Welcome to Easy Projects .NET monthly newsletter!

Our January issue covers:
  1. EP.NET 4.0 News and Survey
  2. "Limited Access" License Pricing
  3. Tip of the Month
  4. Current Promotions and Offers
  5. Project Management Book of the Month


1. Easy Projects .NET 4.0 RC1 is Released!

It is my pleasure to announce that Easy Projects .NET 4.0 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is available for download at: http://www.easyprojects.net/downloads/ep40_RC.zip

New features and changes include:
  • New improved user-friendly interface with pull-down menus
  • Improved performance
  • Embedded RichText editor for descriptions
  • Project grouping by customer
  • Improved usability for the Time Entry page
  • Custom Fields
  • Ability to accept incoming e-mail issues
  • Customizable E-mail Notifications
  • Task import from .CSV files
  • "Limited Access" accounts
  • And many others...
A more detailed description of the new features can be found at: http://www.easyprojects.net/features40.asp

If you are a new user, you can place your order at: http://www.easyprojects.net/pricing
Or give us a call us 1-416-907-9944. We'd be delighted to answer your questions and help in any way we can.

If you are our existing customer, please contact us at sales@easyprojects.net or at 1-416-907-9944 to find how you can upgrade to the version 4.0.


2. "Limited Access" license pricing

As many of you remember, in our last month newsletter we announced that starting with version 4.0, special "Limited Access" user accounts will be available. These accounts are intended to give access to customers who just need to submit issues or requests and don't need a full access to other parts of the application.

Also, in our last newsletter we had a small survey, asking you to share your thoughts on the pricing for these "limited access" licenses. I want to thank everyone who took part in that survey. We really appreciate your input!

Here is the resulting price list for the "Limited Access" users:
5 users: $75
10 users: $125
50 users: $499
100 users: $700
500 users: $999


Please contact us at sales@easyprojects.net if you have any questions or want to place an order.


3. Tip of the Month

Starting with version 4.0 it is possible to specify the users who will receive e-mail notifications and choose the events that will trigger these alerts.
You can setup one or several notifications, by opening project details and clicking on the "Notification Rules" button on the right side of the screen.
Then you should click on the"Create New Rule" button.
On the next screen you'll have an opportunity to choose the desired recipients and select the triggering events.

Additional tips and answers about Easy Projects .NET can be found at:
Knowledgebase: http://www.easyprojects.net/KB/
Forums: http://www.easyprojects.net/Forums/
Tips & Tricks Collection: http://www.easyprojects.net/Tips/


4. Current Promotions and Offers

"Refer a Friend" Offer
Refer a new paying client to us and receive a $100-value coupon that can be used toward any future purchase of additional licenses, source code or upgrade.

If you are interested in any of these offer, please contact us at: sales@easyprojects.net


5. Project Management Book of the Month

The project management book of the month is "Applied Software Project Management" by Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene

This book at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596009488/102-5917759-7160167?v=glance&n=283155

There are too many books about software project management or software engineering which are dry, overly complex and boring, but this book is not one of them. It is a joy to read because the authors describe things in just the right amount of detail and their style of writing is clear without being simplistic. Part one of the book covers tools and techniques that can be applied on projects. Project planning, estimation, scheduling, reviews, requirements, design and programming and testing each have their own chapter. Part two is about using project management effectively and has chapters on understanding change, management and leadership, managing an outsourcing project and process improvement.

A clear thread throughout the book is a description of the typical problems software project teams face - inadequate requirements, managing changes, lack of quality assurance at each stage in a project, endless testing and bug-fixing cycles, tensions and misunderstandings between the software engineers and business users. None of these problems are technical in nature, but are organisational and managerial. Stellman & Greene offer practical advice to solve these problems based upon their experience on similar projects.


As always, your feedback to our newsletter is welcome at: newsletter@easyprojects.net

Sincerely,

Vadim Katcherovski

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