Manchester Digital Development Agency are providing
free workshops for businesses to help them learn more
about Open Source software. Why not find out if Open
Source software is a practical solution to help your
company drive down costs, make your business more
efficient and increase your profits? The workshops will
provide you with:
- Hands on experience and practical advice on what
open source software is and how it works.
- You will gain a greater understanding of the
practical implications and opportunities for your
business of using Open Source software and identifying
whether it can benefit your business.
- There will be an opportunity to arrange a
consultation with one of our ICT advisors.
- You will receive a free CD containing all the
software demonstrated, including Open Source
equivalents to many popular software packages.
Did you know that Open Source software is supported
by vendors such as HP, IBM, Novell, Computer Associates,
Sun Microsystems and Oracle. Open Source software forms
the backbone of the Internet and has been a key factor
to the success of Amazon and Google. Businesses and
organisations using it include Rentokil, West Yorkshire
Police, Morgan Stanley and Munich City Council.
Events are on Monday 14 June 2004 from 1pm until 3pm
and Monday 21 June 2004 from 5.30pm until 7.30pm. They
are at The Centre for Construction Innovation (CCI), 1st
Floor, CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester.
Contact MDDA now to book your place by telephoning 0161
255 8111 or email them by clicking here.