Press

Here are some voices from the press or from well known bloggers about the Excel Soccer World Cup Planner.
At this point, we would like to thank them, both as well the editors and the bloggers.

Excel Soccer World Cup Planner 2011

06/14/2011 · www.excelguru.ca/forums

Many thanks to Ken Puls, owner of www.excelguru.ca, who allowed me to write a forum post about the planner on his excellent forum about Excel and Co.

The full post at www.excelguru.ca/forums

06/09/2011 · www.beqiraj.net

Many thanks to Valdet Beqiraj for his blog post about the planner; here an excerpt translated to English:

How time flies … it’s hard to believe that this blog post is already a year old! It was the 11th June 2010 and the opening match of South Africa – Mexico was already running in the background … Now the old blog post is just like the 2010 World Cup history … and now the Women’s Soccer World Cup 2011 is pending (…)

The full article in German at www.beqiraj.de

06/06/2011 · www.alleswasbewegt.de

Many thanks to Oliver Münk for his blog post about the planner, here an excerpt translated to English:

Only a few days and then the Soccer World Cup in Germany will start … The team around Andreas Entenmann has again developed a planner and a predictions game based on Excel and free of charge (…)

The full article in German at www.alleswasbewegt.de

Excel Soccer World Cup Planner 2010

06/07/2010 · www.stern.de

Thanks to the online editors from the german magazine “Stern”, who mentionned and recommended our planner. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

The spreadsheet from Microsoft Office is not only for use at work. The Excel Soccer World Cup Planner acts like a command center for all football fans during the world cup (…)

The full article in German at www.stern.de

06/07/2010 · www.schieb.de

Many thanks to Jörg Schieb, a well known author and computer expert, for his article in his blog. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa stands at the door. The most important thing for football fans is of course having a planning tool including and managing all the games. The well-made Excel World Cup Planner is available in either for Excel 2003 or 2007/2010 (…).

The full article in German at www.schieb.de

06/04/2010 · www.heute.de

Many thanks to the online editors from the ZDF (German Broadcasting Company), recommending our planner. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

Spreadsheet is boring? No! How you can use Excel and combine football is demonstrated by the Excel World Cup Planner (…).

The full article of the ZDF in German at www.heute.de

05/31/2010 · www.dotnetpro.de

Many thanks to DotNetPro, the professional magazine for developers in German, who are recommending the planner on thei website. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

The three specialists Excel Louha Mourad, Andreas Entenmann and André Melenk have developed together with the designer Claudia Vaessen the Excel planner for the World Cup in South Africa. The planner can be downloaded and used free of charge. (…)

The full article in German at www.dotnetpro.de

05/20/2010 · www.microsoft.com/switzerland/office/de/

Many thanks to Microsoft Switzerland, who added a link to the planner on the “Swiss Highlights” sidebar. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

The World Cup 2010 in Excel. The ultimate Excel 2010 World Cup Planners is now ready for download!

The full article in German at www.microsoft.com/switzerland/office/de/

05/20/2010 · computer.de.msn.com

Thanks again to MSN Germany, who have also included a link to the planner on their Office tipps in the computers section. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

Spreadsheets for accountants? No way! Excel can do much more. For example, the free Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planer (…).

The full article in German at computer.de.msn.com

05/12/2010 · PC Praxis, Ausgabe 06/10

The german magazine “PC Praxis” reported a second time in its issue 06/10 of 05/08/2010 on page 18 about the Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner, including the file on the DVD. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

The ultimate Soccer World Cup Planner on the PC Praxis DVD: the cup not only requires some culinary and technical but also important logistical preparations (…) we included the ultimate helpers to the DVD. You only need Excel to start a useful tool(…).

The online portal of the PC-Praxis, German

05/05/2010 · sport.de.msn.com

Thanks to MSN Germany, who have included our Planner to their MS Office tipps. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english:

Spreadsheets for accountants? No way! Excel can do much more. For example, chek out the free Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner (…)

The full article in German at sport.de.msn.com

05/02/2010 · www.giza-blog.de

Many thanks to Kay Giza – Audience Marketing Manager und MSDN Online Team-Lead at Microsoft Germany – for his recommandation and article about our Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner on his excellent german blog. Here is an excerpt of his article translated to english::

Respect! This is what I have searched for a while! In a few weeks, the Soccer World Cup 2010 starts (…). The free planner for the world cup includes everything your heart desires, informations about the venues, a clearly presentation of the results, many options, a prediction game (…)..

The full article in German at www.giza-blog.de

04/09/2010 · www.microsoft.com/germany/community

Many thanks to the people from Microsoft, who have added a link to the Excel Soccer Planner to the news section of the German Community Guide. Here is an excerpt of the news entry to english:

In nine weeks, the Soccer World Cup begins in South Africa (…) the „Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner“, developed by the community experts Andreas Entenmann (MVP), Mourad Louha and André Melenk will help (…).

The full news entry in German from www.microsoft.com/germany/community

04/02/2010 · www.drwindows.de

Microsoft MVP Martin Geuß reported on 03/31/2010 in his german forum „Dr. Windows“ about the planner and linked to the planner. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

In just over two months will begin the Soccer World Cup in South Africa. So, in order that no game is missed and (…).

The full article in German from www.drwindows.de

03/25/2010 · stephan-at-work.spaces.live.com

Stephan Fasshauer, Microsoft Marketing Manager in Germany, reports in his excellent Blog about the planner. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

Excel WM Planer – PC Praxis writes about the Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner for the footbal Worls Cup 2010 in South Africa: The Excel Workbook (…)

The full article in German at stephan-at-work.spaces.live.com

03/06/2010 · PC Praxis, issue 04/10

The German magazine „PC Praxis“ reported in its issue 04/10 of 03/05/2010 on page 155 about the Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner and provided the file on the enclosed DVD for their readers. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

The Excel file … pays a special attention to the ease of use and a graphically rich presentation. The file is not comparable with complicated and boring sheets that are usually used. (…) The planner also offers a prediction game for many participants.

The German portal from PC-Praxis

02/14/2010 · www.pc-portal.de

The German portal “PC Portal” reports on 02/14/2010 in his article “World Cup 2010: Interactive schedule with prediction game for up to 32 users” about the Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner, Version 1.25; at that time the prediction game allowed only 32 players. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

Enough with the eternal paper pieces when predicting the games with your work colleagues. Instead, just enter the predictions to the Excel Planner and it does the rest for you. With this Excel Planner, the World Cup may come this summer. The Excel Planner can, of course, already be downloaded.

The full article in German at www.pc-portal.de

02/01/2010 · www.computerwissen.de

The German portal “ComputerWissen.de” reports in his article “World Cup 2010 – Download now match schedule” from 02/01/2010 about the Excel Planner, Version 1.25; at that time the prediction game allowed only 32 players. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

But it can become interactive with the Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner: this planner not only provides information about the venues, but also automatically calculates the tables after the game results are entered. In addition, a prediction game for up to 32 people is included.

The full article in German at www.computerwissen.de

01/31/2010 · www.loadblog.de

The German Blog „Loadblog“ reported on 01/31/2010 in his article „World Cup 2010 Planners for Download: for Excel, Outlook and as PDF“ about the Excel Soccer World Cup 2010 Planner. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

The planner not only calculates all tables and matches, but also contains a nice interface and prediction game. The free Excel file is available in German, English and French.

The full article in German at www.loadblog.de

12/10/2009 · www.chip.de

The German download portal www.chip.de reported about our product on 12/10/2009 in the article „World Cup 2010
downloads: do not miss any game“. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

Probably, the most elegant solution comes from Excel-Soccer-2010.de: The file for the Microsoft spreadsheet program includes, among others, already all preliminary matches and not only calculates the results of the group stage, but also setups the pairing of knock-out and following rounds.

The full article in German at www.chip.de

12/04/2009 · www.alleswasbewegt.de

Special thanks to the german blogger from „Alles Was Bewegt“, who already reported about the Excel Planner on 12/04/2009 – just a few days after the launch of this website. Here is an excerpt of the post translated to english:

You can also find a description of the planner on the website by Andreas Entenmann, Mourad Louha and André Melenk. I would like to thank the three people for this great work and I hope to have contributed for promoting the planner.

The full article in German at www.alleswasbewegt.de