We are currently finalising the next Pamela version, 4.1.
New will be a Skype call scheduler. Ever since I use Skype for calling I have missed a feature that enables me to manage my calls. I promise to call someone back and need to do this in Outlook or pen and paper. After plastering my screen with notes, we decided it is time to add this to Pamela. It has turned out to be a pretty cool feature with a wealth of flexibility.
The second major feature is a tool that helps you manage Skype conference calls more easier. I’ve always found it annoying not to be able to save a conference call with fixed participant list and start with one click. Also we’ve had requests from people who live in a different timezone from their headoffice and who want to initiate and record conference calls. Pamela 4.1 will offer all of this in a sleek function called Auto Conference Manager.
In addition we decided to change the audio engine for more simpler handling. Also to address some incompatibility issues with Ulead packages. And we have done some work on the video recording part and redone the language editor. You will also notice the new hints in options and other places that help you with what needs to be entered.
Stay tuned for the release!
Written by Dick on 6. April 2008 in category Pamela for Skype
Two days ago we reached the 21.000 user mark. This means a stellar growth of the PamFax user base and shows that there is a huge demand for B2B services in Skype. We are currently adding more then a 1.000 new users per week and this number is also growing strongly. We have added Amazon and direct PayPal payments to PamFax which have made the service even more attractive.
In addition the latest PamFax version increases the number of ways you can submit a fax. In the past this was only possible in the client directly and via Microsoft Office. Now you can also print your document to PamFax from any application.
Our next step is to get PamFax officially Skype certified and get it listed as Skype Premium Extra. This means that PamFax will be much more easily accessable from the Skype menu Tools, Do More.
Two things people ask for most are Fax-In capability and Mac version. We are looking at how to offer Fax-In as a subscription and will post an update here as soon as there is some news. A Mac version would be really cool, but the main limitation here is that the Skype Extras Manager subsystem which hosts PamFax is not available on Mac. This is the module that also does the payment with Skype Credit. We are looking at alternative ways.
Please keep the feedback coming and should you have issues please take a look at the forum (which has had a major overhaul): www.pamfax.biz/forum.
Written by Dick on 19. March 2008 in category PamFax
PamFax was updated to version 1.0.44.30. There are some very exciting new features available like PayPal payment option to pay your faxes directly with PayPal. But the whole processing in the backend was improved and should be much smoother now. Plus we have made several improvements like the much better Microsoft Office toolbar button, the much better PamFax printer driver, …
Just download the updated installer from pamfax.biz. The download from the Skype Extras Gallery will be updated in the next days by Skype.
Written by Christoph on 20. February 2008 in category PamFax
Say hello to our newest Team member: Florian. He will work as a developer in our german office, helping us to build applications and websites in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, Ajax, …
Welcome aboard 
Written by Christoph on 3. December 2007 in category PamConsult
We are looking for a new team member in our development-office in Ebstorf, Germany. If you are a software developer with experience in development of web-applications (PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and perhaps did some development in C#, and you looking for a new chance to work in a highly motivated team in a young company, you might take a look at the job description.
Need more info? Feel free to contact us.
Written by Christoph on 20. November 2007 in category PamConsult
We just received our new servers:
3 Servers are Dell 1950 with Quad Core Intel CPUs with 4GB Ram and 160GB Raid. 2 of them will be added to the PamFax backend so that we expect PamFax to be more stable and faster then. We hope to have them in position in a few days.
The 3rd Dell server will stay here in the office for development and testing of our web applications.
As we run out of storage in the office, we also ordered a new fileserver. It’s a server from ico.de. A Dual Core Intel with 1GB Ram, 2x160GB Hard drives for the system as Raid and then 2TB SATA hard drives for the data.
Yeah; toys for the boys
Written by Christoph on 14. November 2007 in category General News,PamConsult,PamFax
