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Microsoft will release new versions of several seminal products, including Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. The 2008 launch wave is an opportunity to shine a light on the power of these products, which deliver the flexibility, security, efficiency, and productivity to let people work in heroic ways, anytime and anywhere.

Don’t miss your chance to attend this exciting event! Register and attend to receive a FULL 1 year evaluation copy of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition and Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1. If you can’t attend it, you can tryout the virtual lab for Windows Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

[Via Heroes]

FileZilla is open source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Its a free ftp client and server.

[Via FileZilla]

The society of the late 1970s and early 1980s was greatly influenced by the arrival of the personal computer; it was during this time that the computing technology was reduced in size enough to fit comfortably into the home and to be called “personal computers” or PCs.

While the number of PC users increased, a rather mysterious fringe element developed within this population: hackers. This term, popularized in 1983 by Newsweek magazine, describes users who prefer to dig into the innards of a computer, rather than simply use it. They are playful and curious, individualistic and smart, and have a passion for computers and networks. And they are also the nightmare of network administrators, security services and even the FBI…..<read more>

What is Belarc Advisor? Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. It also can display computer serial number(branded PC/NB only) & Monitor/LCD. <download>

[Via Belarc]

I think most of you already know about this program. Anyway for those that never heard of CPU-Z, this little program can tell you loads of information about your cpu, motherboard, ram and more. It doesn’t need to install, it just runs. Great way to find out exactly what chipset someone’s computer has, how many sticks of memory there are, how many slots are available for memory, etc… <download>

[Via cpuid]

Google is ready to unveil a suite of software for mobile phones based on open-source technology, backed by some of the largest wireless industry companies in the world.

The company is expected to hold a press conference on Monday to unveil the project, which is expected to incorporate software from the Linux world into a mobile platform code-named Android that’s designed to run on phones, according to sources familiar with Google’s plans. A software development kit for what’s being called “a complete mobile-phone software stack” is believed to be in the works and will be released relatively soon thereafter, the sources said. It’s not exactly clear what kind of software will come as part of that stack, but it’s said to include everything you need to run a phone. <read more>

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