In our January Issue:

1. Easy Projects .NET 5.1 is released
2. EP.NET API is available
3. How to purchase or upgrade Easy Projects .NET
4. Tip of the Month
5. Current Promotions and Offers
6. Testimonial of the Month
7. Project Management Book of the Month

1. Easy Projects .NET 5.1 is released

We are happy to announce that a new version of Easy Projects .NET 5.1 has been released!
As many of you know the majority of the changes in this version is based on the results of the survey conducted several months ago. Please keep sending us your feedback and suggestions for future versions.

The new features and changes in the version 5.1 include:

• [+] Project Milestones
• [+] User pictures
• [+] Dropdown list custom fields
• [+] Export to MS Project
• [+] Export to iCal format
• [+] Estimation Analysis
• [+] Ability to store attachments on a disk
• [+] Batch operations for projects and tasks
• [+] Resource loading report
• [+] Public API
• [+] Added "Collapse all"/"Expand all" buttons to task list



• [*] Upload multiple files at once
• [*] Automatically close a task/project when all of it's sub-tasks have been closed
• [*] Ability to add hyperlinks to task/project descriptions
• [*] Detailed Workflow
• [*] Removed descriptions size limit
• [*] "Task" term changed to "Activity"
• [*] Masking of POP3/SMTP passwords
• [*] Possibility to filter by Task Assignees, Project Members and Project Managers in custom reports
• [*] Workdays/weekdays setting is taken into an account when calculating dependent task start date with a delay
• [*] Actual completion date can be used to calculate starts-when-finished dependencies (feature is turned on by the <UseActualCompletionDateForDependencies> setting in web.config)
• [*] A lot of minor improvements
• [*] Yes/No custom fields are shown as yes/no, not as true/false
• [-] Minor bug fixes

This version is available for a download at http://www.easyprojects.net/downloads/


2. EP.NET API is available

As a part of the version 5.1 the first-ever Easy Projects .NET API has been made available to the public. Now you can access most of the EP.NET functionality from the external applications. Integration with the 3rd party tools and writing add-ons for Easy Projects .NET has never been easier. The API comes with a sample desktop-based time tracking application for EP.NET.

You can learn more about EP.NET API at: http://www.easyprojects.net/API/


3. How to purchase or upgrade Easy Projects .NET

If you are interested in purchasing Easy Projects .NET, you can place your order at:
http://www.easyprojects.net/pricing for the in-house licenses or at http://www.easyprojects.net/hosting.asp for the hosted package.

Or give us a call us 1-416-907-9944. We would be delighted to answer your questions and help in any way we can.

Existing customers, please contact us at sales@easyprojects.net or at 1-416-907-9944 to find how you can upgrade to the latest version.


4. Tip of the Month

Q: How can I export data from Easy Projects .NET to my Outlook calendar?

A: That's easy! Go to the calendar page. Click on the "Export to iCal". Choose if you want to export just the activities, or just the events or both. Select the date range and click "Export". On the browser dialog choose the "Open with Microsoft Office Outlook" option. Please note that this will only work with Outlook 2007.

More Easy Projects .NET tips can be found at:

Tips & Tricks Collection: http://www.easyprojects.net/Tips/
Forums: http://www.easyprojects.net/Forums/
Knowledge base: http://www.easyprojects.net/KB/



5. Current Promotions and Offers

"Refer a Friend" Offer
If you refer someone to us who becomes a new Easy Projects .NET customer, we would be happy to express our gratitude by giving your organization a choice between:

• a $150-value coupon that can be used toward any future purchase of additional licenses, source code or upgrade, or
• a $50 Amazon Gift Card

If you are interested in any or all of these offers, please contact us at: info@easyprojects.net


6. Testimonial of the Month

"...Easy Projects .NET solved all our problems. It gave us an ability to control all projects, see progress and comments. We also could give user authorizations for each project. It's very structured and easy to learn. We have about 12 people using the tool.

We created a set of permanent projects and have tasks assigned under each project. Projects are driven by user authorization, which helps a lot for outsource development. Some of the built-in reports happened to be very useful and we are still investigating some more advanced features.

Right now Easy Projects probably saves us a full day of labor per month..."


Do you like Easy Projects? Do you want to feature your company in our newsletter?
Please send your testimonial to feedback@easyprojects.net


7. Project Management Book of the Month

"The One-Page Project Manager: Communicate and Manage Any Project With a Single Sheet of Paper" by Clark A. Campbell.

About this book:
The One-Page Project Manager shows you how to boil down any project into a simple, one-page document that can be used to communicate all essential details to upper management, other departments, suppliers, and audiences. This practical guide will save time and effort, helping you identify the vital parts of a project and communicate those parts and duties to other team members.

This uncommonly practical guide shows you how to reduce any project—no matter how big or complicated—into a simple, one-page document perfect for expressing essential details, communicating those details to upper management, and tracking progress. Plus, it's adaptable to virtually any process in your organization, including ISO and SAP. The One-Page Project Manager is the ultimate tool for beleaguered project managers who understand the value of simplicity.

You can purchase this book at: http://www.amazon.com/One-Page-Project-Manager-Communicate-Manage/dp/0470052376/

Do you have a favorite, must-read project management book? Let us know, and we will gladly feature it with your review in this newsletter!

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