Beside the overwhelming amount of positive feedback we got for the Famous Books App in the last months there was always one critical point: Why only in English and not in German? Not any longer. Ladies and Gentleman we proudly present "Famous Books - Schätze der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek". Same thing, different language.
The German version is part of the version 1.6 update witch will hit the App-Store in the next 1-2 weeks. Also part of the update, lots of small bug fixes, iOS 5 improvements and a completely rewritten social media sharing module.
Update Oriental Books
Also Oriental Books App received an update. Beside lots of bug fixes and iOS 5 and performance improvements, there are completely new short descriptions. You should find the Update also about 1-2 weeks from now in the App-Store.
Bokowsky + Laymann at M-Days
We are proud to be part of M-Days, Germanys largest Fair in the mobile business, for the first time this year. On February 1. Markus Bokowsky will present the Ludwig II App on the App-Stage at 4.30pm.
M-Days take place at Hall 1.2, Frankfurt Fairground, 1-2 February 2012. On the first day, there will be also a lot of corresponding events, from MobileMonday to Twittwoch and - of course the Mobile Media Night.
mobile is coming home - 2. MobileTech Conference in Munich
It's still a couple of weeks to go, but to be on the save side, we'd like to scream out "save the date", the MobileTech Conference is coming for the second time into your hometown Munich. From 26-29 March it's MobileTech Time again and we're sure, it will be bigger, better, faster and more. Of course we won't miss it and will be present onsite with a booth and Matthias and Markus are part of the speaker line up. As our AR.Safari was such a big win last year, we'll definitely have some sort of contest again, we're not revealing more right now, but hold your breath.
For the first time, there will be our bokowsky@campus initiative, which enables a number of students free entrance to the conference. More info about that and all other news concerning MobileTech Conference in our next newsletter or in the meantime on our Facebook page.
Before we move on to the next topic, we'd like to mention the enhanced business track of the conference, which is curated by Maks Giordano and Markus Bokowsky. Markus is also again part of the overall Advisory Board. For more information check out the MobileTech Website.
Our sessions at the Conference will be:
Geolocation and Region Monitoring with MapKit and Core Location
by Matthias Proske
Geolocation is much more than Google Maps. Improvements in CoreLocation had been rather low-key in recent iOS Updates. But nevertheless Region Monitoring in iOS 5 gives us fascinating options for Location-Based-Services. This session shows, how MapKit and CoreLocation can be used for accurate and effective geolocation as well as how position updates in the background work.
Executive Summary - App Development for Business Professionals
by Markus Bokowsky
A tour de force covering all aspects of App Development from a Business Professional point of view. What to keep in mind, what pitfalls to avoid, what opportunities not to miss, and what to do if you mess it all up.
A session with lots of real life examples conducted from a personal point of view and guaranteed without any phrases like "it depends".
In the last issue of this newsletter we invited you to the new Artist in Residence of the Goethe-Institut in Second Life Tamiko Thiel. Two performances have already taken place, and there is amazing video and photo footage to watch.
In the Performance Dislocation Sculpture Tamiko Thiel and the U|D|K transformed the artwork 7.000 oaks created by the last Artist in Residence 0100101110101101.ORG aka Franco & Eva Mattes into a completely new format, or lets say into a new phase of matter. If you have missed it, which would be a shame by the way, here's the video of the performance of November 25.
On January 26 the second Performance "Perceptive Dislocations" took place. Thiel and the U|D|K had twisted the rules of perception and created spatial and visual dislocations in the space-time fabric of Second Life. Hard to describe but amazing to experience, as the audience became part of the play..
For limited time, the artwork created for the performance can be experienced on Goethe Institut Island in Second Life. Just sit on the sofa at the landing point and it starts off.
At the end of last year, German magazine LEAD Digital dedicated a whole issue to Augmented Reality. An article by Markus Bokowsky on AR and Marketing could be found in this issue. You can read the article now in our Knowledge Base.
And of course, not to miss, good old CeBIT in lovely Hannover. Having a bit of a rough time recently, CeBIT is still the biggest IT Fair in the world and so still a must go for everyone in the industry. Rumors are going that the Ludwig II App will be on display in Hall 7, but we don't know any details yet. We'll keep you updated on our Facebook page.
Mobile World Congress will stay for another couple of years in Barcelona and we are all looking forward to some sunshine in February in Catalonian. A veritable conference program, grown over the last years, is accompanying the traditional mobile Fair. So, lots of reasons to see MWC also in this year.
Mobile World Congress 2012,
27. February - 1. March 2012,
Fira Montjuïc Barcelona
One of the leftovers of 2010 we can't hold letting you know is the appearance of our iOS App Famous Books in the Books section of Apples iTunes Rewind 2010.
Echo Motorgeräte launches Dealer Extranet on Plusparts 4
Metzingen based German Manufacturer and Importer of finest Garden Machinery Echo Motorgeräte recently launched a Spare parts and Machinery Shop based on our E-Commerce Framework Plusparts 4.
And of course, not to miss, good old CeBIT in lovely Hannover. Having a bit of a rough time recently, CeBIT is still the biggest IT Fair in the world and so still a must go for everyone in the industry. Rumors are going that the Ludwig II App will be on display in Hall 7, but we don't know any details yet. We'll keep you updated on 
Mobile World Congress will stay for another couple of years in Barcelona and we are all looking forward to some sunshine in February in Catalonian. A veritable conference program, grown over the last years, is accompanying the traditional mobile Fair. So, lots of reasons to see MWC also in this year. 
