Last Chance to Get Your eKnife!

We're proud to see that our premium bundle called eKnife, which we've launched together with Doodle and Memonic, just made it's way to Zurich's daily newspaper Tages Anzeiger. The article nicely summarizes that web services do not necessarily need to be from Google, Apple or Microsoft and introduces those clever web services 'Made in Switzerland'. Read the article here (in German).

Remember: This is a limited time offer and only running until the end of this year, so get yours now at www.eknife.ch!

2010: Year in Review

The year has flown by. Looking back, we have come far and have launched many new products and features.

PRODUCTS
2010 started off with Wuala being bundled with LaCie products. LaCie costumers buying a LaCie Key or an external hard drive are automatically entitled to get additional online storage on Wuala.

As a first mover, we successfully started selling Wuala Cards in selected stores in Switzerland. It is now possible to buy a 10 GB Wuala Card at Interdiscount, Data Quest and Heiniger.

FEATURES
Our primary focus was enhancing Wuala as a whole, but at the same time adding new features. Our major feature, sync, which has been requested by many users, was successfully launched for our second anniversary in August. With sync you can keep your files up to date on every computer you've linked to your Wuala account. Further, you can also sync files in groups. Together with automatic backup, our pro features perfectly cover your online storage needs, by keeping your data safe and up to date. In case you haven't tried them out yet, be sure to click on the trial button in the client, giving you the ability to test the pro features for 30 days.

TEAM
This year many new faces joined: Marcel, Jonas, Andrei, Christian, Luki, Bastian and Peter. We are now a team of 18, hoping to find like-minded people for next year.

NUMBERS
Wuala has clearly become the hub for files: We've stored over 200 million files in June and have just passed the mark of 300 million files, which is simply amazing.
Further, Wuala is also available in several languages - Dutch, Italian, Portuguese-Portugal and Spanish - a big thank you to our community!

COMPLIMENTS AND AWARDS
Many press articles have highlighted the fact that all files on Wuala first get encrypted directly on your computer before being uploaded. For this we have received great reviews, such as Ktipp or PC WELT.

In terms of awards: We received the Anthrazit Award for being one of the best websites in Switzerland.

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
Apart from being at major web conferences such as the Lift Conference and LeWeb, we joined LaCie at Photokina in Cologne or World Didac in Basel. This gave us the opportunity to talk to users personally, which is really important in receiving direct feedback.
For next year, we're proud to be part of eZurich. Our very own Luzius will be taking part in a workshop gathering all topshots of the Swiss ICT-scene. The aim of the workshop is to determine how Zurich can become the leading location for IT in Europe.

PREMIUM BUNDLE
Together with Doodle and Memonic we successfully launched eKnife.ch, a premium bundle, giving you Doodles and Memonics premium features and a 10 GB Wuala Pro account. The idea for our Swiss Online Army Knife arouse spontaneously on Twitter - that's what social media is for! In case you didn't get your eKnife yet, do it soon - it's only running until Dec 31, 2010.

We wish you Happy Holidays and look forward to seeing you next year. Thank you for your support and feedback throughout the year. For 2011 our roadmap is filled with new products and apps - expect to be surprised!

P.S. In case you still need a last minute gift, get some inspiration over here.

P.P.S. If you're looking for some great yearly recaps, don't miss the following:
Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review, Top Twitter Trends in 2010, 2010 Memology: Top Status Trends of the Year, YouTube Rewind 2010: Year in Review, The Mobile Year in Review 2010 and Filmography 2010.

P.P.P.S. If your relatives bug you with computer questions, simply send them to the following site: Tech Parents Tech.

P.P.P.P.S Don't feel like reading the Christmas story to your little cousins? Let YouTube tell it to them: The Digital Story of Nativity.

Trial: Try Before You Buy

With last week's update is has become even easier to try out the pro features - automatic backup, sync and file versioning - for free.

Choose the 'Backups' or 'Sync' tab and click on the big button 'Free Trial for 30 Days'. Within this month you'll be able to set up an automatic backup for your files, sync files across multiple computers and access previous versions of files - it is free and no credit card is required. After the 30 days are up, the pro features will be deactivated unless you decide to buy the storage plan that fits your needs or trade local storage for online storage. Enjoy!

Release: Oberstrass

For the holiday season we've released a minor release:

• Continuous backup on Windows. Newly created backup folders can be backed up on every change (like sync).
• New import for contacts. Since our contacts import library has not been maintained anymore, we decided to replace it with our own implementation. We currently support GMail & Yahoo.
• Improved accessibility. Support for large fonts and high contrast color schemes.
• Early access release of a new technology for the Wuala Drive (to replace Dokan). Start Wuala with "-useCBFS" parameter to try it out.

Hope you enjoy our latest release and be ready for next year - you'll be stunned!

Gifts For Storage Lovers

The holiday season is here! If you still don't know what you could get for the storage enthusiasts in your family, I've compiled some ideas below:

For Your Dad
With it's fast speed and tiny size, the LaCie FastKey is perfect for your busy father. It is one of the speediest, most robust choices on the market. With LaCie's Private-Public software, your Dad can create a private partition on his key, keeping his private data safe. Further, he'll get 4 GB of online storage for two years on Wuala, the perfect place to securely store his documents online.

For Your Mom

The LaCie Starck Desktop Hard Drive combines solid design with smart touch. Not only does it look good, but your Mom can even customize the front panel. It comes with 10 GB of online storage on Wuala for one year, just perfect for sharing all those familiy pictures and videos.


For Your Little Brother
The LaCie XtremKey is the perfect fit for your little brother. It doesn't matter if he drops the key from the first floor or if he accidentally takes it with for swimming. It's the world's most adventurous flash drive and includes 4 GB of online storage to store files in a secure offsite location.

For Your Big Sister
The eKnife bundle is the perfect gift for your sister. It gives the ability to clip important information from the web, coordinate meetings online and store important data in the cloud. Her digital life will be easier and she'll definitely love you for that!

For Your Big Brother
With the LaCie Network Space 2 your brother will turn your home into a centralized storage solution. You can access all your files - from every room in your house!

For Your Little Sister
The LaCie MosKeyto is cute, just like your little sis. It fits perfectly, just plug it and forget it! 4 GB of online storage on Wuala is included, enough to store additional documents and pictures on the go.

For Your Whole Family
If your family backup plan has already included the first step, a back up to a physical drive, then you're ready for the second step: An online backup service!

Head to the stores, get a 10 GB Wuala Card for every family member, and voilà, all your digital memories are safe.

Happy shopping!

Meet Wuala at LeWeb 10!

For the fourth time, Dominik will be in Paris at the Le Web '10 conference. Le Web is the number one European Internet Event bringing together influencers, entrepreneurs, bloggers, investors and leaders.

In case you're there: Feel free to drop Dominik a line or look out for our new Wuala promo cards which we'll spread.

PC WELT Review

I'd like to share another very nice review in the November edition of PC WELT, a leading German PC magazine. They say:*

If you want to know more about how we protect your privacy, be sure to read our publication called Cryptree or the Googe Tech Talk.

* PC WELT recommends Wuala because of its exemplary and comprehensible privacy protection.