Epsilon Award and Joe Weblog

Our software industry has a lot to offer. Find out yourself how much creativity and ingenuity is unleashed when it comes to excellent software development. Participate now in the vote who should win the Epsilon Award 2009 and join us in Berlin on November 07 and 08. Registration is possible for 55,- Euro. The public voting phase will last until October 27, 2009.

At our schedule you will find many useful and interesting topics we really worked hard to get on our timetable. Among them IBM, Microsoft, Symbian Foundation, Wibu,Alwin Hoogerdijk, Infacta, Softdatabase, Dave Collins…with programming and marketing sessions for our unique conference you can register for starting at 55 Euros. Please have a look for your self and sign up!

 The 9th European Software Conference for the Independent Developer

and the (Micro-) ISV-Industry

–Blending web, mobile and desktop into one world of software –

The hotel venue has been named by the organizers of the ESWC 2009 on November 07 and 08 in Berlin, Germany. „It has been a careful and deliberate process of selection since we are aware that only the best and technically advanced hotel can suit our quality conference“, says David Boventer, Founder and Executive Director of the ESWC e.V. And we have decided for the

Kempinski Hotel Bristol – Berlin – the „Grande Dame“ among the Berlin hotels

Special room prices have been arranged (best until May 15)

http://www.euroconference.org/hotel2009.htm
Two special Networking dinners are included within the full registration fee.

For more infos please contact

David Boventer (ESWC e.V.) ( dboventer<at>euroconference.org)

call +49 170 9742506 or send a letter to

Rainer Maeder Hauptstrasse 184 50226 Frechen – Germany

The new concept for the ESWC 2009 taking place on November 07 and 08, 2009 in Berlin  is even more comprehensive to address the whole spectrum of developers. Blending web & mobile & desktop into one world of software.  Our software industry is evolving into one strong community where these three spheres have come together. We honor this and enjoy the changes that are connected to them.

Berlin, Germany – win.rar GmbH’s WinRAR was named the winner of the 2008 Epsilon Award at the eighth annual European Software Conference. Each year, The Epsilon Award recognizes the best software application from the European software and microISV community. Programs are nominated and voted on by software developers, a peer-review process that ensures that only the highest quality software is considered for the award.

WinRAR is a powerful compression tool with many additional integrated functions to help organize compressed archives. By consistently creating smaller archives, WinRAR is often faster than the competition. This saves disc space, transmission costs, and valuable working time.

WinRAR supports all popular compression formats, including RAR, ZIP, CAB, ARJ, LZH, ACE, TAR, GZip, UUE, ISO, BZIP2, Z and 7-Zip. It’s easy to split archives into separate volumes, making it convenient to save them on several disks.

The program’s special compression algorithm for multimedia files results in extraordinary compression of movies, music, executables, and object libraries. WinRAR automatically recognizes and selects the best compression method.

With its emphasis on security, WinRAR is designed for sending compressed data through the web. Its 128-bit password encryption and its authenticated signature technology provide security and peace of mind.

New features in version 3.80 include added support for ZIP archives containing Unicode files names in UTF-8 format, as well as Unicode support for RAR and ZIP archive names. There is added decompression support for WinZip AES encrypted ZIP archives. “Ask before overwrite” and “Skip existing files” update modes are now available in the archiving dialog.

WinRAR runs under Windows, and costs $29(US) for a single-user license. The WinRAR Value Pack, which includes physical delivery on CD and the Gold Support Package, costs $46.24. For more information, or to download a 40-day trial version of WinRAR 3.80, visit http://www.win-rar.com/.

win.rar GmbH has donated the cash portion of the Epsilon Award to Wikiwoods – http://www.wikiwoods.org/ – a nonprofit organization run by volunteers who are dedicated to growing the largest woods in the world. Founded in 2007, they have already planted 11,000 trees.

The ninth annual European Software Conference will be held November 7th and 8th, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Additional information about the Epsilon Award, and about the European Software Conference, can be found on http://www.euroconference.org/ or http://www.microisv.eu.

WinRAR gewinnt Epsilon Award der European Software Conference
Das Preisgeld geht an Wikiwoods zur Aufforstung der Wälder

Berlin, 25. November – win.rar GmbH, offizieller Publisher des Komprimierungsprogrammes WinRAR und der RARLAB Produkte, gibt bekannt, dass WinRAR den Epsilon Award der European Software Conference (http://www.euroconference.org/) gewonnen hat. Der Preis wurde im Rahmen der European Software Conference am 9. November in Berlin verliehen. Unter den 25 Nominierten konnte sich WinRAR gegen Marken wie FolderMatch, InstallAware, PDF Anotator oder Textmate durchsetzen.

Der Epsilon Award honoriert einen “außergewöhnlichen Programmierer und ein wirkliches Software-Kunstwerk”. Weitere Informationen über den Epsilon Award finden Sie unter:
http://abstimmung.europeansoftwareconference.de/

Das Preisgeld in Höhe von 300 Euro spendet die win.rar GmbH an Wikiwoods (www.wikiwoods.org). Die Berliner Initiative organisiert über Ihre Internetplattform weltweit Baumpflanzprojekte um dadurch einen Beitrag zum Klimaschutz zu leisten.

“Wir freuen und bedanken uns sehr über den Epsilon Award und hoffen, dass die Teilnehmerzahl an der European Software Conference weiterhin jedes Jahr ansteigt”, sagt Öncül Kaya, Geschäftsführer der win.rar GmbH.

Über WinRAR
WinRAR ist die 32-Bit-Windows-Version des RAR Archiver, dem leistungsstarken Komprimierungsprogramm und Archivverwalter. RAR-Dateien komprimieren Daten in der Regel bis zu 30 Prozent effektiver als ZIP-Dateien. Zu den wichtigsten Funktionen von WinRAR zählen die extrem leistungsfähige Komprimierung von Dokumenten und Multimedia-Dateien, die Verarbeitung anderer Archivformate, die Unterstützung langer Dateinamen, programmierbare selbstextrahierende Archive (SFX), die Reparatur beschädigter Archive, die Authentizitätsprüfung, eingebettete Dateikommentare und die Verschlüsselung der Archive. Die Befehlszeilenversion von RAR ist für Linux, DOS, OS/2, FreeBSD und MAC OS X verfügbar. Pocket RAR, die kostenlose WinRAR-Version für Pocket PCs, WinRAR für U3 und das neue WinRAR Unplugged vervollständigen die WinRAR-Produktpalette.

Über win.rar GmbH
Die win.rar GmbH, seit Februar 2002 offizieller Distributor der WinRAR- und RARLAB-Produkte, ist für alle Support-, Marketing- und Vertriebsfragen zuständig, die WinRAR & rarlab.com betreffen. Sie hat ihren Sitz in Deutschland und wird in mehr als 70 Ländern auf sechs Kontinenten von ihren Partnern vertreten. Das Unternehmen hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, qualitativ erstklassigen Support zu bieten und seine Software den Bedürfnissen und dem Feedback seiner Kunden entsprechend zu optimieren. Weitere Informationen zu WinRAR und die win.rar GmbH erhalten Sie unter http://www.win-rar.com.

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Great applications have been nominated for the Epsilon Award 2008. Please have a look at them yourself and vote. Voting is possible until October 27, 2008

Please go to:  http://www.euroconference.org/Epsilon_Vote.htm

Software authors can  submit their application for nomination for the Epsilon Award © for Software Excellency 2008 until  September 4, 2008. We are also proud to announce that we have additional prizes sponsored by Fastlink2 that will be given to the 3rd to the 8th nominee resulting from the public voting process. The voting  will start after the selection of the nominated programs on September 8, 2008

Please find detailed infos on :
http://www.euroconference.org/Epsilon_Vote.htm
David Boventer
Founder and President ESWC e.V.

A net consists of many ring structures all neatly knit together and when the clown or the acrobat (yes, the person…) falls it protects him, from being hurt, right. It is a human kind of work, a result of human ingenuity and a reflection of natural beings we tend not to like in dark corners of our room. (..!). A single structure would not be strong enough; so that is why real humans need networks? Just an exit strategy, a life insurance? No, much more. It is comfort for virtual and reals, a pleasure to exchange experience, to share knowledge and a laugh. And there certainly is more about net-working than that. Tell me please!.

Names in the software world are hard to find. Actually funny: Humans and Virtuals have names in common but not necessarily characters. There are quite a few Joes out there I suppose (write me!) but there maybe only one Longhorn, Avalon, Vista, Win 7 or Nirwanna (oups…). Why is that? Be honest, my dear Joes-united-family – would you mind getting paid for having a name, just like that? Hmmm.