We'd like to thank each and every one of you for contributing to the success of Calais over the last year. From an idea in mid-2007 to our launch in January 2008, it's been an amazing ride.

We're wrapping up the year with 9,000 registered users of the Calais service who are submitting one to two million transactions each day. You've built dozens, if not hundreds, of innovative applications and you've provided regular feedback to help us make the service more useful. Thank you. We truly could not have done it without you.

Now we'd like to ask for a little more help. We're pulling together our roadmap for 2009 and want to hear directly from you about what you'd like to see. As a user-driven project, Calais needs your feedback to make sure we're on the right path.

Please drop us a note at 2009@opencalais.com and let us know two things:

First: What would you like to see delivered in 2009? New extractions? Languages? New tools or API capabilities? Integration with your favorite content management system? Let us know - nothing is off the table.

Second: How are you using Calais? Even if it's experimental and not for public consumption, we'd love to hear what you're up to - or even what you're thinking about.

Again, thanks for your support. There are some exciting announcements coming with Release 4 of Calais in mid-January and we're looking forward to a great 2009. Your input will help make it so.

Our best wishes for happy and healthy new year,

The Calais Team