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Exchange Connections Conference

The YouSendIt crew touched down in Las Vegas earlier this month to attend the Exchange Connections show, a gathering of IT professionals looking to make their systems more efficient and secure.

Our popular Outlook Plug-in (261,209 downloads this year since launching in March 2008)  turned heads as Microsoft Exchange email administrators quickly put two and two together:

1. Seamless integration into Outlook with centralized administration capabilities.
2. No change in behavior or process for end-users.  No more email bounce-backs.

The combination of easy deployment, instant adoption (more than 50% of YouSendIt enterprise users are sending from inside Outlook), and reducing strain on email servers proved to be a hit.  We'll be coming out with even more products for email administrators and users over the coming months, stay tuned.

If you haven't already, click here to try the plug-in.  We'd love to hear what you think.

Ranjith
Founder and CTO

YouSendIt and New Media Expo

The 2008 New Media Expo in Las Vegas was a great experience for our YouSendIt team. In addition to gaining new customer insight and sharing our latest product releases, we had the opportunity to meet some really interesting bloggers and podcasters from around the world. 

Thanks to those who stopped by our booth to chat about large file delivery solutions and pick up one of our increasingly popular YouSendIt balsa wood airplanes. (We gained a new fan in Lisa Bettany- check out her blog!)

A couple of us, including our Founder and CTO Ranjith Kumaran, managed to squeeze in some rides at the Stratosphere. (Click here for embarrassing photo.)

We love hearing feedback from our users. Ideas, comments and of course, verbal high-5's are always welcome.  Check out what these YouSendIt customers had to say.

Heading to Microsoft Tech Ed...

Microsoft Tech Ed, IT Professionals week kicks off this Tuesday in Orlando, Florida with an expected 10,000 attendees and we'll be there at booth 1449.

(Stop by to pick up your very own YouSendIt balsa wood airplane! If there was an award for best tchotchkes, we'd have it in the bag.)

In addition to great swag, we've got great news... keep an eye out for our latest product release to be announced at the event.

So... any other "can't miss" events this year?  Is your company attending a convention or conference?  We'd love to hear about it!

Cheers,
Robyn

Marketing Communications

 

Post MacWorld: Just A Few of our Favorite Things…

From Ground Zero....

Yes. The MacBook Air.
3 little pounds of Brilliant.

It’s too bad those marketing gurus at Apple already used Giselle in the “I’m a Mac home movie” commercial.  She’d be a perfect Air.

Sleek, beautiful, smart- all things Apple...
(And. It can be yours for the price of a used Civic.)

Now. Done with the Air and moving on- because there was much to rave about at this year’s event. 

The Axiotron Modbook™ is a slate-style tablet Mac that allows users to draw and write directly on the screen. One part MacBook, one part Wacom tablet- this fully-loaded power pad became the “Must Have” obsession for our in-house designer.

Greg, our Mac loyal QA Engineer, was a big fan of the iTV demo and called the Microsoft Office 2008 product line, “Good News!”

Our Web Application Product Manager, Alexis, met with some folks from a company called McDera. They do a variety of things including custom evaluations to tell businesses what they can do to improve website accessibility for everyone – as they said, “Who wants to prevent anyone from being able to use a website?” We’re excited to learn more about how to ensure that people who may have a vision or hearing impairment can utilize our site.

The ibank 3 demo was a big hit with Aaron, our soon-to-be-engaged IT Superstar. Financial tracking and management with the ibank software- "2 was great but 3 will be even better!". (She’ll appreciate it, Aaron!)

I had a few favorites of my own…

A sassy solution for professional women who want to stay as well accessorized, as we are organized- FINALLY- laptop bags that are beautiful and functional from Urban Junket.  They’re not cheap.  But they are amazing.  I even saw comedian and MacWorld-regular, Sinbad, pick one up for his wife. (Lucky girl!)

On a more impassioned note, Solio™ was hands-down one of the BEST offerings we saw. Their Universal "Hybrid" Charger can be powered up from either the wall socket or the sun (Yes- Solar Powered cell phone charger!) storing this energy within Solio's internal rechargeable battery.  It has multiple adaptor tips for all of your handheld devices and can hold its charge for 1year!

Besides having a great product, they’re a great company.  I ripped this right off their website:

“Because of our intent to create a new business model where the environment and the consumer are respected, we have analyzed and affected design decisions based upon what we know to be positive actions towards a more sustainable future. “

Basically, they are both “green” and giving. (And I'm an ardent fan!)

Check out their poignant YouTube video.  Solio is empowering those who cannot pay, without expectation or concern for ROI.  -A great example of building business and hope.

They've  Nicely done, guys! ...And, thanks.

AND! Thanks to all of you who stopped by our booth.  We enjoyed the feedback and getting to meet some of our users face-to-face.  Stay tuned to find out where we’re heading next.

…And download our free plug-ins already!
YouSendIt Express and our Photoshop plug-in were both warmly welcomed solutions this year. (Thank you for being excited with us!)

Go get ‘em! http://www.yousendit.com/cms/applications

-Robyn, Marketing Communications

We’re headed to MacWorld…. And we’re excited!

Let’s be honest. MacWorld is just cool. 

New toys, progressive tools, elegant products, savvy services…. New Toys!

Last year, YouSendIt made our first tradeshow appearance at an event of this scale.  One year later and, we’re proud to say, we’ve come quite far- adding a whole host of services and products like Corporate Suite- our multi-user solution, and Express- the YouSendIt desktop application. It’s our mission to continue to grow our product portfolio- making trusted, convenient file delivery available to everyone.

Most recently we’ve added to our Mac suite of products- how time appropriate, huh? 

This latest Mac plug-in for Photoshop uses the Express technology, allowing users benefit from the same features of Express- including resumable upload and multiple file sending. Also available is the YouSendIt Apple® ApertureTM plug-in, allowing photographers to send photos to clients, partners and service bureaus directly from within the application.

And, as with all of our plug-in and applications, these products are available for free download at http://www.yousendit.com/cms/applications

So, stop by booth 4617 in the west hall. We’ve got YouSendIt pens and some cool rubber-band-powered airplanes.  Be one of the first to mention that you read our blog and you just might score a YouSendIt hat!

And remember… After you’ve taken all your pictures, recorded your podcasts, and edited your show-site videos, just YouSend them back home to jealous friends and colleagues who were not quite as lucky as you to attend one of this year’s coolest shows!

Heading to Digital Life? Come Say "Hi" to Us!

A small YouSendIt team of 4 is venturing out of our cozy California headquarters and heading to the Big Apple for the Digital Life show.

And, let me tell you: We. Are. EXCITED!

This monster-once-a-year event takes place September 27-30 at the Javits Center in New York. An expected 50,000 plus attendees will get to check out the latest consumer products and services from the leaders in technology, gaming, and entertainment.

And, yes, we'll be right there, too! 

In booth 454.

Waiting for YOU to stop by and say "hello!"

Our quad-squad includes Product Managers, Sales, and of course, I'll be there to represent Marketing Communications. We'd love to hear your feedback, thoughts, and ideas... chat about partnership opportunities, subscription plans, our latest products, plug-ins, and applications....

HEY! You can even pick up a YouSendIt hat, register to win an iphone, and score a free one-month trial.

Yep! True story.

Booth 454.
Make a note of it!

Come check us out in the Digital Life Theater on Friday at 4.  Hear more about our service plans and products and receive 20% off an annual subscription- just for showing up.

We're sure you'll have plenty of New York pictures - Remember to stop by for your free trial so you can just YouSend them back home to jealous friends and colleagues!

The Stanford Summit

Last week YouSendIt attended The Stanford Summit organized by Always On and Stanford Technology Venture Program.  As we were recently an AO100 winner I was given the opportunity to tell our story and those of our customers alongside some of the most innovative companies in the world:

We were happy to see familiar faces and some old friends of YouSendIt there.  We also had the privilege of making some new ones.  Make sure to look for even more services from all of the AO100 companies to make you more productive on the web.

Ranjith Kumaran
Founder

YouSendIt at PhotoShop World Boston April 4-5, 2007

We are excited to be part of the biggest PhotoShop event in Boston this week. Make sure to visit us at booth 106 to see how easy it is to send your large PhotoShop files with YouSendIt. As a serious PhotoShop user you quickly end up with a 45 MB file - now what?
You could print it and send over the print in a roll. Sounds like a somewhat outdated way of  handling things. Or you could burn a CD and overnight it. Equally outdated.  Just  go to www.yousendit.com, select the file and YouSendIt! That was easy.

Now there is something even better coming......

Visit us at PhotoShop World to be the first to benefit from a dramatically new way to send your PSD files and get a special show deal. And if you can't make it this time, check back on the blog in 3 days and we'll take care of you.

YouSendIt at PMA

PMA 2007 - (Photo Marketing Association) March 7 - 11 in Las Vegas is the biggest photo trade show and convention in the country, offering more picture-related products than any other event.

Visit the YouSendIt booth (M203), meet the team and get some show specials. As a photographer or photo processor, this is your chance to talk to us about your needs, how we can make our service even more valuable for you and your specific needs when sending large files. We look forward to see you in Las Vegas March 7 - 11.

YouSendIt at MacWorld

YouSendIt is going to MacWorld San Francisco and we look forward to meet you.Please visit us at our booth N4014 to see our newest services and solutions. We have cool promotions and we look forward to talking to you.

If you plan to come but don't have a MacWorld ticket - don't let this stop you. Email us at media (at) yousendit.com and we can get you an invite (while supplies last).

Check the YouSendIt Blog for updates!