Welcome to Easy Projects .NET monthly newsletter!
Our December issue covers:
- EP.NET 4.0 News and Survey
- Tip of the Month
- Current Promotions and Offers
- Project Management Book of the Month
1. Easy Projects .NET 4.0 News & Survey
The holiday season is getting closer, so is EP.NET 4.0 release. We plan to ship the Release Candidate in January 2006.
All EP.NET 4.0 functionality is completed and now we are working on increasing the overall system performance and speed.
As you know Easy Projects .NET requires a separate access license for each user, be it team member or customer. Sometimes a company has a team of 5-10 users, who are using Easy Projects .NET, but it also has 50-100 customers who just need to submit issues or requests and don't need a full access to other parts of the application. In this case buying a full license for each customer can be rather expensive.
To eliminate this inconvenience we decided to introduce special "Limited" user account. Such account will allow users only to submit an issue or a request and then track its status.
Of course, the price of the "Limited" account will differ from the regular price. And here we need your help. What do you think will be reasonable to charge for such a license? What sum will you be willing to pay? Please let us know at feedback@easyprojects.net
2. Tip of the Month
Easy Projects .NET can use Windows Authentication (Active Directory), so users don't need to enter their username and password to log in.
Step1: To setup the authentication mode Administrator should log into Easy Projects .NET and prepare an account for himself by adding a new user entry and specifying the username in the form of "DOMAIN\UserName". The password field should not be necessarily filled with real data.
Step 2: Close all browser windows with opened EP.NET pages.
Step 3: Turn On Windows authentication by editing the web.config file: locate the "
Step 4: The Administrator can now log into EP.NET without entering his username and password.
Step5: Accounts for other users should be prepared in the same way as described in step 1.
Additional tips and answers about Easy Projects .NET can be found at our Knowledgebase: http://www.easyprojects.net/KB/ or at Forums: http://www.easyprojects.net/Forums/
3. Current Promotions and Offers
Pre-order Easy Projects .NET Version 4.0 now and enjoy our special 25% introductory discount.
Beta Testing Campaign
Would you like to beta test Easy Projects .NET 4.0? As a beta tester you will help us imrove our software. Beta testers will receive copies of Easy Projects .NET for reporting bugs, suggesting new features, and verifying the implementation of new features and bug fixes. Once the beta testing cycle is over, each beta tester who contributed into beta-testing campaign will get Easy Projects .NET licenses with 30% discount!
If you are interested in any of these offer, please contact us at: sales@easyprojects.net
4. Project Management Book of the Month
The project management book of the month is "On Time Within Budget: Software Project Management Practices and Techniques, 3rd Edition" by E. M. Bennatan
This book at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471376442/ref=cm_taf_title_featured/102-5917759-7160167?n=283155
A developer's survival guide packed with real-life case studies, tips, techniques, and best practices for completing software projects on time and within budget.
Whether you work at a large or small company, this book will provide you with expert, down-in-the-trenches tips, techniques, and strategies to deliver a software project in a cost-effective and timely way. Real-life case studies let you learn from the mistakes as well as the successes of others. Author E. M. Bennatan zeroes in on proven methods for avoiding bottlenecks and overruns at every step in the software development cycle--from cost estimating to product delivery.
The Third Edition of this bestselling guide routes you directly to what you need to know about:
- Managing both small and large projects in a distributed environment
- Common development problems and how to avoid them
- Preparing estimates and proposals and bidding for contracts
- Managing teams for maximum quality and productivity
- Proven scheduling and project development planning techniques
As always, your feedback to our newsletter is welcome at: newsletter@easyprojects.net
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