Eric Hidle on 10 Jan 2005 20:58:20 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] 2nd Annual "Business, meet Linux" Event?



Whatever the topics are, the presentations will be expected to concisely explain how Linux will improve the bottom line. They will also be expected to have relatively little technical content. What they will want to hear is "Linux can do X, Y, and Z that Windows does, but does it for freë."
 
A side-by-side comparison of Microsoft Office to OpenOffice would go far in demonstrating that Linux is a viable desktop production replacement for Windows. Also, have a machine on hand that has a veritable cornucopia of business applications from Office Suites (pick ONE to demonstrate), Project Management, Finance, and other things that exist for linux that business people may not know exist on the Linux platform.
 
An event like this should be decidedly non-technical as your target audience is not comprised of computer geeks, but working professionals and business owners who are looking for ways to tighten the belt.
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Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: [PLUG] 2nd Annual "Business, meet Linux" Event?

Last March my company sponsored an event we dubbed "Business, meet Linux." It was an opportunity for area businesses to learn about Linux and OSS and what it could offer their business. We are thinking about holding it or something like it again. Last year we got a lot of Technical people, which was not our intended audience. This year we'd like to try to get more business people out and we are interested to see how to go about doing that.

I was wondering what members of this list thought, particularly:

- What presentations/topics would compel business people to attend?
- If you went last year what did you think? What could we do better?
- Would you or your business like to participate this year?


Thanks


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W. Chris Shank
ACE Technology Group, LLC
www.acetechgroup.com
866.229.1543 x10


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