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Summary

This page lists the benefits for Public Libraries

• Value for money - No license fees to pay for installation or upgrade
• No license/compliance hassles - Can be given away free
• Easy to exchange documents with MS-Office users
• Support for ISO 26300 Open Document Format means documents are stored in an internally approved standard format
• Multi-platform support means software can be loaned to the greatest number of users
• Likely to be available in your language

Note: This target market has now been dropped