions to introduce the programme but it is unclear if similar education licensing schemes will be introduced globally, though this seems to be the intention. [TheRegister]
SMS is sinful, say Indian moral leaders
CBROnline reports Indian cultural conservatives targeted wireless providers yesterday, claiming short message service (SMS) technology is a major cause of divorce in the country. India`s National Human Rights Council staged a protest in the capital, New Delhi where they burned a cellular telephone. The group`s leader, Subhash Gupta claimed that the SMS sub-culture runs counter to Indian norms of etiquette, sparks marital discord and diverts Indian youth towards other western trends, such as dating.
Navision 3.60 from Microsoft
Microsoft Business Solutions has released Navision 3.60, an integrated business management solution designed for small to medium-sized companies. Formerly known as Attain, Navision focuses on increasing productivity and improving efficiencies in internal business processes.
Microsoft says Navision 3.60 includes features such as Warehouse Management System (WMS) for organising warehouse layout and an automated data capture system that uses radio-frequency technology to keep track of all inventory in stock.
WMS helps divide a warehouse into zones. Within each zone, bins are allocated rankings according to picking priority, and items in certain bins are picked before others. Items can be pinpointed according to the zone and bin in which they are located.
ADCS is a data collection system that uses radio-frequency technology to collect and validate real-time inventory information. Warehouse staff members can scan items using a handheld device.
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