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GEMS & Microsoft Gulf Announce Special Offer For Students
Published Jun 17, 2010
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Microsoft Gulf and GEMS Education, the largest kindergarten to grade 12 private school operator in the world, signed an agreement provides its students with a software purchase offer as part of the GEMS Education Software programme. The offer is valid from June 10th to June 20th, 2010 and is limited to one Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional Plus license per GEMS Student. It would be made available through the retailer E-Max at their outlets across the UAE.
Under the agreement, GEMS students will now be able to buy the latest Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional Plus, with media DVD, at a discounted price of AED 240/-. The estimated retail market price of the fully packaged product is not less than AED 1,899/- on the UAE open market. This special offer includes the media DVD and perpetual license for home use.
Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional Plus includes: Excel® 2010, Outlook® 2010, PowerPoint® 2010, Word 2010, Access® 2010 , InfoPath® 2010, Communicator, Publisher 2010, OneNote®2010, SharePoint® Workspace 2010 and Office Web applications. GEMS students stand to benefit from the new and enhanced features that Microsoft® Office 2010 Professional Plus has to offer such as enhanced collaboration and social networking tools; email and a seamless online/offline experience.
Speaking about the programme, Mr. Dino Varkey, Senior Director - Business Operations, GEMS, said “This programme is a part of GEMS Education’s contribution towards building a technology rich, forward thinking community. We are happy to provide our students with the opportunity to stay abreast of the latest software offerings from Microsoft and to enjoy its new features.”
Charbel Fakhoury, Regional General Manager of Microsoft Gulf added, “Microsoft has made a long-term commitment to working with educators such as GEMS to expand the world of learning through technology. We are pleased to invest in such an initiative as it gives students a chance to experience a rich set of productivity and collaboration tools that Office 2010 offers. We also commend GEMS vision for using technology as a tool to enrich education and together, we aim to make a positive impact on the education sector in the country.”
GEMS students will also get a chance to win one of 15 Super Elite Xbox Consoles with Forza 3 games and 25 Netbooks. There will also be an Early Bird Offer for the first 300 orders which will give them an opportunity to win gifts.
For more information:
Ayesha Karumbaya
T: +9714 3344550
E: a.karumbaya@asdaa.com
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VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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