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NEC display solutions now offers VIOSO's smartprojecting software to their business clients. Its technical advantages will be especially valuable to the retail customers who want to enhance their visual appearance.
Buying a projector of the NEC NP-Series comes now with the exclusive right to download the VIOSO smartprojecting(TM) 2.0-Software with a discount of up to 30 Euro. The customer will find a voucher sticker on the packaging of the projectors. With this powerful software users can easily activate and handle their NEC projector without the need for technical detailed knowledge in regard to the device. Before buying the software, the special NEC version can be tested at no charge for 30 days without limitations.
NEC features VIOSO's solutions.

Software as a Service (SaaS) – A joint SAP and D-LABS convention focused on how companies can maximize the business benefits of SaaS distribution models
This special Software as a Service conference brings together experts, users, and innovators to look at SaaS distribution models. Moreover, world-class IT executives explain strategies how innovative companies can give themselves an edge in the marketplace with SaaS models.
Professionals from SAP, IBM, D-LABS and Saugatuck Technology report on best practices and motivations for moving to on-demand distributions models.
Topic Areas will include:
• On-Demand distribution models
• Information Security and Scaleability
• Best Practices in Optimizing SaaS
• SaaS adoption by enterprises
• User experience and SaaS
• Building simple, easy-to-use SaaS applications
Joern Hartwig, Co-Founder and CEO of D-LABS, will speak on emerging trends in user experience in combination with SaaS models. He will explain how to effectively distribute and to build on-demand applications that satisfy and inspire end users of these applications.
Whether your priorities are to investigate how to effectively move mission-critical applications to this services model, or how to overcome customization and usability hurdles, this joint conference by SAP and D-LABS will help you to find answers.
During our extensive buffet lunch participants have the chance to network with peers, vendors, and potential clients.
Further information and registration at D-LABS.
VOIPFUTURE is becoming a corporate member of the TM Forum, the principal association of the global Information, Communications and Entertainment (ICE) industry. And you can visit VOIPFUTURE at TM Forum Management World 2009 Nice in Acropolis Expo Hall 1 at booth #151 to get a closer look at VOIPFUTURE’s monitoring and troubleshooting solutions and discuss new potentials for your network with the experts. Please find more information on the hompage of VOIPFUTURE:
Our sister fund Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa has a new website with a wide range of information. Please have a look - also at their promising portfolio!
Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa's New Website
Alexander Hüsing from Deutsche Startups did an interesting video interview with Sven Schmidt from Verwandt.de - enjoy!
Buying a projector of the NEC NP-Series from on April 1st 2009 comes with the exclusive right to download the VIOSO smartprojecting(TM) 2.0-Software with a discount of up to 30 Euro. The customer will find a voucher sticker on the packaging of the projectors. With this powerful software users can easily activate and handle their NEC projector without the need for technical detailed knowledge in regard to the device. Before buying the software, the special NEC version can be tested at no charge for 30 days without limitations.

"What are the key aspects for consideration when introducing new business software?" This question posed by datango was answered by about 100 business users during CeBIT. The results of this survey have been published today:

Within the D-LABS Academy a one day workshop is announced for April, 23rd. Theme of the workshop will be"Brainstorming & Co - creativity tools in practice".It is especially suited for software developers, consultants and product manager.
Costs: 390 Euro.
Please find here more information and the right contact for registration.
Our portfolio company sMeet is among the ten internet companies that have qualified for the competition Web 2.0 Startup Award. On 30th of March at the IIR-Web 2.0 Congress the ten startups are going to pitch and will try to win over the audience. The winner is going to be elected by teledialog. The nominees are: Pendla.de, Beko Käuferportal, Schenkando, smaboo, Comicstars, Loomondo, sMeet Communications, roccatune, Kellnerkartei und Talential.
Read the whole story on the Web 2.0 Congress Site


