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New Donor Partner – Bytes of Learning  Ultra Key v5 Typing Tutor
TechSoup New Zealand is proud to announce the addition of a new donor partner to its software donations programme. Bytes Of Learning have made available to the sector a innovative typing tutor called "UltraKey". For more information on UltraKey please visit www.bytesoflearning.com/
Bytes of Learning assist disadvantaged people of any age and walk of life and offer offer their software donations to community organisations and other charitable groups that rely primarily on private donations. Eligible organisations may request a donation of up to five licenses within one fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).

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Product Feature : Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, TechSoup New Zealand’s most popular product so far

Since July 1 TechSoup New Zealand has already donated almost $100,000 worth of licences of Office Professional Plus 2007 to 37 organisations across New Zealand. This means that of the organisations that have placed orders via TechSoup approximately 7 in 10 organsiations have ordered Office Professional Plus 2007.
Office Professional Plus 2007 is part of the Microsoft Office system, an integrated collection of programs, servers, and services designed to work together to enable optimized information work. The Professional Plus suite includes:

  • Microsoft Office Access 2007: A relational database management system that helps information workers track and report information
  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007: A unified communications client that uses options such as instant messaging (IM), voice, and video to communicate between locations or time zones
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007: A spreadsheet application with data analysis and visualization tools
  • Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007: An information-gathering program using electronic forms deployed through Web browsers, email messages, or mobile devices
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: A time and information manager that integrates email, calendar, contacts, and tasks
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007: A presentation graphics program with capabilities for text effects, sound, and animation
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2007: A desktop publishing program that allows people with basic layout skills to create a wide variety of publications for desktop printing, commercial printing, email distribution, or viewing on the Web
  • Microsoft Office Word 2007: A full-featured word-processing program

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Strategising for Digital Development

Communication is essential for all voluntary organisations, and computers are now an essential tool in all that we do. Recently the government released a new Digital strategy for New Zealand, which is available at www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz. It is a major revision of a previous strategy, and sets out a framework for all sectors to work together to get the most possible value out of the profound changes and opportunities offered by ICT technologies.

A key development in this strategy is the role of a newly formed independent body to guide that implementation of the strategy – a Digital Development Council. The Council is an incorporated society – its purpose is “to help achieve the vision that New Zealand will be a world leader in using information and technology to realise its economic, social, environment and cultural goals, to the benefit of all New Zealanders”.

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Meet TechSoup New Zealand representatives at the NZCOSS : Our Voices in Social Change conference 1 – 3 October at Waitakere

Representatives from TechSoup New Zealand will be in attendance at the conference including the CEO of New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations (NZFVWO) Tina Reid and the CEO of Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA) Doug Jacquier . Both NZFVWO and CISA have partnered to bring the TechSoup Donations Programme to New Zealand and will be more than willing to answer questions regarding the TechSoup programme.
The NZCOSS : Our Voices in Social Change conference is a great opportunity to be part of the vibrancy and immediacy of the community and voluntary sector . The conference will be held at the Lincoln Green Hotel and Conference Centre, 159 Lincoln Road, Henderson, Waitakere from the 1st of October till the 3rd of October.
For more details regarding the conference please visit : http://www.nzcoss.org.nz/index.php?page=102


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