Software alternatives to mainstream software that is legal to download; safe to use; cross-platform compatible; and 100% FREE - for life!

1. Open Source

2. 21st Century Business Model
- Business Model - A study prior to initiating a
Business Plan.
- Business Plan – An outline on what your
business will do.
- Models to include studies on the following, but
not limited to:
Social Networking
Digital Technology
Company Scalability
Web 2.0 & Colaboration
E-Learning & Online Professional Development

3. Production Suites
The Office Suite
The Graphic Design Suite
The Business Suite
The Animation Suite
The Publishing Suite
The Editing Suite
The Education Suite

4. Office Suite
Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Suite
-Word
-PowerPoint
-Acess
-Excel
-Publisher
Cost: $ 500 Cost: $ 200
Purchase from: Microsoft *With Academic Discount

5. Office Suite
OpenOffice 3.0
-Writer
-Impress
-Base
-Calc
-Math
-Draw
Cost: $ 0.00
Download from: OpenOffice
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6. Graphic Design Suite
Professional Software Alone
-Adobe Photoshop CS4
-Adobe Illustrator CS4
Cost:
$ 1000 (Photoshop)
$ 600 (Illustrator)
Total: $1600
Purchase from: Adobe

7. Graphic Design Suite
Professional Software Alone – Academic Discounts
-Adobe Photoshop CS4
-Adobe Illustrator CS4
Cost:
$ 190 (Photoshop)
$ 195 (Illustrator)
Total: $385
Purchase from: Studica, JourneyEd, Academic SuperStore, CampusTech

8. Graphic Design Suite
Open Source
-GIMP
-Inkscape
Cost:
$ 0.00 (GIMP)
$ 0.00 (Inkscape)
Total: $0.00
Download from: GIMP and Inkscape
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9. Business Suite
Commercial Products
-Microsoft Office Pro 2007
-QuickBooks Premier 2009
-Microsoft Project Pro 2007
Cost:
$ 500.00 (MS Office)
$ 400.00 (QuickBooks)
$ 1000.00 (MS Project)
Total: $1900.00
Purchase from: MS Office, QuickBooks Premier, MS Project

10. Business Suite
Open Source
-OpenOffice
-GNU Cash
-Planner
Cost:
$ 0.00 (OpenOffice)
$ 0.00 (GNU Cash)
$ 0.00 (Planner)
Total: $0.00
Download from: OpenOffice, GNU Cash, Planner
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11. Animation Suite
Commercial Products
-Maya 2009
-3DS Max 2010
-Poser Pro
-AdobeFlash CS4 Professional
-Adobe After Effects CS4
Cost:
$ 5000.00 (Maya)
$ 3495.00 (3DS Max)
$ 500.00 (Poser Pro)
$ 700.00 (Flash)
$ 1000.00 (AE)
Total: $10,695.00
Purchase from: Maya, 3DS Max, Poser Pro, Flash, After Effects

12. Animation Suite
Open Source
-Blender
-K-3D
-Processing
-Synfig
Cost:
$ 0.00 (Blender)
$ 0.00 (K-3D)
$ 0.00 (Processing)
$ 0.00 (Synfig)
Total: $0.00
Download from: Blender, K-3D, Processing, Synfig
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13. Publishing Suite
Commercial Products
-Adobe In-Design CS4
-Adobe Photoshop CS4
-Adobe Illustrator CS4
Cost:
$ 700.00 (In-Design)
$ 1000.00 (Photoshop)
$ 600.00 (Illustrator)
Total: $2300.00
Purchase from: In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator

14. Publishing Suite
Open Source
-Scribus
-GIMP
-Inkscape
Cost:
$ 0.00 (Scribus)
$ 0.00 (GIMP)
$ 0.00 (Inkscape)
Total: $0.00
Download from: Scribus, GIMP, Inkscape
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15. Editing Suite
Commercial Products
-Adobe Premiere CS4
-Final Cut Pro Studio 2
-Avid Media Composer
Cost:
$ 1700.00 (Production Premium)
$ 1300.00 (FCP Studio 2)
$ 2500.00 (Avid MC)
Total: $ N/A
Purchase from: Premiere, FCP, Avid

16. Editing Suite
Open Source
-JahShaka
-CamStudio
-Audacity
-Hydrogen
Cost:
$ 0.00 (JahShaka)
$ 0.00 (CamStudio)
$ 0.00 (Audacity)
$ 0.00 (Hydrogen)
Total: $ 0.00
Download from: JahShaka, CamStudio, Audacity, Hydrogen
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17. Education Suite
Commercial Products
-Math = Maple / MatLab
-Chemistry = ChemLab
Cost:
$ 1000.00 (Maple)
$ N/A (MatLab)
$ 520.00 (ChemLab 20 student license)
Total: $ N/A
Purchase from: Maple, MatLab, ChemLab

18. Education Suite
Open Source
-Math = Sage
-Chemistry = Avogadro
-Astronomy = Stellarium
-Art = Tux Paint (children)
Cost:
$ 0.00 (Sage)
$ 0.00 (Avogadro)
$ 0.00 (Stellarium)
$ 0.00 (Tux Paint)
Total: $ 0.00
Download from: Sage, Avogadro, Stellarium, Tux Paint
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19. Thank You
Contact Info
Eddie Vega
Digital Media Specialist
SUNY Plattsburgh
Email: eddie.vega@plattsburgh.edu