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Microsoft i-Cafe Program’s Second Wave

Admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:55:51 +0000

Microsoft Philippines continues its program offering affordable Windows 7 operating system and Office 2010 productivity software to i-café owners whose shops still use pirated software. The promo, now on its second wave, allows qualified i-cafés to avail of Windows 7 Professional Edition for only PhP3,299.00 per license while MS Office 2010 license can be bought for PhP1,999.00 each. The new MS campaign was timed with the school opening and dubbed “iCafe Back2School UPGRADE“. Some details about the program are contained in our Understanding The Microsoft i-Cafe Program article.

In order to spread the information about the second wave of the program, Microsoft Philippines through its authorized reseller, Angelworx IT Solution, and I-Café Pilipinas is organizing an event for i-café owners in Cavite province and nearby areas. Interested i-café owners are invited to join the event scheduled as follows:

What : Microsoft i-Café Event
Where : Volet’s Hotel & Resort, Dasmarinas, Cavite
When : August 7, 2010 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Agenda :
1. MS Software Licensing
2. The Program Initiative (PROMO)
3. Windows 7 For Your Internet Café
4. Pilipinas i-Café Marketing Cooperative Overview

NOTE: R.S.V.P. . . . Free Lunch . . . Register Online at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHd0SW5sNjdFTjZEaURpRERfOEdTTGc6MQ

Microsoft I-Cafe Program Briefing

Admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:16:42 +0000

Photos of Microsoft I-Cafe Program Briefing where a total of 116 internet cafe owners participated. Event was held at Max’s Restaurant, Gateway Mall, Cubao, Quezon City last April 7, 2010 1:00 Pm to 6:00 PM.

Microsoft I-Café Program At The 2nd MICAS

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:14:16 +0000

By: Ed Zafra

Microsoft Philippines confirms its participation in the Second Mindanao Internet Café Associations Summit (2nd MICAS) to be held on February 18 and 19, 2010 at The Event Centre, SM City-Davao in Davao City. The software company will expound on the Microsoft I-Café Program which it recently launched to provide one-time, all-time low on license costs of Windows operating system and Office productivity suite. The initiative is aimed at giving the i-café owners the opportunity to legalize their unlicensed software as well as get long-term programs and partner support from the largest software development company in the world. The program offers secure and dependable computing in licensing packages that are relevant and affordable for Internet café owners who are looking to serve their customers better.

In its website, Microsoft describes the I-Café Program as its response to one of Internet café customers’ unmet needs for secure and dependable computing experience in a shared PC space. By providing secure software and reliable services to Internet café owners, Microsoft helps i-cafés to improve the customer experience and user productivity on the shared PCs in their shops. As a result, program joiners will become the Internet cafés of choice in their communities, thereby increasing profitability and improving their competitive positions.

This early, less than a week after the launch of the program, comments and queries from i-café owners who frequent web forums show acceptance of the program. There are still some questions to be addressed which is just normal for an undertaking of this magnitude. Microsoft Philippines hopes to address all queries by Mindanao i-café owners who will attend the 2nd MICAS.