ICTpoint Live: IT Showcase for Charities September 16, 2009

With the advent of free open source software and cloud computing (online-hosted work environments), organisations no longer have to spend a fortune on Information Communication Technology (ICT).

This special showcase, brought to you by ICTPoint.ie (The Wheel’s free IT advice website for charities), will introduce you and your organisation to a wealth of free ICT resources.

Open Source Software: software for everyone
Open Source software allows you to cut costs without compromising business processes. With half of the Internet now running on it, and one in five people using an open source browser, open source software has now become mainstream.

Cloud Computing: the new frontier
A new opportunity presents itself from the world of enterprise level business: cloud computing. Hosted, online applications allow charities to work without the overhead of expensive office based hardware, software and maintenance. Google offers a wide range of free online services, allowing employees to work anywhere there is an Internet connection and collaborating together to give their clients the services they need.

This event will introduce you to software packages such as Open Office, Thunderbird, Inkscape and more, and also hosted services such as Gmail and Google Docs.

Find out what you can get for free and how these technologies can help your organisation!

Speakers
Anthony Lindsay and Fergal Daly are both technology professionals with over with over 20 years experience between them. Anthony is currently The Wheel’s Information Systems Officer and the webmaster of ICTPoint.ie, while Fergal is a professional network engineer.

Official Website: http://www.wheel.ie/user/events/training_events_calendar_2009/ictpoint_live_an_it_showcase_for_charities