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All downloads changed to be made from our site instead of CNET

Until now all downloads from our website and when being notified about update in AweSync were made from CNET, and this was fine. However, recently for some reason CNET has changed their download page for AweSync from direct installation download into their ad-ware download manager, which caused confusion for many of our customers downloading or updating AweSync. This appears to be a known problem, and is happening not only with AweSync.

Therefore we've temporarily changed our website download page, as well as AweSync version update script to direct download right from our website for now, until we get more understanding on what's going on with our page on CNET. Sorry for inconveniences.

AweSync Partner in Korea

YESS World Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, became our authorized reseller in Korea - http://www.yessdata.com/.

With over 9 years of experience defining and executing sales and marketing strategies in Korea, YESS World offers foreign software companies a proven, risk-free, and channel neutral approach to establish and grow profitable direct operations. YESS World is an organization of more than 20 seasoned Korean sales, marketing and engineering professionals. YESS World offers foreign based software companies a unique way to rapidly enter or expand their operations in the lucrative Korean market. Through YESS World's resources, organizations can avoid the obstacles and opportunity costs most companies experience in Korea.

Can I have my Lotus Notes email in Google?

Yes, you can. Sometimes our users ask if we are going to implement synchronization of email between Lotus Notes and Google. However, there is already an easy way to automatically copy e-mails from your Lotus Notes to your Google account. We understand it might not be suitable for everyone, if not allowed by your IT admins, and also it's not a synchronization, however it's something really quick and easy.

Should I buy a new license if my Lotus username changes?

No, you should not buy a new license. We're receiving some inquiries on whether one should buy another license if a username is changed, for example if there is some IT re-organization, or if person simply finds another job. This subject is even touched in some independent reviews (like this one), which we see on the Internet.

Dear customers, you have the right to transfer your license for free, if your username is changed for some reasons. Just email us at support@awesync.com with your inquiry, and we'll inactivate your product license key, allowing you to activate it again with the new username. For sure, a change should be reasonable, i.e. we should see that this is a transfer of your activation to a different username, and not a transfer of license to another person.

Quick Tip: How to avoid "spam" to invitees

Sometimes we get complains from our users that "spam" has been sent to their invitees, while doing some manipulations with events synchronized by AweSync. The main "firewall" for preventing emailing is simply blocking invitees field from being synchronized, which is explained in privacy options section of "how to use" article.

However, if you're synchronizing invitees for some reason, you should keep in mind certain scenarios when mailing to invitees may occur, and how to avoid it.

How to Sync Local and Server Mail File Contacts

This process is described in Lotus Notes Help for sure, however I personally didn't know about it for quite a while, until go to a point on how to synchronize my local Lotus Notes contacts at work and at home. So I guess there are some other Lotus Notes user, which don't know about it yet, and hence it won't hurt to explain it here.

So, here is description how to synchronize your local contacts (usually names.nsf) and iNotes contacts stored in your mail file.

Implementing contacts sync while being almost 2 months in production

Hi everyone!

It's now almost 2 months since the release 2.0.0.0 started AweSync production era. Thank you all very much for being with us during this time! As an intermediate result we see, that we currently have about 950 clients who purchased the product from 49 countries all over the world.

AweSync 2.0.1.5 is to be published next week!

We're now finalizing new AweSync release, which will contain the following features and fixes:

  • New Google API 1.5.0.0 will be used in this release instead of current 1.4.0.2. Our tests and verification of experimental release with selected users shows noticeably higher synchronization speed.
  • Distributed environment support will be enhanced in AweSync, when synchronization is working in automatic mode simultaneously from several computers. The profile document, in which index is saved will be "locked" by writing a value in specific field when synchronization is started, so that process doesn't start at the same time on other computers. If AweSync is terminated unexpectedly and "lock" is not removed upon synchronization completion hence, you will be alerted, and it will be possible to remove it manually in UI.

Discount Coupon Codes for Beta Testers Are Published

Dear AweSync beta testers!

We’ve published the coupon codes as promised – 50 free codes for the first active beta-users, and about 1000 codes for 50% off. We decided to not “spam” via email, and just placed it into your account profiles.

To get the coupon code, please go into your ‘My Account’ menu on the right and check the Coupon field as on the screenshot below.