LJUBLJANA, September 23, 2008. XLAB, the parent company of the remote support, work and collaboration tools ISL Online, has signed a consulting contract with the Japanese technology group NEC, thus proving once again that their experts are a worthy choice in a competitive global market. XLAB and NEC are bound to a long-term partnership to develop an alternative system software for the NEC SX vector supercomputer architecture.

The companies first met in 2006, when cooperating in the 6th FP research project, XtreemOS (http://www.xtreemos.eu). Their aim was to design, develop and promote a Linux-based operating system with native support for establishing large-scale virtual organisations on future generation networks.

The long-term consulting contract between XLAB and NEC, to be more specific, the European daughter company of NEC, the High Performance Computing Europe division of NEC Deutschland, is a result of good cooperation and XLAB's excellent technical proficiency. XLAB has indeed successfully participated in a number of research projects concerned with distributed systems. In the scope of the future partnership, XLAB experts are cooperating in porting the GNU toolchain, Linux kernel and basic user-space tools to the NEC SX vector supercomputer architecture.

The contract represents an important milestone in XLAB's strategy to establish long-term relationships with world-leading IT and network solutions players, as well as a significant achievement of promoting Slovenian high-tech knowledge in the global market.

About Xlab
Xlab is an R&D company that develops easy-to-use, on-demand business applications for remote desktop support and access, web meetings and instant live chats. The products are bundled together in an 'All in One' pack to offer anyone from small, midsized and big businesses, to indiviuals, an easier new and secure way to access PCs, and collaborate with clients, partners and employees in real time. Besides, the ISL Online products enjoy a reputation of being extremely easy to set up and use, technologically superior, and above all, affordable.

LJUBLJANA, June 17, 2008. Join all ISL Online sessions in one place and start using the latest of our Internet communications services

We are proud to announce a simple entrance point to an ISL Light or ISL Groop session. To connect to a session, users can now direct their clients to visit ISL Online, enter a Session code and click Connect.

Operators, on the other hand, can easily manage the ISL Light and ISL Groop sessions as well as their ISL AlwaysOn remote computers at the new Product user pages. To login to the Product user pages, users navigate to ISL Online and click Product Login at the corresponding product. These pages also offer convenient Web access to ISL AlwaysOn remote computers, making it easy to connect to pre-installed computers from wherever the user might be.

Another big change in ISL AlwaysOn is that the Free Beta version, which has until now offered free access to remote PCs, has been replaced with the first release version ISL AlwaysOn 1.0.0. From 1st July onward, an active license will be required to continue using ISL AlwaysOn.

LJUBLJANA, May 8, 2008. José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, and Janez Janša, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, met today with Jure Pompe and Gregor Pipan, the Managing Directors of the Slovenian IT company, XLAB d.o.o. The company is mainly recognized for its globally renowned business applications for remote desktop support, web meetings, and instant live chats, and for its strong research base on distributed systems and GRID computing. The purpose of the visit of the European Commission President and the Slovenian Prime Minister was to discuss the matter of how to ensure top-quality business supporting environment for internationally competitive high-technology entrepreneurship with representatives of Ljubljana Technological Park and their leading members.

President Barroso and Prime Minister Janša have emphasized the importance of an appropriate and stimulating environment for domestic innovation, and expressed their genuine thanks to all enterprises aiming at the development of value-added, high-technology products. Companies should be aware of their contribution to enriching European capital.

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso with XLAB Managing Directors Gregor Pipan and Jure Pompe

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša discussing global enterprise operations with XLAB Managing Directors

XLAB Director Gregor Pipan, Director of Ljubljana Technological Park Iztok Lesjak, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and XLAB Director Jure Pompe (left to right)

XLAB d.o.o. www.xlab.si, which has been nominated several times as one of the most innovative Slovenian companies and has built a global presence with its line of on-demand business applications for Internet communication, ISL Online, is indeed one of the 53 full members of the Ljubljana Technological Park and is based in the technology zone Ljubljana Brdo Technological Park. The recently opened technology zone, Ljubljana Brdo Technological Park will, according to its construction plan, eventually comprise a total surface area of 100,000m² and an anticipated 23-building housing for promising high-technology organizations.

Remote desktop support solution empowers the non-profit organization Women Are Dreamers Too to deliver technical assistance to candidates securely and remotely

Xlab Ltd., the developer of the remote support, work, and collaboration tools ISL Online, announced that it had donated an ISL Online Server License package to Women Are Dreamers Too, a non-profit technical organization helping victims of domestic violence establish their own businesses and thus their economic independence. As Xlab has recently introduced an ALL IN ONE package, the donation actually contains four products: ISL Light (remote desktop support), ISL Groop (web meetings), ISL AlwaysOn (remote PC access) and ISL Pronto (web live chat).

»ISL Light will benefit all our candidates, current and future, since for the first time we are able to address connectivity issues, security, timely deployment of a myriad of business applications we have in our computer labs, servers and all other that are not readily available to our candidates instantaneously and effortlessly«, Cindy Williams, Ph.D., WaDt Executive Director. ISL Light enables the WaDt operators to securely view the other side’s desktop, gain control of their keyboard and mouse, transfer files, use the whiteboard, and even communicate via an integrated text chat.

»Prior to ISL Light we were using VNC, which we had installed on our server in order to help our candidates remotely. We had since outgrown VNC since it had limitations and did not go far enough, but with ISL Light remote connections, timely delivery and deployment were very effortless«, Ms Williams explains further. »Our candidates have since been enjoying not having to haul their computers into the lab, our technical support guys made of volunteers throughout the Americas and Sweden have been helping us to troubleshoot computer problems remotely since ISL Light, which has made technical support save them money as they are now proffering from volunteer technical support, thanks to ISL Light. The security is what sets this product apart; new codes are issued to the candidates for each session, an added layer of security which we did not have with other products.«

About WaDt
Established in 1998, Women Are Dreamers Too, Inc. is well known as a vital link in the State of GA social service continuum. WaDt addresses domestic violence crisis by providing a unique, long-term, comprehensive solution that goes beyond emergency services. Their mission is to break the vicious circle of poverty through micro-enterprise technical training and counseling in order to foster economic self-sufficiency, through self-determination, which hopefully generates a multiplier effect and foster sustainable economic growth in their various communities. WaDt's services include a 24-hour toll-free crisis line, an emergency shelter, in collaboration with the State of GA county wide coalitions, counseling, support groups, safety planning, legal services and community education presentations, business technical training, computer literacy, GED programs and instructions.

Remote Desktop Solution Empowers Users to Fully Control Remote PC with Advanced Collaboration Features for Helpdesk Professionals

The Xlab, an on-demand collaboration, work and communication services developer, launched a new version of its remote desktop support service for helpdesk professionals, ISL Light. The new version 3.1.0 features such improvements as reboot & reconnect, session recording, and file synchronization, all of them for easy and secure instant assistance. 

With ISL Light, the user can easily solve support cases over the Internet without redundant traveling costs or long telephone conversations cutting as much as 70% of support services costs.

• Connect in a fast, easy and secure way without any installation.
• Share the entire desktop, or just an application in real time, control the keyboard and the mouse, use the rich whiteboard tools.
• Communicate via the integrated audio (VoIP) and video.
• Easily transfer files in both ways by file synchronization. (NEW)
• Regain connection after rebooting the computer, switching user, or logging off. (NEW)
• Record sessions to view them afterwards. (NEW)

Pricing and Availability

ISL Online is redefining the ways of how companies communicate and collaborate with their clients, partners and employees. Striving to reach perfection of uniform on-demand communication, ISL Online now combines four business tools as a All-in-One bundle.

• ISL Light – One-click remote desktop support
• ISL AlwaysOn – Easy remote PC access
• ISL Groop – Online collaboration
• ISL Pronto – Live chat

The All-in-One bundle provides an organization with all four products at the price of one. Thus, all existing ISL Light customers are to be given automatically the right to start using the other three products at no extra charge. Also, all newcomers will be able to start using all four products immediately upon activating their ISL Online account.

ISL Online licensing will be based on the number of active connections without the limitation of the number of users or software installation. One active connection will enable its owner to have one session at a time:

• ISL Light: support one client by desktop sharing
• ISL AlwaysOn: access one remote computer
• ISL Groop: run an online meeting with up to ten participants
• ISL Pronto: free Public Beta

ISL Online at CeBIT, Germany
For the first time, the All-in-One bundle will be presented at the world largest annual ITC trade show – CeBIT 2008 in Hannover, Germany. At Stand D04, Hall 3, the ISL Online Team will be presenting a complete set of tools for business Internet communication. The presentations will show how to use remote desktop support, how to easily access any PC worldwide, how to have instant live chats, and how to arrange online meetings in your office.

Xlab, a leading R&D company that develops business tools and advanced online collaboration software, announces a big change in its prime product’s pricing. ISL Light, a secure and affordable remote desktop support tool, comes now with an Audio&Video plug-in included.

The Audio&Video plug-in enables ISL Light users to use the integrated voice (VoIP) and live video communication during a remote desktop support session. The secure communication is made available by a simple click of a button without any previous software installations.

From 1st December 2007 on, the Audio&Video plug-in is available free of charge to anyone purchasing ISL Light. All items in the price list, including the 500-minute PayPerUse Coupon, are now Audio&Video enabled. Therefore, everybody making a purchase of ISL Light from 1st December onwards automatically gets the Audio&Video plug-in included.

Xlab, a leading R&D company that develops business tools and advanced online collaboration software, and Phoenix Software, one of the foremost software republishers, have signed a partnership agreement for RSA. ISL Light is a secure and affordable way to remotely deliver technical assistance to your customers or employees anywhere in the world.

“The developer of ISL Light is an exciting partner for us”, commented Simon Campbell Young, the CEO of Phoenix Software, “With the rapidly developing IT market in such a diverse area as South Africa, IT businesses need to be able to offer cost effective support for their customers quickly. ISL Light supports these companies by offering technical support to their employees remotely or even by online collaboration”, Mr Cambell Young stated.

“We find South Africa very interesting and compelling, with our business infrastructure requirements well satisfied”, stated Jure Pompe, the CEO of Xlab. “Broadband Internet is available throughout the country, and due to the upcoming projects like 2010 Fifa World Cup SA, connectivity is expanding rapidly too. Our remote desktop service ISL Light can easily be used anywhere in South Africa to support single user and corporate user sites alike”, Mr Pompe explained.

ISL Light offers simple and secure support. The service is very efficient and it enables an operator to be connected to a remote client's computer anywhere in the world in less than 30 seconds. Switching to ISL Light is easy and can be carried out immediately.

We are proud to announce a new release of the remote desktop support tool ISL Light. The new ISL Light 3.0.4 version brings some major improvements in Vista compatibility, Windows logon screen transfer, new customization options of the ISL Light user interface, local keyboard support, possibility of sending all shortcut combinations for the Windows, Ctrl and Alt keys, simpler file transfer, IME (Input Method Editor) support, and more.

ISL Light 3.0.4 now successfully handles the User Account Control (UAC), which is used in MS Windows Vista to run a program requiring administrator permission. The UACs are now normally visible to the ISL Light Desk user via a secure desktop stream. Another important feature, especially for Vista users, is the ability to send Ctrl+Alt+Del to the remote side. When remotely controlling a PC, the operator should go to Tools in the ISL View window, and after having enabled the Administrative mode, he/she should choose to Send the Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Besides the fourteen existing languages of the user interface, 3.0.4 adds another five Eastern European languages (Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian and Russian) and full support for the Japanese language by the user interface and the ISL Light website as well.

The last two things to mention are a significantly improved ISL Light's performance and the operator's option to view the remote computer's desktop in full screen mode.
All new features are free of charge for users of the ISL Light Hosted Service (ASP Subscription, PayPerUse Coupon) and for ISL Light Server License users with active Extended Support Service. ISL Light Server License users with expired Extended Support Service are welcome to purchase Extended Support Service in order to gain access to upgrades to the novel ISL Light 3.0.4.

You are warmly welcome to visit our official website www.isllight.com and download your own ISL Light 3.0.4. Enjoy the free time ISL Light gains you!

ISL LIGHT 3.0.4 - Release Documentation (in English)

SOS-Kinderdorf International has decided to introduce the ISL Light's remote desktop control service to provide effective support to employees based outside the organisation's headquarters. In order to help this international child welfare organisation to cut down on travel time and costs involved in supporting employees in other locations, ISL Light has donated a package of Server Licenses.

''ISL Light is easy to deploy, simple to use, it renders reliable connections and is a user-friendly system. The most restrictive firewalls are no problem for ISL Light. It simply always works - without compromising the security of the overall system,'' comment the representatives of the SOS-Kinderdorf International organisation, Innsbruck.

About SOS-Kinderdorf International
SOS-Kinderdorf International is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated associations of national SOS Children's Villages worldwide. This private and non-governmental organisation provides more than 60,000 orphaned, abandoned and destitute children with a new family and place they can call home in more than 450 children's villages. In addition, SOS Children's Villages supports hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children and their families through various social, healthcare, educational and community-outreach projects, and also helps in situations of crisis and disaster through emergency relief programmes. www.sos-childrensvllages.org

Starting today, ISL AlwaysOn is available for public beta-testing offering unlimited remote access. ISL AlwaysOn allows operators to start a secure fully featured remote desktop session with a computer or a server without the other side being present. Every session is secured with an end-to-end 256-bit AES encryption, whereas each client secures their computer with an additional personal password to authenticate the operator each time they access the computer. The client has the possibility of locking his/her computer in order to temporarily disallow access rights. During a remote desktop session, an operator is empowered to use every feature currently available in ISL Light: screen-sharing, keyboard- and mouse-control sharing, file-transfer, whiteboard, and video call. 

ISL AlwaysOn gives operators greater flexibilty in terms of choosing their own working hours, administering a remote server, and also accessing their work computer remotely. The trial of this add-on is open to both the existing 17,000 ISL Light users and newcomers. The trial is completely free of charge until 1st June 2007 and does not set a limit on the number of computers on either side: the client's or the operator's. Operators can set up ISL AlwaysOn on all their clients' computers or servers that they want to service permanently. The setup is automatic and does not require any configurations. The setup finished, they can access a computer or a server by means of just 1 click.

To start using ISL AlwaysOn, please visit the ISL AlwaysOn Online Manual at: http://www.isllight.com/help/isl-alwayson.