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Item 6521326 93/05/19 11:34
From: CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway
Subject: NeXT Announces Educational Pricing for NEXTSTEP Academic
Bundle for Educational Community
Hello,
Great news! The following pricing was announced yesterday by NeXT for the
higher education community.
Conrad Geiger International NEXTSTEP User Group Program
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News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NeXT ANNOUNCES EDUCATIONAL PRICING FOR NEXTSTEP ACADEMIC BUNDLE FOR
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 1993 - NeXT Inc. today announced its educational
pricing and distribution partnership for the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle for
Education. The NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle consists of the full NEXTSTEP Release
3.1 for Intel processors product and the NEXTSTEP Developer Release 3.1 CD-
ROM. The NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle is available for purchase by educational
institutions (K-12 and Higher Education) and their students, faculty, and
staff for academic (non-commercial) use only. This product includes the full
user documentation, a catalog of NEXTSTEP Education and Support products
available from NeXT, a Third-party Demo CD-ROM, and on-line Developer
documentation.
"The educational community is NeXT's oldest market and partner, and hundreds
of colleges and universities have adopted NEXTSTEP as a core teaching and
research solution. NeXT remains committed to enabling educators to use
NEXTSTEP to promote educational innovation, " said Dr. Ronald Weissman, NeXT's
Director of Corporate Marketing. "Making the Academic Bundle available to
educators at such a low price is another sign of NeXT's ongoing commitment to
the educational community."
Pricing
The NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle is available to educational institutions,
faculty, staff and students at a suggested list price (single quantity) of
$249.00 (US$). The suggested commercial price for the NEXTSTEP User and
Developer products outside of the educational community is $2,790 (US$).
Distribution and Availability
The NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle will be sold to Higher Education customers
through campus computer resellers, including college and university bookstores
and academic computing centers. Selected campus computer resellers will be
authorized to resell the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle within the K-12 academic
community. The NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle is being distributed to campus
computer resellers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico through NACSCORP, a
national distributor of educationally priced software and peripheral products.
NACSCORP will begin taking orders from campus computer resellers on May 25,
1993. The NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle will begin shipping on June 15, 1993.
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