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Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall adds new features

Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall adds new featuresSounds better, but what aboutPoor web design? Ultimately even if Microsoft does get a good product out, the pitfall is usually that the product is so easy to use that any Tom, Richard, or Harry decides to set this up and forget to...

Tags: Firewalls, Patches, Linux, Network security, Microsoft Corp., firewall, patch management, Windows Based Computer, Microsoft Windows, stigma, Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Discussion threads 2006-09-14

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Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?

Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...

Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com

News items 2009-07-02

Starport Galactic Empires 2.0 (Windows)

The hit game Starport: Galactic Empires is now available and 100% free to play. Be the captain of a space-ship in this fully graphical space combat MMO. Team up with other real people, or blow them out of the sky. Explore distant star systems, start colonies on alien worlds, hunt...

Tags: Team, Captain, Microsoft Windows, Playtechtonics, Games, Team Management, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-07-02

10-Strike Network Monitor 1.1 (Windows)

10-Strike Network Monitor is a network device status monitor which allows you to obtain online data on the time a device becomes available and the time it goes out, and thus ensure a prompt response to various events. The program's functionality is based on periodic polling of devices. It can...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows, Network Device, 10-Strike Software, 10-Strike Network Monitor, Networking, Tcp/Ip, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-07-02

Why Windows 7 should be free

Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Network Asset Tracker Pro 2.9.3 (Windows)

Network Asset Tracker Pro is a comprehensive network inventory solution that enables you to scan all the nodes of your network with just one click. Get complete information about operating system, service packs, hotfixes, hardware, software and running processes on remote PCs. Powerful reporting module helps you save a lot...

Tags: Network, PC, Agent, MIS Utilities, Microsoft Windows, WMI, Network Asset Tracker Pro, Real Estate, Networking, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-07-01

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...

Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft Office

Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft OfficeBecause it was the right tool for the job?Why, because you wrote seven paragraphs of unformatted text and then copy/pasted it to your content manager?Well, then by all means MS Office it is.That was convincing. notWishes versus needsOn the whole, Microsoft Office...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Sun VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously. Another is offering support for high performance graphics for desktop applications. Here's...

Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Hypervisor, Sun Microsystems Inc., VirtualBox 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-30

N'keybDrum 1.3.5 (Windows)

N'keybdrum--electronic drums for personal computers.Play drums with custom keyboard and foot mouse on your computer, 7 drum sets, you have "feel and look" of real drums, on your disposal is extended drum set. Graphical user interface for entering drum data, can save patterns as midi file, from Drumoke show and...

Tags: Drum, Microsoft Windows, Nino Rilovic, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Keyboards, Games, Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-30

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0.0.506 (Windows)

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 uses a totally new approach to data security, based on restricting each program's rights to access system resources. This approach helps prevent unwanted actions by suspicious and hazardous programs. The application's ability to protect each user's confidential data has also been considerably enhanced. The application now includes...

Tags: Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Microsoft Windows, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009, Productivity, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Internet

Software downloads 2009-06-29

What PC makers are paying for Windows 7

Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows 7 as it did for Windows Vista, while cutting the price of Windows 7 Home Premium as compared to its predecessor. Microsoft plans to charge PC makers the same for the business version of Windows...

Tags: PC Company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Bill Veghte, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, price, Ina Fried CNET News

News items 2009-06-26

CachemanXP 2.0 (Windows)

CachemanXP is a Windows utility designed to improve speed and stability of your computer by optimizing several caches, auto-recovering RAM and fine tuning system settings. Oneclick-Optimization makes it suitable for novice and intermediate users yet it is also powerful and versatile enough for computer experts. Backups of settings ensure that...

Tags: Outertech, CachemanXP, Help File, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Performance Management, Productivity, Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-06-26

ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps

In February, I asked ZDNet readers for the free, lightweight applications they simply can't live without. After tallying the suggestions in the comments and via e-mail -- and there were an awful lot of good suggestions, believe me -- here are the 25 most popular. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Open Source, Site, Evernote, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you!

Microsoft to Europe: No Windows 7 upgrades for you!Here in the US it IS a problem.The US Government convicted MS of the same misdeeds as the EU - only Bush came into power and the punishments were back-heeled - remember the 95% share of the browser market Netscape had?Because they...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7 Upgrade, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

MokaFive launches version 2 of its MokaFive Suite

Desktop virtualization (the combination of access virtualization, application virtualization and/or processing virtualization for client-side deployment) has not gotten the intense industry attention that its cousin, server virtualization, has and yet, a number of suppliers have pegged their hopes and dreams to that nascent market. MokaFive is one of those suppliers....

Tags: Desktop Management, MokaFive, MokaFive Suite, Desktop Management Cost, Desktops, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-25

CopyTrans 3.23 (Windows)

CopyTrans features include: Copy songs, videos, movies, TV shows, audiobooks and podcasts to computer. Repopulate iTunes library with all tracks and personal settings. Import artworks, ratings, play counts, date last played, podcast subscriptions to iTunes. Import iPod playlists directly to iTunes. Songs order in playlists is preserved. Transfer iPod tracks...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows, Apple iTunes, WindSolutions, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Zoom Search Engine 6.0.1016 (Windows)

Zoom is a free package for web developers to add a powerful custom search engine to their website, or CD/DVD, in a matter of minutes. No complicated server-side setup procedures, just index and upload from the convenience of your own Windows computer. Features include: "Google-like" context descriptions and recommended links,...

Tags: Microsoft ASP, Search Engine, PHP, Microsoft Windows, CGI, WrenSoft, Scripting Languages, Search, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Corporate Network Security 2.6 (Windows)

Protect PC workstations over your network with Corporate Network Security. Also, it allows you to apply executable patches to your workstations remotely, and schedule reboots, shutdowns, and Windows Explorer restarts. The workstations are controlled from a single administrator's computer from almost everywhere where you have access to the TCP/IP-based network...

Tags: PC Workstation, Network, Network Security, Microsoft Windows, F Key Solutions, Workstations, Internet, Networking

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Running Microsoft Security Essentials

Running Microsoft Security EssentialsI suspect "primitive" was the pointMS has to be able to defend this to the EU. By pointing out that this is meant to be a very basic package and that 3rd party AV vendors can show that, for money, they offer a better product, then everyone...

Tags: Performance management, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Running Microsoft Security Essentials, Running, MSE, performance

Discussion threads 2009-06-24