Software

=Examples of Off-the-Shelf Software =

Rosetta Stone [|http://www.rosettastone.eu]

This software is how to learn 28 different languages; it provides interaction with images, sound and writing, to learn at your own pace, they have a software set that has five levels each one can be bought separate for $323-00 or as a set for $622-00 as below. The programme has not only been used for personal use but can be incorporated into schools and business situations. It also has the scope for you to learn anywhere, anytime, by any means, recommended age from 6 years up to who every wants or needs to learn a language.

System Requirements:


 * Windows 2000, XP, Vista (32 bit), and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
 * Mac OS 10.4 or later
 * 512MB RAM
 * 1GHz or faster processor speed
 * 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
 * 16-bit sound card
 * 800 x 600 display resolution
 * Internet or phone connection required for product activation
 * Speech recognition feature requires a USB microphone headset (included with purchase)
 * 16X CD-ROM Drive (For installation)

Technical issues have arisen with Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components of the software have not been certified by Microsoft as 'Vista Compliant'. Retail outfit that sells it on E-Bay check the price out. []

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Eueka Spelling Tutor is suitable for children aged 5-12 years. Assists students with increasing and improving their spelling abilites through interactive drill and practice methods. Spelling tutor contains 1000's of pre-recorded spelling words and sentences within ten highly interactive games, to track progress and reinforce outcomes.

Other features include:
 * Creates flash cards and printed spelling lists for written practice and revision.
 * Identifies problem words from past attempts and creates problem word lists.
 * Provides parents and teachers with the ability to add and record new words and sentences, as well as create custom word lists to follow school assigned spelling lists.
 * System Requirements: Windows Vista, XP,2000 & 98, 128 MB of Ram, Pentium ll 500 MHz processor or higher, 800 x 600 screen resolution and 16-bit colour.
 * Clearane Price $29.92.
 * Availabe from Offieworks.

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Knowledge Adventures provides educational software for children from Preschool age to Grade 5. They have developed educational games called Jumpstart which teaches children Math, science, literacy, art, geography. The software comes on a CD and is very easy to use. They have received outstanding reviews and children love interacting with the games. The games generally retail from anything between $10 - $20 each.

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__Macroworks- premier education software.__
Macroworks have a large range of educational software available suitable for mainstream students, students who require help as well as those with mild learning difficulties, with age groups ranging from 5 years to adults. There are subject specific titles and the software is categorised into several groups, for example;
 * Cross[[image:morrison-house/LD.jpg width="138" height="128" align="right"]]curriculum.
 * Literacy.
 * Mathermatics.
 * Science/ social science.
 * Problem solving.
 * Pronunciation.

There are also free games and resources available at the sight, as well as a comprehensive product range. The software price range starts from $29.95, and is available in home editions (4 users) or school editions (unlimited users). All Macroworks are compatible with Windows xp, 98, 2000, 2003 etc, and Mac with the latest os x intel systems. Adobe Reader will be needed for the fact sheet downloads. There are many favourable reviews for the software from parents to many and varied educational facilities. . [|Macroworks]


 * __ Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0 Windows DVD Educational Software __**

Deliver professional documents - Use templates to unify a wide range of content in compelling PDF Portfolios. Apply permissions and passwords to help protect sensitive information. · Manage document reviews - Gain the input you need through interactive document reviews that enable participants to see and build on other reviewers' comments. · Create and manage forms - Build dynamic forms, distribute and track forms and responses, and easily export data for analysis and reporting. · Create and reliably share PDF documents - Easily convert any document that prints to PDF to preserve formatting and ensure document integrity. · Easily convert files to PDF - Convert documents to PDF with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, and Publisher, as well as Autodesk® AutoCAD® and Lotus Notes. · Scan to PDF with OCR - Scan paper documents to PDF and automatically recognize text with optical character recognition (OCR) technology to create compact, searchable PDF documents. · Convert e-mail to PDF - Archive e-mail or e-mail folders from Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes as PDF files to facilitate easy search and retrieval. · Capture web pages as PDF Enhanced - Convert complete web pages, or just the portions you want, including or excluding rich and interactive media. PDF versions of web pages are easy to print, archive, mark up, and share. Convert and share 2D CAD - Convert DWG files to Adobe PDF files without using AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. Insert video in PDF files - Insert FLV or H.264 video in PDF files for direct playback in Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Retail Price is expensive at $499.00, however Educational Price is $154.95. 1.3GHz or faster processorMicrosoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows Server® 2003 (with Service Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with or without Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit)Internet Explorer 6.0256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)2.13GB of available hard-disk space1,024x768 screen resolutionDVD-ROM driveVideo hardware acceleration (optional)
 * Work with Acrobat.com **Use Acrobat.com services with Acrobat to store and share large documents, collect form data, and review documents with virtually anyone, anywhere. [|Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0 Windows DVD Educational Software]


 * __ Young Einstein Mathematics __**



‘Young Einstein Mathematics’ is an educational program for primary school students aged 6 to 12, which is used for teaching a wide variety of maths-based subjects. It has over 250 different activities available, with multiple skill levels and comprehensive tutorials. The software covers maths topics including fractions, multiplication, tables, space, measurement and probability. It is available for ‘Windows’ PCs with Windows 98 or later installed, and comes in two versions. A single user version costing $69.50 and a school site version costing $544.50. It has had very favourable reviews from a number of educational review sites as well as from schools and parents. It is used in primary schools in all Australian states and also in the USA and the UK. A major selling point of the software is that regular practice of 10 minutes a day has shown up to 80% improvement in 4 weeks with some students.

__System Requirements __ · Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP · Pentium II 200 MHz or better · 90 MB hard disk · 32 MB RAM · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Audio card and speakers · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8X CD-ROM drive

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 * [|MYOB Accounting] **
 * Recommended price $399**



This is business inventory management software to control key business tasks.


 * Calculate GST and BAS
 * Manage ordering, customers and suppliers
 * Stock items for resale and keep stock list up to date
 * See how business is performing

System requirements: Windows XP (sp3), Vista or Windows 7. 200mb hard disc space for download. Other accounting versions: Accounting plus, Account Edge. these are both more advanced products This product is for sole traders and is better than simular products but also requires knowledge of accounting and book keeping skills.

Simular product; QuickBooks. []

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//**An interactive historical adventure, taking children to six real viking digs in York, with more that 20 artifacts to uncover. The program offers journal features as well as printable resources for support class work. Aimed at primary children 7-11 and priced at aud $199.00.**//===== //**Other Arvcenture available in this series -- The Egyptians History and The Romans History**//

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 * //**Windows 95 or later fully network compatibible CD-ROM Drive**//
 * **//MAC os 8.6 or later OS X version 10.2 or later is required to run the OSX version CD-ROM Drive.//**

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An Example of Off - The - Shelf Software Encyclopedia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite 2011 has three encyclopedias for primary, student, and adult learning, video,audio, photo clips. The deluxe edition has one encyclopedia. It has a variety of topics but uses a lot of computer resources. It Costs $86.75 and requires windows 7, Vista,XP, and Mac OS X.



by StepWare, Inc AceReader is software designed to improve the speed of reading and fluency for all ages.

This software requires Windows XP, Vista and 7 or Apple Mac. Two versions are available. **__AceReader Pro__** and **__AceReader Pro Deluxe__**.

This product is designed to assess your current reading level, improve your reading speed and comprehension and help you read faster while on the computer. it also helps break bad habits, pertaining to sub-vocalization and rereading. One criticism of the product was that it wa

Other similar products are available through Amazon.com [|AceReader plus other products]are available through Amazon.com

This product has a trial free period or can be purchased from $69.95 for the Personal use.

Click links below to view more information for your specific needs: [|Personal Use] Educational Use [|Business Use]

Reviews have been very favourable. The main criticism was that time was needed to become familiar with all of the program features. The games are challenging, however fun to play.

=<span style="color: #ab5959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Examples of Enterprise Software =

<span style="color: #ab5959; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Databuild is enterprise software that is used in the process of running building companies, all these functions listed below are incorporated into one system, when one part is altered other relevant parts are altered too ( with authority), you can also link to outside suppliers for updating costing’s and purchasing orders. Recommendations for use by these companies, Burbank Homes, Healy Homes this product is also used by many more, it has a very high level of support not only on the web site, but on site help as well, also has three levels estimating courses and three levels of accounting. Databuild runs only on windows minimum requirements Pentium 4 1.4Ghz, 256Mg of RAM, 200 Mg free hard disk space. [] Comparable off the shelf product is UDA Construction SuiteTM 2011 through intuit Marketplace [] Constructor []
 * Quoting
 * Estimating
 * Ordering
 * Contact Management
 * Scheduling
 * Document Control
 * Accounting
 * Reporting
 * E-Commerce

INFOR Professional Services is an Australian company offering business solutions to organisations around the world. Today I will look at one of their products the ERP SYTELINE. This product is an intergrated computer based internal and external resourse management system. Two American organisations very happy with the implmentation of this product are the New York City parks and recreation service and Sephora, a specialty beauty company. In Australia, our own Cadbury has used the services of Infor. Infor seems to have had mixed reviews. It seems to depend on the products that you are looking at.Some reviews say their technology is out of date and will end up costing your company extra in the long run, while other reviews in particular in regards to ERP STYELINE say that it has a intuitive user interface and requires a small hardware footprint. I did find a Microsoft comparable product, Microsoft Nav, this product is sold through a consulting company who will implement it. Microsoft Nav is only recomended to medium sized companies. [] reference - Trademark taken from the business webpage.


 * __AMS Enterprse 2.7 - E-MailMarketing for Serus Buiness__**


 * AMS Enterprise** is apowerful system for running mass e-mail and targeted advertisement campaigns, Your business will be more successful with the tool that completely, from A to Z resolves all issues related to e-mail marketing. With AMS Enterprise you can easily create a mailing list, compose a proposal message, quickly send out personalized mail, and instanly evaluate the efficiency of the advertisement campaigns you have just pulled off.

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[|Accura Software], Inc have developed an Accounting and Business software package. It has modules such as: General Ledger, Cash Manager, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory Manager, Sales Order, Purchase Order, Contact & Sales Manager, Requisition, Manufacturing, Executive Information System, Fixed Assets, Payroll, Human Resources, Electronic Data Interchange, Import/Export, Integration (ADP Payroll, GoldMine, AccountWizard), Application Manager, Common Information, Sale/Purchase Tax. Accura Software targets medium sized businesses and claims 150 installations and 3200 users.

The application can run on the following :

Windows XP/2008/2003/2000. Applications runs on Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2005/2000 or SQL Server 2005 Express, ORACLE 10i/11i (Windows/UNIX/Linux), IBM DB/2, and Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere.

Reviews :

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=Interlex Solutions - Professional IT Solutions and Services.=

Interlex Solutions is a Melbourne based company who specialise in;
 * Database Applications- The design and implementation of Database solutions including Functionanality, Analysis and Reporting Abilities.
 * Web Based Applications- Using HTML, Jarva Script, Web 2.0 and various other technologies.
 * Interfacing between various systems.
 * Data Extraction and Conversion.
 * Report Development.
 * Automated Processes.

The company offers other services, and here are just some examples;
 * Network Support.
 * PC and Server care.
 * Software Development.
 * Web and Graphic design.
 * Hardware supply (Cisco, Microsoft, HP, and Nod 32)

The services they provide are suitable for small to medium sized businesses. They have designed software for a variety of companies which include Nissan, Essendon Football Club, Hillier's, Maxim Electrical and Educational Transformations, to name a few. The reviews from their clients are positive and are happy with the on going service.

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SpatialWare® data management software enables businesses to store, manage and manipulate location-based or spatial data within a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). This includes a variety of non-traditional data types, such as digital representations of highways, fiber-optic lines, sales territories or land parcels – each with a location component. SpatialWare allows this data to be stored in the same place as traditional data for accessibility, data integrity and security.
 * __ SpartialWare Enterprise Software __**

SpatialWare helps you manage location data
Protect valuable location-data assets with centralized storage Enhance business data with rich spatial functionality Perform flexible data loading and data interchange [|www.pbinsight.com/]**products**/.../**developer**.../**enterprise**-**software**/envinsa - [|Cached]
 * Provide access to otherwise inaccessible location-based data
 * Improve data integrity, back-ups and security
 * Enable large-scale deployment of GIS functions and mapping applications
 * Manage and manipulate data with more than 150 spatial functions
 * Unleash analytical power and speed of RDBMS to SQL queriesPerform flexible data loading and data interchange
 * Format ASCII data with standard SQL commands
 * Easily load tables (.tab) files through Easy Loader
 * Translate files from MapInfo Professional® and other mapping environments

__ Sterland Computing - Prostix Enterprise Software __
Sterland Computing is an Australian based software developer which has produced a business management software package specifically designed to meet the needs of the building supplies industry. It provides a total software solution for the building material supplier in the one package.

__Features Include__
 * Multi-branch or single site capability
 * Customisable to suit individual businesses
 * Electronic commerce with suppliers and customers
 * Comprehensive up-to-date reporting
 * Powerful POS system
 * Sophisticated management of complex pricing structures
 * Complete inventory management system

It is widely used in the building supply industry throughout Australia and is used by companies that include Mitre 10, Bunnings, Dahlsens, Plumbing World and Bowens. Testimonials from users have commented upon its ease of use, flexibility and the comprehensive features it provides.

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== It is a combination Acronis Disk Director and True Image media products for use in small businesses and restores hard drive data with precision accuracy.

This product can do the following:
 * Make disk image files
 * Restore disk image files
 * Resize partitions
 * Erase all the data on a computer

Simular product: Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software []

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ST software ; ST software offer Business Management Software Solutions to; Lower the cost of IT and Improve ROT; Manage contacts and Client details, is customised to suit any business size, Has real time data access for all uses, Is compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows programs Tracks project deadlines and create a more functional and organised business. Helps track the success of the marketing, by identifying the enquiry sources and retaining the history of all emails, quotes, jobs and purchases. Allows for easy management of clients, job schedules and employees by using the tasks and events file. Allows the company to follow job history, invoice clients and manage all incoming projects. It is comparable with the ScottReis. com version, a program namedSAP for manufacturing.

An Example of Enterprise Software Adobe E Learning Suite 2, is a programme to professionally create e-learning courses from beginning to end and contains several applications. Its easy to use but Mac OS X does not contain Adobe Presenter. System requirements for windows 7 and for Mac OS X x 10.5.7 or 10.6 and costs $2523.00.



Reference for trademark from website [|www.bersin.com]

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Workday's [|Workday 14] product encompasses Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications from Financial management to Human Resources, Workforce Planning, and Talent management, including Payroll solutions, Project and Work Management, and Spend management. The new release has 140 features including industry leading embedded analytics, whereby a user can pop open a window and view "related information" about a transaction in a variety of forms.=====

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Disadvantages are that the company has not developed a totally complete solution for financials, and there are missing core elements (e.g. learning, recruitment, social learning etc). Workday has overcome attempted to overcome this developing integration partnerships with other vendors for the financials but not the other areas.=====

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The minimum requirements are: Flashplayer 9. Notwithstanding this Workday has recently introduced an iPad version which replicates the circular style interface on the web with similiar functionality. The enterprise resource planning system allows scanning from a receipt by an iPhone.=====