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Encarta Premium 2008 CD (Includes Software Assurance)

Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 CD
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Admin Fee: R22.00 +VAT
SKU: LS-41165
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Microsoft Software Donations Programme
Requirements: 

Hardware:

  • 600-MHz (or higher) Pentium processor; 1-GHz recommended
  • 256 MB or more RAM
  • 1.2 GB available hard-disk space; up to 4 MB additional space for each month's update installments; up to 1.8 GB additional space for the Copy to Hard Drive feature; 430 MB additional space for Encarta Kids; 210 – 620 MB additional
  • 800x600-pixel or higher-display with 16-bit color; 1024x768 recommended
  • 4 MB video memory
  • 16-bit sound card with speakers or headphones
  • CD drive

Software:

  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included)
  • For playing sounds and videos — Windows Media Player 8
  • For access to interactive media — Adobe Shockwave and Adobe Flash

Other:

  • For online features and updates — Internet access at 28.8 Kbps or faster
  • For Encarta Premium Online — a Windows Live ID account; members must be 13 years or older

 

Features: 

  • Under the Software Assurance program, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
  • Encarta contains over 60,000 articles, 25,000 photos and illustrations, 3000 sound and audio clips, and 800 videos and interactive activities. The interactive atlas includes over 1.8 million map locations.
  • The Encarta search bar appears in the Windows task pane even when Encarta is closed, providing quick access to content from both Encarta and the Web.
  • Encarta's Web Companion automatically pulls up information from Encarta alongside Internet search results.
  • Kids can use links to over 29,000 Web sites, preselected by Encarta editors for relevant and age-appropriate research material.
Description: 
 
Encarta Premium 2008 is a multimedia reference library that provides accurate, up-to-date information on a wide variety of educational subjects.

Encarta's reference content includes articles, a thesaurus, a dictionary, translation dictionaries, videos, animations, audio, photos, illustrations, an interactive atlas, maps, and tables.

Encarta Kids, included with Encarta Premium, provides younger learners, ages 7 to 12, with age-appropriate articles, maps, and photos, and challenges them with games and quizzes.

Microsoft continually updates and adds Encarta articles. Every time the computer connects to the Internet, Encarta will check for updates, ensuring that users are getting the latest information every time they use the software (through October 2008). Users can track new and updated articles according to subjects of interest. To see more detail on Encarta 2008 please visit Microsoft.

Installing this product requires a license key and installation media. After your order is processed, instructions for obtaining the license key will be sent to your organization email address and the installation media will be sent to your shipping address.

Price: R22.00