The International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw; http://www.itechlaw.org) will hold its 2010 World Technology Law Conference and Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 20-21, at The Charles Hotel.

ITechLaw is the premier organization for lawyers in the technology sector worldwide. The annual conference (http://www.itechlaw.org/boston2010/index.shtml) draws attendees from around the globe, and features international speakers on the major topics in technology law, including contracting and outsourcing, intellectual property, data protection and privacy, mobile computing, file sharing and social networking, and green tech and emerging technologies.

“With the rapid pace of technological change, it’s important to keep up to speed. This conference addresses today’s most pressing issues, with panels and sessions led by the finest minds in technology law,” said Ursula Widmer, president of ITechLaw and partner at Dr. Widmer & Partners in Berne, Switzerland. “As a major technology hub and a global engine for innovation, Boston is an ideal setting for our conference.”

In addition to presentations by top practitioners in technology law, including in-house counsel from cutting-edge companies, attendees will enjoy a variety of networking events. According to Widmer, another of the primary functions of the conference is to strengthen existing relationships and build new ones during networking lunches, breaks, and other social events. As a further attendee benefit, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit will be offered for many U.S. states.

Registration is open to ITechLaw members and non-members; registration by non-members of ITechLaw includes a complimentary membership in ITechLaw, valid through June 30, 2011.

Full program details are available at http://www.itechlaw.org/boston2010/program.shtml, and online registration is at http://www.itechlaw.org/boston2010/register.shtml

As a measure of the high regard for the ITechLaw World Technology Conference and Annual Meeting within the international technology law community, this year’s event is sponsored by more than 20 organizations: http://www.itechlaw.org/boston2010/sponsors.shtml.

About the International Technology Law Association

Founded in 1971, ITechLaw is the world’s premier organization representing lawyers in the technology sector. The organization’s global membership spans six continents and embodies a broad spectrum of expertise.

In addition to serving as a forum for members to discuss a wide range of legal issues, the association regularly organizes conferences that explore cutting-edge issues and trends in both information technology and intellectual property law.

For more information, visit the ITechLaw website at www.itechlaw.org

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Apple® today announced that the Wi-Fi + 3G models of its magical iPad™ will be delivered to US customers who’ve pre-ordered on Friday, April 30, and will be available in Apple retail stores the same day starting at 5:00 p.m.

iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models are just 0.5 inches thick and weigh just 1.6 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and deliver up to 10 hours of battery life for surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos or listening to music, and up to nine hours of surfing the web using a 3G data network.*

Apple retail stores will offer a free Personal Setup service to every customer who buys an iPad at the store, helping them customize their new iPad by setting up their email, loading their favorite apps from the App Store, and more. US Apple retail stores are also hosting special iPad workshops to help customers learn more about this magical new product.

Pricing & Availability
iPad is available in Wi-Fi models in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB and $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available on April 30 in the US for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad is sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores, most Best Buy stores, select Apple Authorized Resellers and campus bookstores. AT&T is offering breakthrough 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad with easy, on-device activation and management.

iPad will be available at the end of May in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Apple will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders for iPad on May 10.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), a wholly owned subsidiary of City Telecom (H.K.) Ltd. (“City Telecom”) (Nasdaq:CTEL) (HKSE:1137), announced that available immediately, Hong Kong can now enjoy symmetric 1 Gbps broadband service at US$26/month (HK$199). Together with HKBN’s symmetric 100 Mbps service for US$13/month launched on 1 November 2009, Hong Kong residents now enjoy amongst the best value and range for broadband services anywhere in the world.

“Symmetric 1 Gbps broadband at US$26/month (HK$199) is a global breakthrough service, and is by far the best value in terms of cost per Mbps in Hong Kong. We are pleased to contribute towards making Hong Kong a global Fibre Oasis,” said Ms. June Lam, Associate Director, Marketing, HKBN.

Customers interested in our 1 Gbps service can immediately register online at http://apply.hkbn.net/en/1000 or call our service hotline +852 3613 1000.

About City Telecom/Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited

Established in 1992, City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (Nasdaq:CTEL) (HKSE:1137) provides integrated telecommunications services in Hong Kong via its own self-built fibre network. City Telecom’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), is the fastest growing broadband service provider in Hong Kong. HKBN offers a diversified portfolio of innovative products that service over 1,004,000 subscriptions for broadband, local telephony and IP-TV services. The Company has built a solid market position with top-of-the-line applications and practices enabling it substantial growth. The company takes great pride in developing its 3,000 Talent force into a competitive advantage. Additional information on City Telecom can be found at www.ctigroup.com.hk.

NameCheap, one of the world’s leading domain name registrars and web hosting providers, has announced a unique alliance with the International Tree Foundation. NameCheap will be planting trees in Asia, the African Drylands, and Sub-Saharan Africa in this move to reduce the carbon footprint.

“We are committed to reducing the impact our operations have on the environment and maintaining our green focus,” said Richard Kirkendall, CEO of NameCheap. “We’re confident that our partnership with the ITF will benefit our world in the present and to generations in the years to come.”

To celebrate this partnership, NameCheap is also offering current and new subscribers a coupon code of SaveTheEarth for a discount on domain registrations and GreenPlanet for a discount on web hosting.

About Namecheap.com
Namecheap.com is a top 10 domain registrar offering domain registration/renewal, SSL certificates and web hosting. Namecheap.com is considered one of the most user friendly and innovative registrars around and was a pioneer of using social media to engage with customers.

Axacore’s Service Provider Edition fax server, FaxAgent, is an affordable and scalable solution designed for service providers who are looking to offer a fax service to their customers. VOIP Service Provider, Geckotech LLC, was able to incorporate the additional service of VOIP fax for their customers thanks to Axacore’s FaxAgent.

Geckotech needed a fax server that enabled growth without sacrificing reliability or support. They searched for a vendor that ensured quality and offered customized features. After evaluating all of their options, they found FaxAgent to be the best solution.

“No other product directly met our needs of scalability and efficiency,” says Geckotech’s VOIP Engineer, Jesse Howard. “I was impressed with FaxAgent and Axacore’s patience and flexibility,” he notes. “They eagerly found ways to meet our needs while giving us several solution options. Axacore presented a solid platform, and a solid platform is what we got.”

With the addition of FaxAgent, Geckotech now offers a full service network communications package, including voice, internet, data, and now fax. Geckotech has enhanced their market value by providing customers with FaxAgent’s reliable and user friendly interface.

FaxAgent offers optimized reporting features along with customizable indexing and archiving features. Administrative settings for billing, security, and access controls enable concentrated fax management.

For more info on FaxAgent, or other Axacore products that will streamline your business’ communications and document flow, check out: http://www.axacore.com or email Axacore at sales@axacore.com.

About Axacore

Axacore provides ready-to-deploy software and appliance solutions for document management, imaging and fax technologies. Axacore focuses on delivering enterprise solutions to small-to-medium sized businesses at an affordable price. Axacore products reduce the hassle of paper filing and eliminate lost documents. Axacore was founded in 1996 with corporate headquarters located in San Diego, CA. Visit http://www.axacore.com for more information.

Software MacKiev, an award winning developer and publisher of consumer and educational software, announced today that its first iPad application, WORLD BOOK – This Day in History has been the most frequently downloaded free iPad app in the Education category in Apple’s App Store since the day of the iPad’s launch on April 3rd. The company plans to release additional iPad applications throughout the year under the Software MacKiev brand name, as well as to continue the company’s long history of developing world-class software for other publishers.

This Day in History for iPad is an interactive multimedia calendar that displays historical events for the current day or any selected day, along with related media such as photos, illustrations, music, and speeches. Users will hear the national anthems of countries on the day they became a nation, listen to presidents’ speeches on the anniversaries of their inaugurations, and play sound clips from famous artists on their birthdays. With a text excerpt for each event from the 2010 World Book Encyclopedia, and at least one picture for every event, users can experience the people and places making each day in history famous.

“I’m particularly thrilled to have our company continue its role on the cutting edge of Apple technology by releasing our first iPad application in time for Apple’s iPad launch,” said Software MacKiev President, Jack Minsky. “This new device is clearly the future of computing and we’re excited about having one of our famous software titles running on it from the very start. Software MacKiev’s World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia was bundled on all Mac education and consumer computers for several years, and it was the very first award-winning title we published. So it’s fitting that our first iPad App has World Book content.”

All the events listed in This Day in History for iPad have been taken from the 2010 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia which Software MacKiev also publishes for Mac and PC computers. Each excerpt concentrates on interesting aspects that users might not know. For example, users will learn that Vermont was an independent republic for 14 years before becoming a state, and that George Washington at one point considered sending troops to overthrow the Vermont government. For users interested in learning more, links are provided to the Apple iTunes store where they can purchase books, audiotapes and music related to that day’s event.

Pricing and Availability

Software MacKiev’s WORLD BOOK – This Day in History for iPad is available now from the iTunes App Store as a free download. Instructions for accessing it can be found at the company’s web site ( www.mackiev.com ). A special edition of This Day in History is being developed for schools with video clips, search capabilities and additional educational content and will be available later this month. The 2010 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia for PC and Mac has a suggested retail price of $39.95 and can be purchased from Software MacKiev and a variety of retail channels.

About Software MacKiev

Software MacKiev is a leading developer and publisher of award-winning consumer and educational software, including The Print Shop® 2, Kid Pix® Deluxe 3X, Mavis Beacon® Teaches Typing, Roger Wagner’s HyperStudio®, World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia, 3D Weather Globe? & Atlas, and three Dr. Seuss Titles: ABC, The Cat in the Hat, and Green Eggs and Ham. Software MacKiev is also the world’s largest full-service development company dedicated to assisting other software publishers in adopting Apple technologies in their products.

About World Book, Inc.

Since 1917, World Book, Inc., has set the standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both children and adults. Based in Chicago, Illinois, World Book is an industry leader in the production of award-winning encyclopedias, reference sources, and digital products for the home and schools. World Book (www.worldbook.com) is a Scott Fetzer company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

World Book is a trademark of World Book, Inc.

For more information, please visit www.mackiev.com or email info@mackiev.com.

MySQL Admin Cookbook is a new book from Packt that helps users tackle real-world challenges with MySQL configuration and administration through 99 great recipes. Written by Daniel Schneller and Udo Schwedt, this book walks readers through the basic and advanced aspects of MySQL administration.

MySQL is the most popular open-source database and is also known for its easy set up feature. It is a database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Many web applications use MySQL as the database component of a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl /Python) software stack.

Readers will learn to back up their database with advanced techniques and set up MySQL replication to manage load balancing. They will also learn to create, modify, and delete indexes along with identifying duplicate indexes to optimize their MySQL servers’ performance. Using advanced techniques such as on-the-fly compression, point-in-time recovery and backup in replication scenarios, readers will be able to back up their database and restore data efficiently and reliably.

As a part of Packt’s Cookbook series, MySQL Admin Cookbook will guide readers to accomplish a specific task in the form of recipes that are based on real-world experience. Example values and code samples are used throughout the recipes, thereby making adaptation for individual needs easy. Users will learn to manage the database schema by customizing it to automate database schema evolution in the context of application updates.

Database administrators and MySQL users interested in widening their MySQL horizon will find this book useful. This book is out now and is available from Packt. For more information, please visit:http://www.packtpub.com/mysql-admin-cookbook/book

Packt has announced OpenX Ad Server: Beginner’s Guide, a new book that will help users to initiate an advertising campaign and add banners to develop an impressive website.

Written by Murat Yilmaz, this book is an in-depth practical approach providing users with a faster ad-server solution to sway their advertising needs. Also, it explores the powers of OpenX Ad Server and provides users with impressive ad server solutions.

OpenX is the world’s leading independent, open source ad server. It is a fast and robust ad-serving solution that provides users with simple tools to power their digital advertising. It features an integrated banner management interface and tracking system for gathering statistics.

OpenX Ad Server: Beginner’s Guide will help users to develop feature rich and professional advertising solutions for websites with a world class ad serving functionality. It will enable them to gain control over all the advertising needs of their blogs and websites on a centralized ad-serving platform. Additionally, this book also teaches users how to integrate other popular Ad networks like Google AdSense, Amazon as well as maximize their online revenue with relevant ads.

Using this book, readers will learn the essentials of online advertising from the advertisers’ and publishers’ points of view as well as the most effective way to work with website ad zones. It will also help them to take full advantage of GeoTargeting for generating maximum revenue by showing ads according to visitor origin. Additionally, users will be able to track the success of any ad campaign, banner or website zone using detailed statistics and reports.

Packed with hands-on-examples and clear explanations, this step-by-step guide is ideal for any IT enthusiast, who wishes to get the most out of the OpenX ad server for advertising. This book is out now and available from Packt. To read more about it please visit: http://www.packtpub.com/openx-ad-server-beginners-guide/book

Ilium Software today is pleased to announce the availability of their award-winning password manager, eWallet,(R) for the Apple iPad.(TM) Ilium Software has taken eWallet for iPhone(R) and re-imagined the software for the iPad’s unique interface.

eWallet allows users secure, versatile, and convenient storage for their passwords, accounts, usernames, credit cards and more. As a top-seller on other mobile platforms for years, including Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, and the iPhone, the iPad version of eWallet gives users a whole new experience protecting and using their important personal information.

“The iPad’s large display lets us do things with eWallet that we just couldn’t do on smaller devices,” says Marc Tassin, Ilium Software’s product manager. “It offers eWallet users a great new way to securely store and access their most important personal information.”

As with eWallet on all other mobile platforms, the iPad version synchronizes with eWallet on the Windows PC, giving users an easy way to keep their information up-to-date wherever they are: at work, at home, or on the go. Users who purchase eWallet for their iPad will also be able to use the same software on their iPhone or iPod touch with no extra cost. The software works on all three devices for one low price.

More information about eWallet for iPad, including screenshots and details on how to buy, can be found on Ilium Software’s website.

One of the leading web sites providing information on the Internet fax industry along with reviews, news and comparisons of the best fax providers, FaxCritics.com has updated its Internet fax services comparison chart. The Internet fax research team at FaxCritics.com has included the following providers in the current version of its comparison chart: Nextiva, MyFax, MetroFax, RingCentral, and eFax. The comparison chart at FaxCritics.com includes the latest reviews, service offerings, and information on the listed service providers.

FaxCritics.com is committed to providing up-to-date information and quality reviews of the leading Internet fax to email service providers. Therefore the Internet fax research team at FaxCritics.com regularly audits the accuracy of the information presented throughout FaxCritics.com, including the comparison chart.

In order to visit the Internet fax comparison chart at FaxCritics.com, go to http://www.faxcritics.com/comparison-chart/. With so many Internet fax providers to chose from, the FaxCritics.com comparison chart makes the search for your next Internet fax provider simple.

In addition to offering Internet fax reviews and comparisons, FaxCritics.com provides answers to the top online faxing questions within its Internet Fax FAQ. “Our goal at FaxCritics.com is to match consumers with the best online fax providers. We regularly monitor the fax market in order to ensure our information is accurate,” says the FaxCritics.com research team. FaxCritics.com recently published reviews of Nextiva vFAX and MyFax.

ABOUT FAXCRITICS

FaxCritics.com is an Internet publisher of online fax reviews and news. FaxCritics.com provides its website visitors with access to detailed online fax service reviews, head to head comparisons, industry news, articles, online help, FAQ’s, and secure links to buy Internet fax services. The FaxCritics.com research team consists of experts in the fax industry. To learn more about FaxCritics.com, visit http://www.FaxCritics.com

Cloud Desktop is the world’s first ubiquitous cloud storage client, using Windows Explorer to access the cloud directly from a PC desktop and move or store files to multiple cloud storage services at once with a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface. So it seems only fitting that Cloud Desktop 2.0 strengthens its industry-leading position by addressing the security concerns users cite as the deal-breaker when considering migrating to cloud storage.

“One of the major concerns of cloud storage users is security,” explained Gladinet SVP Business Development Franklyn Peart. “How can users be sure hackers, service provider employees or anyone else can’t look at their files when they’re online? Until now, that was a nagging question with no good answer.”

With the introduction of AES 128-bit encryption for files stored in the cloud, Gladinet Cloud Desktop 2.0 is tackling that concern head-on: The system simply encrypts users’ files on the storage client before saving them on the servers in their encrypted form.

Gladinet didn’t stop at enhancing security with its first major version update, however. Cloud Desktop 2.0 includes a variety of new features designed to provide better usability, performance, stability and scalability. The new Gladinet Management Console completely reworks and consolidates all the management interfaces for the Cloud Desktop virtual directory manager, task manager, settings manager, backup manager and audit tracing, and the new Cache Manager offers smart caching and granular cache controls.

Cloud Desktop 2.0 is considerably more robust than the system’s earlier iterations, transferring terabytes of data with dozens of upload and download threads, maintaining transfer rates of up to four megabytes per second. To do so, the system uses mirrored folders to pre-cache files and utilizes Smart Bandwidth Control to allocate more bandwidth to the browser when it is in use; once the browser is idle, Cloud Desktop resumes normal transfer speeds.

Although Gladinet Cloud Desktop has always been fully integrated with the major cloud storage providers — including Google Docs, Google Picasa, Google Docs for Google Apps, Windows Azure Blob Storage, EMC Atmos Storage, Amazon S3, Nirvanix, Box.net and AT&T Synaptic Storage — with Cloud Desktop 2.0, Gladinet has provided enhancements for Google Picasa, Docs and Apps. The system now supports any file type in Google Storage, while the new Cloud Explorer allows the user to set access controls and share files with Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage.

“We are excited to introduce Gladinet Cloud Desktop 2.0 as the industry-leading, ubiquitous cloud storage access solution,” stated Peart. “Gladinet developers will continue to operate at the forefront of the cloud industry and set the standard in cloud storage clients.”

About Gladinet
Founded in 2008, Gladinet launched its cloud services in spring 2009 with the release of its flagship product, Gladinet Cloud Desktop, which leverages the power of the Internet as a virtual PC, providing users the convenience of a virtual disk drive. An enabler of Web 3.0 technology, Gladinet is changing the way small and medium-sized businesses access and use cloud storage through its widely accepted, open-platform cloud storage services. Learn more at http://www.gladinet.com

IBM announced that it has received the 2010 National Public Service Award from the American Bar Association (ABA) in recognition of the company’s dedication to providing free legal assistance to nonprofit organizations.

The ABA Section of Business Law bestows its annual Public Service Award to a law firm that has demonstrated a commitment to delivering pro bono business services to organizations. IBM is only the second corporate law department to receive the ABA honor.

“IBMers have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to providing volunteer assistance to non profit community service organizations,” said Robert C. Weber, senior vice president, Legal and Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel for IBM. “In these uncertain times, it is critical that companies and law firms remain focused on providing the essential pro bono legal assistance that nonprofits need so they can continue to fulfill their mission of service to their communities.”

Over the past few years, IBM has expanded its pro bono legal activities and made providing free legal assistance to nonprofit organizations a cornerstone of its legal department’s efforts worldwide. To support this endeavor, the company established a global pro bono committee that encourages its attorneys to become more active by making it easier for them to find opportunities for volunteerism that meet their personal interests.

Through its collaboration with organizations like the Pro Bono Partnership, IBM attorneys are connected with nonprofit clients who need assistance with legal matters that regularly arise, as well as unexpected crises. The Partnership works with nonprofits based in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. IBM has supported the Partnership since 1998, and Michelle Browdy, vice president and assistant general counsel for IBM, is on the Partnership’s Board of Directors.

IBM attorneys have addressed more than 140 legal matters for Partnership clients, such as the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. In all, IBM lawyers have volunteered thousands of hours of legal assistance to essential community-based organizations that serve the poor and disadvantaged and typically are unable to afford to hire attorneys for broad legal representation.

“Under the leadership of Bob Weber and Michelle Browdy, pro bono activity at IBM has become a high priority and is now flourishing. We value our relationship with IBM and the enormous impact the legal department has had on our nonprofit clients and the communities they serve,” said Rick Hobish, executive director of the Pro Bono Partnership

During pro bono engagements, IBM lawyers help organizations establish and utilize best practices with their employees, clients and Boards and provide the guidance and legal expertise needed to comply with applicable governmental regulations. The insight from IBM’s attorneys also enables nonprofits to remain abreast of important legal developments that affect their day-to-day operations.

The pro bono work of IBM’s legal team complements the company’s global volunteerism initiative. During the last decade, IBM has been one of the largest corporate contributors of cash, equipment, and people to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions around the world and works hand-in-hand with public and nonprofit organizations to design technology solutions that address specific problems. This type of volunteer effort goes beyond business as usual, requiring IBM and grantee organizations to make significant commitments to work together, set clear benchmarks, and focus on measurable, achievable goals.

IBM’s employee volunteer effort is encouraged and supported worldwide through its On Demand Community, a program that helps volunteers provide Web-based solutions and assistance to their communities. Today, On Demand Community includes 134,551 employees with 6,848,599 volunteer hours logged, and 13,382 retirees with 3,056,403 volunteer hours logged.

On Demand Community offers access to both IBM technology and talent to schools, not-for-profit organizations, economic development groups, and focuses on communities threatened by the digital divide – the gap between those who have IT products and skills and those who don’t.

Corporate social responsibility and community engagement is woven into IBM’s culture and history. IBM is focused delivering innovation that matters for its clients and the world, including finding solutions that make the planet more efficient, such as solving social problems in the same manner that the company addresses business challenges. IBM’s approach is very broad and incorporates sharing the vast skills and technological talents of its people and contributing it into the communities we live and work in.

Browser Opera says that downloads of its software have doubled since Microsoft introduced browser choice to Windows users on 1 March.

Microsoft now offers customers a choice of 12 browsers rather than installing its own Internet Explorer browser as a default. A screen offering users the chance to switch browser is rolling out across Europe as part of a Windows update.

Opera says that in Poland 77% of downloads have come from the screen. The number of copies downloaded in Poland were up by 328% on normal levels in the three days Opera analysed, between 12 and 14 March.

The screen has also made a big impact on Opera downloads in Spain, Italy and Denmark where downloads have doubled and over 60% of traffic is coming from the screen.

“This confirms that when users are given a real choice on how they choose the browser, they will try out alternatives,” said Hakon Wium Lie of Opera Software.

While the Norway-based company has focused on the European market, according to StatCounter GlobalStats in March 2010 Opera was the biggest browser in Russia with a market share of 32.76%, beating Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari.

Microsoft agreed to offer users browser choice in Europe as part of a settlement following a 10 year dispute with the European Commission over competition regulation.

SADA Systems, a Google Enterprise Partner™, today announced it has added User Renamer for Google Apps to the Google Apps Marketplace™, Google’s recently launched online storefront for Google Apps™ products and services. User Renamer for Google Apps, built utilizing JAVA and Google App Engine™, enables Google Apps administrators to easily rename usernames using the web interface. With this cloud-based application, users now have the enhanced flexibility to keep pace with the changes that life and business bring their way. User Renamer for Google Apps is available to Google Apps Premier Edition and Google Apps Education Edition customers.

“SADA Systems is committed to helping leverage the full potential of cloud computing for end users, so as a Google Enterprise Partner we have developed this app to enhance the end user administration experience and add to our Cloud ToolKit offerings” says Tony Safoian, company CEO. “Every one of our large clients has asked for this functionality – now by adding User Renamer for Google Apps to the Google Apps Marketplace, we’ve made it easy for Google Apps Education and Premier Edition customers to enhance the current functionality without any code or API work”

User Renamer for Google Apps is easy to install, comes with built in scalability, performance, and the reliability and security of Google’s infrastructure. The app is fully functional with single sign-on (SSO) and is centrally administered from the Google Apps control panel. During the renaming process, the old username is retained as a nickname, allowing all correspondences sent to the old name to be received by the new username. Furthermore username, login and email addresses are automatically synced with the changes made through User Renamer for Google Apps. The seamless integration of this app into Google’s universal navigation links further enhances the ability of users and admins to better handle the unpredictable situations that require a username switch including accidental typos in email setup, marriage and changes in company policy regarding uniformity of email addresses.

“We are very excited to have User Renamer in the Google Apps Marketplace” says Scott McMullan, Google Apps Partner Lead for Google Enterprise. “Through the Google Apps Marketplace, ISVs like SADA Systems are helping us build a rich ecosystem of integrated apps that work seamlessly with Google Apps, allowing IT administrators to leverage the benefits of cloud computing and extend Google Apps to meet more of their business needs. We are happy to offer User Renamer to the millions of Google Apps users who have embraced the cloud”

The Google Apps Marketplace makes it easy for more than 2 million Google Apps customers to discover, purchase and deploy integrated business Apps and related professional services. By integrating with user account and App data stored in Google Apps, these cloud Apps provide a simpler user experience, increase business efficiency, and reduce administrative overhead. To learn more, visit https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=3448+947623330255448296

Google Apps brings simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools to organizations. With Google Apps, users can use Apps such as Gmail™ webmail service, Google Talk™ instant messaging service, Google Calendar™ calendaring service, Google Docs™ program, Google Sites™ web App, and Google Video™ for business on their own domain to work together more effectively. Best of all, it’s all hosted by Google, so there’s no hardware or software to download, install or maintain.

Metalogix Software, a leading provider of solutions for Microsoft SharePoint migration, management, and archiving as well as Exchange® migration and archiving, today announced Metalogix Migration Manager for Blogs.
The Metalogix Migration Manager for Blogs is another component of Metalogix’s comprehensive strategy for migrating more Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems than any other vendor into SharePoint 2007 or 2010 both on premises and when part of the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). Metalogix also simplifies migrating content from Oracle Content Server, EMC Documentum eRoom, and Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 to SharePoint.
“Some of the biggest areas of interest for SharePoint 2010 are the blogs and social features,” said Chris O’Brien, SharePoint MVP. “In the past, the challenges around migrating content from external blog platforms have been a significant deterrent to adopting SharePoint. With Metalogix Migration Manager for Blogs the community will be in a great position to take advantage of the blogging capabilities of SharePoint 2010. The ability to preserve comments and categories is huge!”
Metalogix Migration Manager for Blogs allows users to move blogs from Google Blogger, WordPress, Telligent and many other popular blogging systems into SharePoint 2010. The tool preserves content, comments and categories and features a tree-based user interface with copy-and-paste functions similar to the familiar Windows File Explorer.
“Metalogix Migration Manager for Blogs allows users to adopt SharePoint’s social publishing features with just a few clicks. We expect that by giving this solution to the MVP community we can help the thought leaders in the SharePoint space take advantage of what SharePoint 2010 has to offer,” said Chris Risley, CEO, Metalogix. “The ability to standardize on SharePoint as a blogging platform has real value to organizations that want to foster improved user interaction and productivity. Integrated search along with enterprise metadata means users can not only create content easily but find it and collaborate on it as well.”
The Metalogix solution migrates content from any blogging solution that supports the Metaweblog API, RSS or ATOM. Blog posts, comments, and categories are preserved and users can be mapped. When migrating a blog from SharePoint 2007, it preserves version histories and user permissions as well. SharePoint administrators can perform migration activities remotely from any client machine and batch migration operations to run at any time. Migration is performed through the supported SharePoint and Blog APIs to assure compliance and data integrity.
Metalogix is offering the Migration Manager for Blogs free to all Microsoft MVPs. The solution will be demonstrated at 12:00 p.m. pacific time, today, during the 2010 Microsoft MVP Global Summit at Microsoft’s corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It will show Microsoft MVPs the migration of an MVP’s blog from Blogger.com and the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog to a SharePoint 2010 Server. Metalogix will also be sponsoring an “experimental server” to which each MVP can migrate his/her blog to test and refine it on the SharePoint 2010 platform. The Microsoft 2010 MVP Global Summit is hosting 1,300 of the world’s top leaders from the technical community for the four-day conference. The MVPs represent 96 countries, speak 37 different languages and span 94 Microsoft technology areas.
Metalogix is the innovation leader in SharePoint migration solutions, which empower organizations to securely and automatically migrate more ECM systems than any other vendor into SharePoint 2007 and 2010, both on premises and when part of BPOS. More than 2500 customers have migrated to SharePoint using Metalogix products.
For more information or to download a free trial, please visit: http://www.metalogix.net/Products/Migration-Manager-for-Blogs.