The Open Learning Centre

To support the many organisations that could be staring at massive price hikes when faced with upgrading to the forthcoming version of Microsoft Office™, The Open Learning Centre is pleased to be able to introduce a special offer to help you deliver a Free, Professional and Open alternative.

Details of pricing for the release of Microsoft's Office 2010, due later this year, show a total disregard for businesses in the UK and the difficult economic situation that we are all in. You might even think they've gone a bit, ahem, wonky with this seemingly bizarre policy:

• Retail prices increased way above inflation rate
• UK Pricing as much as 34% more than in the USA
• Removal of all "upgrade" license products

• Versions pre-installed on new computers locked to that machine for life

The very popular OpenOffice.org software provides compatible desktop office applications across all three main computer systems in use today: Windows, Linux and MAC OSX.

OpenOffice.org is free to download (go on, you can do it now if you like) and free to use, copy and redistribute.

To make it easy for your organisation to get accustomed to OpenOffice.org and to introduce an alternative to Microsoft's Outlook email client, The Open Learning Centre are offering to come to your offices, install this free software on one of your machines and provide a full working day of on-site training/consultancy or advice to help your organisation take control and free yourself from the completely unnecessary cost and lock-in that the legacy software vendors have perpetuated for so long.

Providing you are based in the UK, we will do this for the price of a single Microsoft Office 2010 Professional License: £439.99 (plus some travel costs if you are a long way away). No strings, catches or restrictive software licenses included.

To arrange your visit please contact us either by using this form or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or you can telephone us on +44(0)844 3576000.

You do have a choice.

The Way Out is Open.