Software to create a custom slideshow.

I am looking to purchase a software that I can create custom slideshows that can hold a large amount of images. Each slide will have text on it and the text may vary in color and location. I am currently using Powerpoint and was curious if there is a faster adobe product

Hello Spiceworks cummunity!
We currently use Adobe flash to create a staff picture slideshow / organigram to show visitors who is employed at our compagny on various large screens (using a USB key with a video of the flash presentation).
Flash is cumbersome and ugly to work with. I check on the web and did not find anything to suit our needs.
Are there any software preferably open source that we can use instead of Adobe Flash to easily create a nice display rotating staff pictures, with names, department and title.
Thanks for all your help.
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