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Costs in the Cloud - Renting Software vs. Buying

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How Software Perpetual License Ownership Works. Most of the software that nonprofits and libraries now get from TechSoup is under a perpetual license that means the software belongs to you forever. There are many terms and conditions that each software package has that are spelled out in user license agreements.

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New at TechSoup: Automated PC Maintenance and Disaster Recovery

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It’s also comparable to Faronics Deep Freeze, which is helpful for maintaining public access computers so that libraries can easily restore to an original state and block malware, viruses, etc. Horizons DataSys provides donations of 5 user licenses on five Windows-based PCs. Check out this comparison of the products here: [link].

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Why Nonprofits Are Needed in the Sharing Economy

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Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Overall, the two-day event left me wondering " Where are all the nonprofits and public libraries who've been sharing and innovating forever? Why Nonprofits and Libraries Should Be Central. Why aren't THEY here?" Sign in to share your thoughts in the comments below.

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GoToWebinar vs. GoToTraining

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Plus, both products include a GoToMeeting license. Content library – Store reusable content, including documents, surveys, and recordings. GoToWebinar and GoToTraining subscriptions both include a 15-user license to GoToMeeting. GoToWebinar.

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The Participatory Museum Process Part 4: Adventures in Self-Publishing

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I decided to self-publish The Participatory Museum for four reasons: OPENNESS: I wanted the flexibility to license and distribute the book using an open structure to promote sharing. Few publishers was open to Creative Commons licensing and to giving away the content for free online. I chose the Attribution Noncommercial license.

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The Environmental and Cost Savings Benefits of Windows MultiPoint Server

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Table: Cost and Energy Comparison — Traditional 1:1 Computer System versus Windows MultiPoint Server. A thin client, by comparison, uses about 2.5 Long story short, though, WMS saves licensing costs because it doesn’t require putting Windows on each client station. Each station needs its own full license.

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Adobe Acrobat XI vs. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

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Additional Feature Comparisons. Adobe provides a comparison between these two versions. Check out its Acrobat version comparison for more information. Previous versions of Acrobat, such as Acrobat XI Pro, include perpetual licenses that allow the user to install the software and use it indefinitely. Browse Adobe products.

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