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Here is current pricing for software licenses that most small office managers feel must be purchased. FOSS counterparts are included for each:

1. OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows Vista Business, $ 269.99

Ubuntu Linux, $ nothing

2. PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Full Version, $ 314.99

OpenOffice 2.4, $ zero

3. SERVER

Microsoft Small Business Server Premium, $ 1,071.93

Samba, $ free to you

4. INVOICING

Quickbooks Pro 2008, $ 169.99

arf-tracker, $ nada (if you can find a copy . . . .)

If you can’t find a copy, there is always Gnucash $ also nada.

5. IMAGE EDITING

Adobe Photoshop, $ 630.99

Gimp, $ special one time offer . . .

6. CASE MANAGEMENT

Amicus Attorney 2008 – Small Firm Edition, $ 499.00 (first license)

eGroupWare, $ yes, nothing

(These prices are from Amazon.com and Amicus Attorney and the linked sites.)