Layer2 is a specialist in creating custom components and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. Based in Germany, Layer2 offers products and solutions worldwide adding additional features to portals based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS), Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or the free Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) / Windows SharePoint Foundation 2010. Some products also integrate Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft SharePoint Online. The solutions are sold directly to end-customers or distributed via a fast growing partner network of resellers and implementers.

Some web parts can be downloaded and used completely for free. Other solutions may be used as free shareware versions with limited features. For more information, please select a product from the left hand side navigation.

The Knowledge Management Suite for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 encourages knowledge workers to take advantage of the new SharePoint 2010 KM features by making it as easy as possible to tag content and use tags for knowledge browsing, navigation, content discovery and search:

• Tag Suggester for SharePoint 2010 displays a tag suggestion list based on given Term Store taxonomies, tagging rules, item properties, context and document content.
• Auto Tagger for SharePoint 2010 tags items and documents automatically in background without any user interaction.
• Taxonomy Manager for SharePoint 2010 manages the Term Store with export / import / update and additional properties, e.g. tag rules. 
• Tag Navigation Web Part for SharePoint 2010 gains advantages of collaborative tagging by providing additional navigations.
• Tag Directory Web Part for SharePoint 2010 displays the metadata taxonomy tree as flat A-Z directory category index.
• Tag Cloud Web Part for SharePoint 2010 offers content navigation by its importance.
• Related Content Web Part for SharePoint 2010 displays related content automatically.

The solution was developed 100% based on the new SharePoint 2010 Server Enterprise Metadata Management API. The Shareware version is completely FREE. Download now.

The fast, easy and complete integration of ANY external LOB data - e.g. from databases like SQL Server or Oracle, ERP/CRM systems or Excel and other Office files - is a common requirement in the use of Microsoft SharePoint technology. Existing solutions, such as the Business Data Catalog (BDC) in SharePoint 2007 or the Business Connectivity Services (BCS)  in SharePoint 2010, are often too complex at the facility, requiring tools or programming, revealing limitations, or are available for certain SharePoint editions only.

The SharePoint Business Data List Connector offers simply a "SharePoint External List" by connecting a REAL SharePoint list (no Web Part) to external business data directly in the list settings dialogue. No additional tools or programming are required. It can easily be configured by using three simple settings. Every SharePoint admin can do this. The desired data can be populated to the list and presented without any restrictions, with the full read-only or optionally write-back (CRUD) functionality of common SharePoint lists: views, sorting and grouping, filters, calculated fields, lookups can be created as usual. List workflows and notifications per RSS or email can be used to take business actions in SharePoint, if external business data records are changed.

You will find more information about the SharePoint Business Data List Connector (BDLC) here.

Knowledge Management and Social Networking are unleashed with the new version of Microsoft SharePoint 2010. SharePoint 2010 now fills the big gaps in 2007, with managed taxonomies and folksonomies, expertise finding, content rating, and commenting.

Pre-defined taxonomies, ready to import in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 can be downloaded and integrated into your existing intranet, content management application, knowledge management portal, or any other application that would benefit from the power of a robust taxonomy-based classification and search. Download a FREE sample now! 

 
Fig.: Clients all over the world use our Microsoft SharePoint add-ons in their corporate portals.

Customers & References

• 1-9 * 1st Professional * 2ndc AS * 4C Group AG
• A * A1 TELEKOM AUSTRIA AG * ABCP Architecture et urbanisme * Acadon AG * AKSOR Group * ADGAS Ltd * ADISY Information Management * Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) * AE Smith & Son Pty Ltd. * Aegon US * Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) * Aircell * Akcelerant Holdings LLC * Akset Law * Aktia Oyj * Alfred E. Tiefenbacher GmbH & Co. KG * Allight Group * AllightSykes * Anliker AG * Anton Gerl GmbH * Apply Srco AS * Applied Motion Systems, Inc. * AQUILENT * Aramsco * Argusnet AG * Arioch Technical Services * Arlington County * Artur Monse GmbH und Ko. KG * Astute Ltd. * Australian Catholic University * Attracs * Augsburg Fortress Publishers * AUMA Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V. * Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP * Avento AS * AVRATOURS S.A. * AZ Real Estate GmbH
• B * BAE Systems * Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC * Bank Of New Zealand * Basic American Foods, Inc  *  Bauer Inc. * Bayernhafen GmbH & Co KG * Bend Research * Bertling EDI Service und IT GmbH * BES Data Terminals GmbH * BESITEC – global technologies * BIM Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH * bio.inspecta AG Switzerland * BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc * Blaser Metallbau AG * Booz and Co * Boston Scientific Corporation * Britec Computer Systems * British Engines Ltd * Brown and Caldwell * BTGroup * BT Professional Services (Belgium) SA * Business Vision AB * Boutique.ru
• C * C5 Insight * C K Careers * Cahill Instrumentation * Campus Management Corp * Campus Symposium GmbH * Cardinal Solar Technologies * CaridianBCT, Inc. * CCM Centre for Concepts in Mechatronics B.V. * CCS Presentation Systems * CEF France * CED Computer Electronic Dahlke * CeoTronics AG * Centre pour le maintien de la paix * Chalmers Marine Engineering Co. (L.L.C.) * Chevron Corporation * CITS-APP * CODERE SA * Commercial Foodservice Repair, Inc. * Commonwealth Bank Australia CBA * Community Association Management * COMPAREX Deutschland AG * Computer electronic Dahlke (CED) * Contour Aerospace Seating * Convecto GmbH * Con-Way Inc. * Corporatek Inc * County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP)* County Governor of Nordland * Coventry University * Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP * CUP 2000 SpA
• D * Data Associates Pty Ltd * Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. * De Baak B.V. * Defense Contract Management Agency DCMA * Defence Research and Development Canada * Deloite * Deloite SE * Deloite AT * DB International GmbH (Deutsche Bahn) * Dfass Distribution * DFH Haus GmbH * Diesa S.A. * Dinotronic * Department of National Defence (DND) CLS / DLCI * DoDDS Pacific IT Division * Dolcan Ltd. * DOMCURA AG * DU-IT Gesellschaft für Informationstechnologie Duisburg mbH * Duncan Lawrie Ltd. * Dynasplint Systems, Inc. *
• E * Ecobank Russia * economiesuisse * Edge Technology Group * EDMI Limited * EKW GmbH * elbcom * EMINESS Technologies, Inc * Energiakolmio Oy * Encore Wire Corporation * engineered materials solutions * ensynch * ePharmaSolutions * EPIC Advisors * EPM Live * epmservices * Erbe Elektromedizin * ESID de BREST * Evangelische Heimstiftung GmbH * Evans and Wood & Co., Inc. * Evergreen Packaging Inc. * EWZ.ch * Exerti
• F * Fair Isaac Corporation - FICO * FieldGlass * Fenaco CH * Finke Das Erlebnis Einrichten GmbH & Co. KG * FinnvedenBulten IT AB * Flightsafety International * FLIR Radiation GmbH * FLSmidth & CO. AS * Foster Wheeler Energia Oy * Frankort en Koning bv * Fraunhofer-Institut-Land-Niedersachsen * Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center * FreshConnections B.V. * Frigerio * FRITZ & MACZIOL Software und Computervertrieb GmbH * Front Runner Vehicle Outfitters * FRS Global * Fruci & Associates * FSI * Futaba (Europe) GmbH
• G * Gallowglass Ltd * GEA Process Technologies Ireland Ltd. * GEBR BRASSELER GmbH Co KG * Gebäudeversicherung Graubünden * GEERS Hörakustik AG & Co. KG * gemelo network solutions gmbh * GKN Driveline Deutschland GmbH * Glaswerk Ernstthal GmbH * Georg Fischer AG * Georgia Tech Research Institute GTRI * Gesellschaft für Kommunikations- und Netzwerktechnik mbH * Gesundheits- und Fürsorgedirektion Kanton Bern (CH) * getsix * GEVA GmbH & Co. KG * Gigastream plc * Gijima Holdings Pty. Ltd * Gilardi and Co * Gilgen Logistics AG * Girsberger & Rütsche Treuhand AG * GJ Cahill & Company Ltd. * GoConfigure * GOSH Enterprises, Inc * Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung AG * GREAT WEST LIFE HEAD OFFICE * Gresham Smith and Partners * Groenendijk Onderwijs Administratie bv * Groenhart Group * Grontmij Nederland B.V. * GS Neotek * Guidewire Software * Gunderson Dettmer, LLP * GWA Group Limited * GWINNER Wohndesign GmbH *
• H * H. Chalut Lt * Harris Products Group - A Lincoln Electric Company * Harrison Varma * hartech HART KG * Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.  * HCA DELTA DIVISION ITS * Harvard Business School * Henderson Global Investors Limited * Henry Pratt Company * Hentzen Coatings, Inc * Higher Education Academy York * Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin - HTW * Hoelscher Wasserbau * Holonics Inc. * Horizon Food Group * HQ USEUCOM EPOC-ISKM (USA Armed Forces Eur, ME, Afr, CDN)
• I * IBM OESTERREICH GMBH * iCoreTech USA * Idaho National Laboratory * IFES International Foundation Of Electoral Systems * Iggesund Tools * INEX Independent Extrusions Ltd. * Info AG * Infoholdings Sambia * Informatikzentrum Köniz-Muri * Ingerman * Innovative Solutions Inc * INN Tecnologia * Insight Investment * Institut für Sozialdienste * Institute of Technology Sligo * Internal Revenue Service - United States Department of the Treasury - International Development Research Centre IDRC * IRS.gov * INTEAR Information Technology Architects, Inc. * International Energy Forum * iTEAM Consulting LLC * IOK GmbH und Co. KG * IOZ AG  Informations Organisations Zentrum * Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. *  ITSD BV  IT Services and Development * IVM TC Wien GmbH *
• J * Jechnerer GmbH * Joint Force Headquarters - Missisippi National Guard * JSCC Econombank
• K * K.-Ley GmbH * Kanwal Group Inc. * Kaye Scholer LLP * KAISER KFH PHARMACY OPERATIONS * KCE FM Limited * Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc * Kirkland & Ellis LLP * Konditorei Junge * Kreisspital für das Freiamt Muri * KSB AG * KTR Kupplungstechnik GmbH * Kuwait Petroleum Nederland * Körting Hannover AG
• L * Los Angeles Dept of Trans & Development * Laron * Liberty USA Inc. * LogicalTechGroup * Logiway GmbH * Ludwig Meister
• M * Machiavelli Luxury Group * MacRoberts LLP * MAN SE * Marion County Public Schools * Marketintelligence GmbH * Masco Contractor Service * MASDAR PV GmbH * Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung * MBDA Systems (UK) Limited * Memorial Healthcare Systems MHS * MCPS - Merchants Choice Payment Solutions * MDU Resources Group, Inc * Medbuy Corporation * Medifab Medical Fabrication * Mensys BV * Menzolit Ltd. * Merritt Properties LLC * Michael & Susan Dell Foundation * MID GmbH * MILLENIUM INTEGRATED LIMITED * Mittelbayerischer Verlag KG * MOBA Mobile Automation AG * Monse * Motta Sistemi s.r.l * Moyne Roberts Group * MS Army National Guard * MST shoe trade & service GmbH * MTF Thörishaus AG * MTN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS * MVM Management Service GmbH * MVP Group International 
• N * National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited * Nationstar Mortgage LLC * NATO C3 Agency (NC3A) * Natus GmbH * Nestle Purina * Netkom-NMS * Newark Electronics * NGF Service GmbH * NN HUMAN SERVICES DEPT * Nordstrom, Inc
• O * Oconomowoc Resid Program * Okaya Electric America, Inc. * Olympus Czech Group S.R.O. * OMNI HOME CARE * Online Business Systems OBS * Opitz Consulting GmbH * OSI SYSTEMS, INC * Oxford and Cherwell Valley College * OXEA - A Portfolio-Company of Advent International * Oy Attracs Ab
• P * PaperFree Corporation * PatientOrderSets * PCK.ru * PCnet Inc. * PDG Systemhaus GmbH * PDJ GLOBAL LOGISTICS, LLC * PENTEO SA * Pearson Shared Services * Pearson Peacekeeping Centre * Pepsi Cola * Petroc UK * Pivotel Satelite Australia * Placer County Water Agency PCWA * PlanB GmbH * platzdasch netConsult * Port of Tyne Authority * Premier Medical Consultants, Inc. * Prianto GmbH * Procurement Services GmbH * Produce Alliance * ProEnergy Services * Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich * Pybar Mining Services
• Q * Quarriers
• R * R.K. Consulting GmbH * R82 AS * Radiant Technologies * RCN RADIO * Rea Magnet Wire * RealNet Canada Inc. * Red Mountain Energy Corp * Redland City Council * René Fürst Unternehmensberatung * Residential Mortgage * Respond! Housing Association * RightPoint * rp-it.net * RÖNTGENPARTNER
• S * SABIC UK Petrochemicals * Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc * Santos Ltd * Sanyu Doshitsu Engineering * SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad * SAVACO N.V. * SB LiMotive Korea * SBB Transportpolizei Schweiz AG * SDI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION * Schleupen AG * Schoeller Arca Systems AB * Schäfer Trennwand Systeme * Schuhmacher | associati studio legale e notarile * SeaMobile Enterprises * SeedsTech Corporation * SERCON AG * Service Management Group SMG * SGS Industrial Services GmbH * SharePoint Business Solutions, Inc. * SharePoint Delivery-SKC * SHI International Corp. * SHKB Schaffhauser Kantonalbank Schweiz * Shuffle Master, Inc. * Silver Fern Farms * SIMMATICA SRL UNIPERSONALE * SIEVERS-SNC Computer & Software GmbH & Co. KG * SLOVNAFT a.s. * smaro GmbH * smart media solutions GmbH * SMLC Pepsi Cola * smithbreeden.com * SMV Sitz- und Objektmoebel GmbH * Softline Group * Software ONE AG * SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE * SPIRK und PARTNER ZIVILTECHNIKERGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H * SSA Schools * SSB-AG * St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School * Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden * Stab Netherlands * Stadtwerke Rothenburg * Stampen AB * Stantec Consulting Ltd. * State of Wisconsin - DHS * Stout Risius Ross, Inc. * St Margarets School * Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG * Streitz Consult GmbH * Subito AG * Swiss Life AG * Swtomg Ltd. * SYNERGA * systema Deutschland GmbH
• T * T-Systems International GmbH * T-Systems MMS * Tarrant Regional Water District * Techne IT Solutions BVBA * Telenor Norge * Tek Response Ltd * Tetrapak * The Steritech Group * The Yalumba Wine Company * ThyssenKrupp Access * Tietotemput Oy * Tillotts Pharma AG * Titus Corporation * Thomsons Lawyers * TOROLA electronic * Trakka Corp * Transa Backpacking * Transatlantic Reinsurance Company *  transtec AG * Transglobal Services, LLC * Tribridge * Trident Exploration * TRU Waste Processing Center * TWOTAP
• U * Unfallpraxis.de * Unirez GmbH * Univers du Micro * University di San Marino * Universitätsklinikum Ulm * US Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) * US Department of Defense (DOD) * United States European Command (USEUCOM) * US DOD European Plans and Operations Center (EPOC) * Usines Metallurgiques de Vallorbe SA
• V * ValueBlue BV * Vanguard Systems * Venticento S.r.l * Vericrest Financial * vision4health Laufenberg und Co.
• W * Walser Privatbank AG * Washington State Liquor Control Board * Weber GmbH & Co. KG * wedoit AG * WEH GmbH * Weinmann Geräte für Medizin GmbH * Western Carolina University * WESTFA GmbH * WI-DEPT. OF HEALTH and FAMILY SV
• X * xonDynamics
• Y * Yalumba Wine Company* Yamagata Europe
• Z * Zotefoams plc

... and many more.

Customer statements

• What BCS Should Be ...
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: Johnny O. Alb REVIEWED ON:11/1/2011
  PROS: "Idiot-proof product, very well designed. Simple to install and deploy, works as advertised.
  Love it."
  CONS: One very minor limitation - if it generates a GUID for you, it has to post back to the same column name ([bdlcGUID]) in every SQL table. Easy workaround in InfoPath forms, though.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Makes you wonder why BCS is so limited?
  
• CFO/CIO
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: G. Meeks REVIEWED ON: 11/1/2011
  PROS: "It met our needs perfectly using Sharepoint Foundation 2010, rather than having to upgrade to Sharepoint Enterprise. Mixing enterprise data (ERP, CRM and others) within a real sharepoint list with additional sharepoint fields solved some key data integration and visibility problems for us and now allows many users to live in Sharepoint rather than trying to find information across multiple systems."
  CONS: Nothing. Works as advertised.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Technical support has been very responsive as well, even on an issue or two that really were from our limited sharepoint knowledge rather than issues with BDLC. They helped us get through those also.
  
• Brilliant product
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: Maher Yousef REVIEWED ON: 10/17/2011
  PROS: "brilliant product, easy to install, easy to cinfigure, and works just as it shoud."
  CONS: nothing
  
• Well designed product, works great
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Sarada Mohapatra REVIEWED ON: 8/26/2011
  PROS: 1. Simple to install & use 2. Fast & efficient (replicates data from External source). I have an AS400 across the WAN replicating data once a day. 3. Preserves List Features (unlike the limitations of OOTB External Data List)
  CONS: None so far.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
  1. Would like to see parameters in the Select statement. Would leave implementation details to Layer2. 2. The username/password are in plain text. So had to change List Permissions to have users as 'Contributors' or 'Visitors' - most of my users are 'Designers' as part of empowering everyone.
  
• Very Useful Product
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Bobby Beckner REVIEWED ON: 8/3/2011
  PROS: It's easy to install, does everything for you, and is dependable.
  CONS: Nothing. It's great. It would be cool if there was an option for it to notify of updates to the tool and download them for you, however.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
  Worked with Layer2 on an issue we had with this tool. They worked closely with us over a few weeks time and had the issue resolved. Their technical support staff are dependable.
  
• Excellent Product - Works exactly as described
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: Ben J. Pollard REVIEWED ON: 8/2/2011
  PROS: The application was extremely easy to install. Even with our very limited SharePoint experience we were able configure and use it without much trouble. When we ran into problems (due primarily to our inexperience), tech support was able to fix all of them. They went out of their way to verify everything worked and that we were satisfied with the product. The program works exactly as described, and has not crashed or caused any errors. We highly recommend it.
  CONS: Nothing.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: needed to monitor a frequently updated, external database in order to both populate a SharePoint list and initiate workflows. As SharePoint's BCS is extremely limited, we were forced to contact outside programmers who provided a quote of ~$10k. Fortunately, we stumbled upon the Layer2 BDLC which essentially made it possible to directly interface SP2010 with our external database.
  
• Great tool
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Maximo Zambrano REVIEWED ON: 7/29/2011
  PROS: Very simple to install and set up, works as advertised
  CONS: Nothing to dislike, it works very well
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd like to have a log for every sync update.
  
• Great Tool!
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: S. Hatch REVIEWED ON: 7/11/2011
  PROS: Great tool for anyone looking to pull data from other sources fast and easy. The list integration is suprisingly easy and did exactly as discribed. A must have for anyone looking for something other than the built in tools of SharePoint.
  
• What BCS should have been like...
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Gluvnaful REVIEWED ON: 4/7/2011
  PROS: The best part about Layer2.de's BDLC is it's straightforward, code-free integration with multiple database types. Solution deployment, connection string setup, column creation and validation, and a read/write flag - it's almost too simple. This connector provides a mechanism for integrating business data into SharePoint's powerful viewing and workflow capabilities in the simplest possible way. Background updates, item-level delta changes, and read/write capability allow developers and power users to make full use of the SharePoint object model for line of business data and fields with less if not any code. We have used this product to enable enterprise, data-driven taxonomy through the content type hub. We have delivered time-saving custom solutions for business process, dashboarding, and alerting as well. I highly recommend the BDLC to any SharePoint development group or shop.
  CONS: This product has been extremely useful from a solution delivery standpoint, and functional for the business as well.
  
• This is what I am looking for!
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Eric Huang REVIEWED ON: 1/12/2011
  PROS: This product is a must have stuff for every SharePoint guy who want to integrate list with back-end systems. Easy to install and setup. What I have done is to define a IBM AS/400 database table on a SharePoint 2010 list, then I can keep them sync with BDLC timer job. It even provides the CRUD(Create, Update and Delete) functionality on SharePoint list item edit UI, then the results will sync to IBM AS/400 source table immediately. Since it works fine as expected, this let me interested to do more testing like SharePoint list Alert and Item Event Receiver(Item Updated), etc. Guess what? If we update the source database table on IBM AS/400, when timer job completed(intervals set by central administration site), We can see the result updated on SharePoint list, the mail and diagnostic log entry write by Item Event Receiver. Fantastic!
  
• Works as advertised!
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: pr0t01 REVIEWED ON: 9/30/2010
  PROS: It's done everything I've asked of it, and the sales team has been great to work with. It's so easy to make a quick connection and populate a list! This has been a real time-saver for me as a SharePoint admin, and it has allowed me to create some really useful lists and calendars for my users.
  CONS: I've only been using it a few weeks so I haven't run into any problems, or reached that point where I can start making constructive criticisms. So far it's been pretty flawless.
  
• Great Product!
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Stan REVIEWED ON: 4/26/2010
  PROS: The Business Data List Connector (BDLC) product is fantastic! The ability to connect to virtually any 3rd party data source and work with that data in a native SharePoint list has been quite valuable to us.
  CONS: The only downside to the BDLC at this point is the inability to write back to the data source. Looking forward to the addition of that feature in a future release.
  
• Simple and Fast
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: SharePoint Admin REVIEWED ON: 3/22/2010
  PROS: It's really easy to use! Much better than the BDC!
  CONS: miss the update functionality, but they've said it'll come soon.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Keep up the good work!
  
• Simply the best!
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: Aramsco REVIEWED ON: 3/17/2010
  PROS: Simplicity, speed, feature set
  
• Layer2 BDLC works great
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: Andy Bradley ii REVIEWED ON: 3/16/2010
  PROS: You can setup primary keys to limit the amount of data "refreshed" in the query and it is very, very fast - even using ODBC drivers.
  CONS: Not really anything - it works as described.
  
• BDLC 1.6 Review
  OVERALL RATING: ****
  REVIEWED BY: Binni Skariah REVIEWED ON:3/15/2010
  PROS: Functionality of tool was 100% exact as per description. Ease of setup and use. Ability to connect to various ODBC data sources.
  CONS: Have to create new site versus convert exising one. Would like to be able to have function to send email on timer job updates.
  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Email support has been spot on.
  
• Layer2 BDLC - Flexible and easy to configure
  OVERALL RATING: *****
  REVIEWED BY: Ian Trott REVIEWED ON: 3/15/2010
  PROS: Rapid deployment (single solution file), very easy to configure and good support. We were after a quick and simple solution to allow the retrieval of data from various data sources without resorting to the BDC - this fits the bill perfectly!
  CONS: Nothing as yet!Seee here for more.