smartBIZ Powerstation Computer by openSYNTHESIS
The All-In-One
Business Application Computer That A Small Businesses Will Ever Need
openSYNTHESIS offers the powerful and cost-effective smartBIZ PowerStation computer system that enables an organization to quickly take full advantage of key business software programs that a small business needs, preloaded on a powerful custom-configured computer.
Why Choose smartBIZ PowerStation for your business?
Get the essential business applications that your small business needs without breaking your bank!
Many small businesses continue to spend a large amount of their scarce cash resources on software. That's unthinkable in any economic environment especially the current one with the tight credit situation, unless you have money to toss around like a billionaire. Some proprietary software programs that small businesses use may set a small business back by a few hundred to thousands of dollar$. It is timely to question the status quo and rethink how small businesses like yours are spending your small business budget on IT and software in general.
Benefits:
Small businesses will have the convenience of getting key business-essential applications in an all-in-one and powerful computer system. In addition, small businesses will save big from the cost-performance of a solution that combines user and developer community-supported open source software with the powerful performance of cutting-edge computer hardware technology and world-class tech support for the computer system.
openSYNTHESIS offers free 90-day technical support for the computer hardware. There are optional support services, including product training, network/system integration and post-sales helpdesk support for a productive and worry-free experience.
Note: For businesses that want access to existing Windows applications
For businesses that want to continue using their existing Windows applications side-by-side with the business applications that are shipped with the smartBIZ system, an optional Windows operating system can be added using virtualization technology to allow Windows applications to be ported over. The smartBIZ system enables applications on both Ubuntu and Windows to run side-by-side on the same computer.
Call us at (425) 861-6700 or email info@opensynthesis.com to ask for it.
What is the smartBIZ PowerStation Computer?
The smartBIZ PowerStation computer is a business-ready system that provides a combination of IT solution for small businesses that want the resources afforded to large enterprises but at a price tag that will make a small business owner smile. The business software applications installed, include:
|
Business Application |
The Status Quo (Proprietary, commercial software) |
Price (Proprietary, commercial software) |
The Alternative (Free, open source software) |
Price (Free, open source software) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Office Productivity |
MS Office 2010 Professional |
$499 MSRP |
OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 |
$0.00 |
|
Business Accounting |
QuickBooks Pro 2010 |
$159.95 (reduced from $199.95 MSRP) |
GnuCash 2.2.9 |
$0.00 |
|
Graphics & Drawing |
Photoshop (part of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium) |
$1,899 (MSRP) |
Gimp 2.6 |
$0.00 |
|
Desktop Publishing |
MS Publisher (part of MS Office suite) |
$0.00 |
Scribus |
$0.00 |
|
Web page editing and design |
Dreamweaver (part of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium) |
$0.00 |
KompoZer |
$0.00 |
|
Email client (to connect to mail server) |
Microsoft Outlook (part of MS Office suite) |
$0.00 |
Mozilla Thunderbird or Evolution |
$0.00 |
|
Antivirus scanner |
MS Security Essentials |
$0.00 |
ClamWin |
$0.00 |
|
Web Browser |
Internet Explorer |
$0.00 |
Mozilla Firefox |
$0.00 |
|
Virtualization |
Vmware Workstation (optional) |
$189.00 (not included in price) |
VirtualBox OSE (optional to run Windows side-by-side) |
$0.00 |
|
Software Costs |
|
$2,557.95 |
|
$0.00 |
|
Hardware Costs |
|
Not included |
|
Included |
|
Hardware Support Costs |
|
Not included |
|
Included (Free 90-days support) |
|
Total Costs |
|
$2,557.95 |
|
$899.00 |
|
|
|
Savings of more than $1,600 |
||
Price from respective vendor's websites, valid as on September 1. 2010.
>> See comparison of select proprietary and open source-based business application software.
System Specifications: Choice of Laptop/Desktop computer (Price may vary for laptop):
Processor: Intel Core i5, or equivalent
Memory: 4GB DDR3
Hard drive: 1 Tb
OS: Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 LTS (or
Windows, if preferred)
Pricing: $899 for desktop, includes
free 90-day tech support for hardware.
(Price vary for laptops or
Windows systems)
Note: Not interested in the Ubuntu
System?
Not to worry.
OpenSYNTHESIS also offers a smartBIZ PowerStation for Windows
computer system with Windows and any equivalent open source business
applications for businesses that prefer the Windows operating system.
Call us at (425)
861-6700 or email info@opensynthesis.com
to ask for it.
Re-Think The Solutions for Your Small Business:
openSYNTHESIS is making it easier for small business owners like you to get your hands on these software applications and more on a new and powerful computer. Learn more about the smartBIZ PowerStation computer that is Small Business-ready and provides the cost-performance to help your business increase its bottom line and employee productivity while keeping software costs to a minimal.
Get smart with the smartBIZ PowerStation!