The following information from Microsoft answers the question regarding downgrade rights for Windows Vista.

Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Professional?

Yes. OEM downgrade rights for desktop PC operating systems apply to Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate as stated in the License Terms. Please note, OEM downgrade versions of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows XP x64 Edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade:

Volume Licensing media (provided the end user has a Volume Licensing agreement), retail (FPP), or system builder hologram CD (provided the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of the downgraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business License Terms, and the end user cannot use both the downgrade operating system and Windows Vista Business. There are no downgrade rights granted for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium.

Volume Licensing Information:

Microsoft MOL
Microsoft Campus Agreement
Microsoft School Agreement

Microsoft Academic Software Discounts are available from CCV Software.  

CW Publications, a developer of educational software, is introducing On Your Own Coast-to-Coast, a program to help students learn about the costs of independent living. Some of the skills covered in the simulated three-month period are job hunting, opening a bank account, using credit, paying bills, saving and investing, renting an apartment, activating utilities, and buying insurance. Expenses vary depending on which city a student chooses to settle in, and the simulation is different every time the program is run. A supplemental CD provides teachers with lesson plans and tools for assessment.

On Your Own Coast-to-Coast was featured in this month’s Product Focus of T.H.E. Journal!  Read the full article here.

Until now three-dimensional geometry was difficult to teach and learn in the classroom. Cabri 3D v2 uniquely allows pupils to explore solid and space geometry. Designed and developed by experts in user interface design, mathematics and teaching,

Cabri 3D v2 philosophy is based on direct engagement of pupils, giving them simple, intuitive and reliable tools to discover mathematical properties by themselves. With Cabri 3D v2 teachers can:

• Prepare their course materials with the new “Shape, Space, Measures and More” CD of 300 activities
• Revise the various stages of their pupils’ investigations thanks to the Replay Construction function
• Visualise any trajectories and surfaces with the Trace tool
• Insert Cabri dynamic figures in Word, PowerPoint and Internet documents
• And pupils can:
• Replay and manipulate figures at home thanks to the new Cabri Plug-in, even if they do not own a full Cabri license.
• Build in a few clicks geometric constructions and diagrams in 3D
• Integrate numerical data and algebraic expressions
• Manipulate and shift their constructions in space with a simple mouse drag

Cabri 3D v2 academic pricing  is available from CCV Software. (More)

Parallels Desktop was just named one of PC World's "Best 100 Products of 2007". Here are the quick facts on the award:

• Not only did Parallels Desktop make the list...but it ranked #6!!!
• This ranking makes Parallels Desktop the top-rated software application of the year. The other products that ranked ahead Parallels Desktop are Google Apps (web tools), Intel Core 2 Duo Processors (hardware), Verizon FIOS (ISP), BlackBerry 8800 (gadget) and the Nintendo Wii (gaming console).
• Parallels Desktop was also named a "Reader's Choice" by the PC World community, showing that both the pros and the everyday users love the software.

ContentWatch, the leading provider of parental controls solutions, today announced that its consumer filter, Net Nanny, has received the Gold award from TopTenREVIEWS for the Best Internet filter software. This marks the third year in a row that it has received the award, maintaining itself as the best overall brand and technology in family-safe computing.

"ContentWatch combined a well-known reliable name, Net Nanny, with the cutting edge technology of ContentProtect to create the ultimate Internet safety software," according to TopTenREVIEWS. "Simply put-the Internet can be dangerous and contains unacceptable content. Children can be protected with filtering software and this is the best."

Net Nanny is a powerful filtering tool that allows you to determine what Internet content enters your home. It comes with maximum protection and pre-set monitoring functions, which you can easily customize to meet your family's unique needs.

"We are honored to receive this award as it shows the strength of Net Nanny in the industry, not only as the most-trusted brand, but also a solid technology. As more time is spent on the Internet, the need for a reliable solution is extremely important," said Jack Sunderlage, CEO and president of ContentWatch. "Our goal to make the Internet safer for all individuals and protect them from predators is further strengthened with this award."

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Visions Technology is happy to announce that Make It With Office 2007 for Microsoft Vista now shipping!

Make It With Office 2007 is six books in one with tutorials for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, and Outlook. This quick-paced, hands-on guide is designed for busy teachers, educators, parents, and students. It includes a template CD-ROM with 50 ready-to-use activities.

Use Make It With Office 2007 as your individual guide or order a classroom set and use it as a textbook with your students. In a matter of minutes, you and your students will be creating slide shows, photo albums, screen savers, Web pages, graphs, newsletters, certificates and much more!

San Fernando, CA — As DVDs are a growing component of many textbook and supplemental curriculum programs, Califone International, Inc., has updated its DVD player to support educators as they instruct their increasingly digital-savvy students.

The Califone Deluxe DVD Player works with popular DVD/CD/MP3 formats and covers a wide range of needs, including two microphone inputs for teacher or student presentations and a full-function remote control for easy classroom use. Utilizing Dolby Digital technology, the player offers audio 5.1 and DTS Digital Output for optimal sound to engage students consistently throughout instruction.

The Califone Deluxe DVD Player comes with the unique Califone warranty, covering school, library and government use, a guarantee typically not available for products purchased from consumer electronics stores.

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 with academic pricing for schools and non profit organizations is the gold standard in complete Windows system recovery, with the ability to restore systems in minutes, not hours or days even to dissimilar hardware, virtual environments or remote, unattended locations.

To extend your recovery capabilities even further, Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 can quickly restore Microsoft Exchange messages, folders and mailboxes, and it integrates with Google Desktop and Backup Exec Retrieve for simple file recovery. Centralized management capabilities in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager help simplify administration by providing IT administrators with an at-a-glance view of system recovery jobs across your entire organization.

New Features
Recovers Complete Windows System in Minutes, not Hours or Days
Recovers server, desktop, and laptop systems, even from a bare-metal state
Recovers to dissimilar hardware or virtual environments with the Restore Anyware™ technology
Now supports Microsoft Vista and Extended 64-bit (EM64T, AMD64) systems
Enhanced Exchange, Virtual and Data Recovery Capabilities
Recovers individual Exchange messages, folders, and mailboxes
Supports VMware ESX Server and Microsoft Virtual Server
Enables end user file recovery via Google™ Desktop or Backup Exec Retrieve
New Centralized Management
Provides simple at-a-glance management
Delivers new reporting functionality
Scales from small businesses to larger Windows environments
 
The Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 family includes the following products:

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 Desktop Edition Licenses (K-12/Higher Ed)

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 Small Business Server Edition (K-12/Higher Ed)

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server 7.0 (K-12/Higher Ed)

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Starter Kit 7.0 (K-12/Higher Ed)


Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 nonprofit pricing is also available!

Over 15 years ago, psychology professor Dr. Dom Massaro and his research associate Dr. Michael Cohen were wondering... How do people perceive and recognize speech by eye? How do listeners combine visual perceptions of speakers with what they hear to infer meaning? In pursuit of answers, this academic team spent over four years videotaping people as they talked. They converted the videotape into digital images and reassembled those segments in a computer program that converted typewritten words into a computer-generated talking head, Baldi®, whose facial muscles, jaw, and tongue moved with unprecedented accuracy.

When Dr. Massaro received a grant from the National Science Foundation to apply pedagogy to his research he chose to focus on deaf and hard-of-hearing children because they can't overhear conversations, which places them at a disadvantage in language development. During this phase of his research, he realized that Baldi® had the potential to help children with autism and other language challenges as well. That's how he came to give a talk at a "Cure Autism Now" conference.

In the audience, Lisa Reed was extremely excited to hear about his work. As the mother of an autistic son, she instantly understood the far-reaching implications and potential benefits that autistic children could receive from interacting with Baldi. When Lisa told husband Dan Feshbach about Baldi, he picked up the phone and called Dr. Massaro right away and offered to partner with him. That's when Animated Speech Corporation was conceived.

Massaro was delighted because it gave him a chance to get Baldi out of the lab and onto the computers of those who need him most. "Oddly enough," says Massaro, "there is money to support empirical and theoretical research in academic settings. But there is rarely money to make the outcome of the research available to people out in the world." That was the primary motivation for starting Animated Speech Corporation. By commercializing the technology, the company could make Baldi's language tutoring talents available to families, schools, and speech pathologists everywhere.

"Before Dom and Baldi came along," says Feshbach, "Lisa and I were tearing our hair out regarding our son's language issues. He was seven at the time, and he liked to use computers. Lots of autistic kids do. But while some of the available software helped him increase his vocabulary, it also taught him some bizarre social behaviors."

Feshbach's own motivation in partnering with Massaro centered on using computers to create lessons that can be tailored to fit individual children's unique needs. Feshbach hopes that passionate parents, teachers, and therapists will use Timo's Lesson Creator to create and exchange lessons in an online community. Other Animated Speech Corporation products are Team Up With Timo: StoriesTeam Up With Timo: Vocabulary. and

All of these great Animated Speech titles are available from CCV Software:

Team Up with Timo: Stories (Clinic Edition)
Team Up with Timo: Stories (Home Edition)
Team Up with Timo: Stories (School Edition)
Team Up with Timo: Vocabulary (Home Edition)
Team Up with Timo: Vocabulary (School Edition)
Timo's Lesson Creator (School Edition)
Timo's Lesson Creator (Standard Edition)

macnn.com - March 6, 2007
Canvastic 3 introduces children to professional publishing 

Canvastic LLC has released Canvastic 3, adding various features such as an eyedropper, smart spell check, and four different brush shapes. Unlike other K-8 publishing programs, Canvastic 3 eliminates frivolous options such as clever erasers, aiming to gradually bring children into the world of professional publishing programs such as Illustrator and Photoshop. As students advance in Canvastic 3, teachers can gradually increase options, tailoring tool windows to particular users or grade levels.

Canvastic 3 is suited for Mac Classic, OSX Universal Binary, Mac OSX, Windows XP and Windows 2000.  Canvastic 3 requires OS 9.0 or later.  OSX/Universal Binary requires OS X 10.2.8 or better.

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