Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools is now available for download

Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools (1.0.1438.02) released to support migration of Exchange to Microsoft Online Services
Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools released. Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services. The big news is that this version contains the new Windows PowerShell commandlets that Microsoft Online Services administrators can use to automate some of their user management tasks. For more information about using PowerShell with Microsoft online services, see the Webinar: Using PowerShell with Microsoft Online Services blog post

Download PDFCreator 1.2.2

PDFCreator - The free PDF Creator and Converter
PDFCreator is a free and simple to use tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application. If you know how to print, then you know how to use this software.

PDF Creator is a virtual pdf printer that will allow you to print any file to a PDF document. In as quick as 1-2-3 you can make your own professional PDF document.

PDFCreator is open source software and released free of charge under the terms of the GNU General Public License

Download Dropbox 1.2.18 (Testing)

What is Dropbox?
Dropbox works just like any other folder on your computer, but with a few differences. Any files or folders inside Dropbox will get synchronized to Dropbox's servers (dropbox.com online storage) and any other computer linked to your account. The green checkmarks will appear on top of your files to let you know that they're synced and up to date. All data is transferred over SSL and encrypted with AES-256 before storage. Dropbox keeps track of every change made to any of its contents.

Google Chrome 14.0.835.8 has been released to Dev channel

Dev Channel Update (July 28, 2011)
Google Chrome Dev channel has been updated to 14.0.835.8 for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Chrome Frame. This release was fixed unable to open PDF files issue. (bug 90535)

Overview
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It has one box for everything: Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Will give you thumbnails of your top sites; Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.

Skype 5.5.0.112 is now available for download

Skype has been updated to version 5.5.0.112. This version is a maintenance release contains several improvements and new features including "Skype to Facebook instant messaging".

Overview
Skype is software that enables you to make free calls anywhere in the world. Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you with other users. It offers several features, including SkypeOut calling from Skype to regular and mobile phones worldwide, conference calling, and secure file transferring.

Microsoft Camera Codec Pack is now available for download

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats. It is enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC). Installing this package will allow supported RAW camera files to be viewable in Windows Explorer.

Google Chrome Dev channel has been updated to 14.0.835.2 for Windows

Dev Channel Update (July 26, 2011)
Google Chrome Dev channel has been updated to 14.0.835.2 for Windows, and 14.0.835.0 for Mac OS X and Linux.

Note: PDF viewing is broken in this release, a fix will be release for this later in the week.

Firefox 6.0 Beta 3 is now available for download

Firefox 6.0 Beta 3 now officially available for download. This release is the third "Beta" version of the Firefox 6.0, contains a number of bug fixes and stability improvements over the previous release.

Overview
Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

Download System Center Operations Manager 2012 Beta

System Center Operations Manager 2012 provides the monitoring component of cloud and datacenter solutions, to help you manage your datacenter and cloud environments by:

  • Delivering flexible and cost effective enterprise-class monitoring and diagnostics while reducing the total cost of ownership by leveraging commodity hardware, with standard configurations to monitor heterogeneous environments.
  • Helping to ensure the availability of business-critical applications and services through market-leading .NET application performance monitoring and diagnostics plus JEE application health monitoring.
  • Providing a comprehensive view of datacenters, and private and public clouds.

Download Foxit Reader 5.0.2.0718

Foxit PDF Reader is a small, fast, and feature rich PDF viewer for Microsoft Windows, which allows you to open, view, and print any PDF file. Foxit PDF Reader is secure, offering 3-three levels of PDF viewing security to protect against malicious PDF files.

Foxit PDF Reader 5 is designed to meet the PDF viewing needs of enterprise and government organizations. It is contains numerous PDF customization options making it an easy to update and maintain. It is also packed with features not available in competitor's products.

iTunes 10.4 now available and ready for OS X Lion

iTunes 10.4 is now available for download. This version is designed for OS X Lion. You can now use iTunes with OS X Lion's new Full-Screen App capability, which allows you to use iTunes and other apps without distractions. Navigate between your full-screen apps with a simple gesture.

Overview
iTunes is a free digital media player application for Mac and PC. It plays and organizes all your digital music and video files on your computer. It keeps all your content in sync. And it’s a store on your computer, iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad, as well as the Apple TV that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime.

Download Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.1.0 Build 73009

VM VirtualBox 4.1.0 Build 73009 is now available for download. This version is a major update which contains several new features, bug fixes and stability improvements over the previous release. The full details about what changes are in this build are available in the "What's new in VM VirtualBox 4.1.0 Build 73009" section.

Overview
VM VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VM VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5.1 now available

Panda Cloud Antivirus is the first free cloud-based antivirus thin-client. It consists of a lightweight antivirus agent that is connected in real-time to PandaLabs' online Collective Intelligence servers to protect faster against the newest malware variants while barely impacting PC performance. Panda Cloud Antivirus detects more malware than traditional signature-based solutions which take longer to detect the most recent, and therefore most dangerous, variants.

Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5.1 is the new version of Panda Cloud Antivirus. The keyword of this release is improved performance. In addition new features suggested by the user community have been added as well. If you have Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5 you will get the upgrade automatically and transparently over the course of the next few days.

Download Panda Cloud Antivirus:
To download Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5.1 please visit Panda Cloud Antivirus website.


What's new in Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5.1
Version 1.5.1 is a maintenance upgrade to version 1.5.0 which fixes some bugs reported by the user community. The bug fixes included are the following:
Bug fixed:
  • Fixed problems disinfecting Google Chrome cookies.
  • Fixed problems disinfecting certain compressed malware.
  • Fixed Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) problem after upgrading or installing version 1.5.
  • Fixed bug which prevented re-enabling autorun.
  • Fixed errors when redirecting to webpages from the "I like CloudAV" window.
  • Security Toolbar and URL Filter version 2.0.0.17 with Firefox 5.0 compatibility.

System requirements:
Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows 7 64-bit

Source: Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5.1 - Release notes

Download Dropbox 1.2.16 (Testing)


Dropbox works just like any other folder on your computer, but with a few differences. Any files or folders inside Dropbox will get synchronized to Dropbox's servers and any other computer linked to your account. Green checkmarks will appear on top of your files to let you know that they're synced and up to date. All data is transferred over SSL and encrypted with AES-256 before storage. Dropbox keeps track of every change made to any of its contents.

Download XnView for Windows 1.98.2

XnView is a fast multi-format graphics browser, viewer, and converter. It can read more than 400 file formats, e.g. GIF, BMP, JPEG, PNG, TARGA, multipage TIFF, camera RAW, JPEG 2000, MPEG, AVI, Quicktime. EXIF and IPTC metadata are also supported. The image viewer has an Explorer-like browser that allows quick and simple browsing of directory contents. XnView supports red eye correction, crops and transforms JPEG images losslessly, generates HTML pages and contact sheets, and provides batch conversion and batch renaming. Slide shows with transitions effects, screen capturing, WIA and TWAIN support (scanner and digital cameras), image comparison, file operations.

Wireshark 1.6.1 is now available for download

Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the de facto standard across many industries and educational institutions.

Features includes deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more being added all the time, Live capture and offline analysis, Standard three-pane packet browser, Captured network data can be browsed via a GUI, or via the TTY-mode TShark utility, and Rich VoIP analysis.

Google Chrome 14.0.825.0 has been released to Dev channel

Dev Channel Update (July 18, 2011)
Google Chrome Dev channel has been updated to 14.0.825.0 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Chrome Frame and all Chromebooks.

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 RTM Released

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 6.0 RTM is now available for download. MAP is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop and server migrations and upgrades. This toolkit provides detailed readiness assessment reports and executive proposals with extensive hardware and application information, and actionable recommendations to help organizations accelerate their IT infrastructure planning process, and gather more detail on assets that reside in their current environment. MAP also provides for both private and public cloud planning assessments, and server utilization data for Hyper-V server virtualization planning; identifying server placements, and performing virtualization candidate assessments, including ROI analysis for server consolidation with Hyper-V.

Dropbox 1.2.14 (Testing) is now available for download


Dropbox works just like any other folder on your computer, but with a few differences. Any files or folders inside Dropbox will get synchronized to Dropbox's servers and any other computer linked to your account. Green checkmarks will appear on top of your files to let you know that they're synced and up to date. All data is transferred over SSL and encrypted with AES-256 before storage. Dropbox keeps track of every change made to any of its contents.

Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.0.12 Build 72916 is now available for download

VM VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VM VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Download Adobe Flash Player 11 Beta 1 for Windows

Adobe Flash Player 11 beta 1 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and videos across devices. Some of the features from the Flash Player Incubator, such as Stage 3D and 64-bit support, have been moved into this beta release.

Windows Thin PC Installation Step by Step

Microsoft recently announced that Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is now generally available to Software Assurance customers for download from the Microsoft Volume Licensing site. If you are not a Software Assurance (SA) customer but would still like to try out Windows Thin PC, you can download the WinTPC 90 day evaluation copy from the Windows Thin PC home page.

WordPress 3.2.1 is now available for download

WordPress 3.2.1 is a maintenance release fixes a server incompatibility related to JSON that’s unfortunately affected some of users in previous release, as well as a few other fixes in the new dashboard design and the Twenty Eleven theme. If you’ve already updated to 3.2, then this update will be even faster than usual, thanks to the new feature in 3.2 that only updates files that have been changed, rather than replacing all the files in your installation. WordPress 3.2.1 is available for download, or you can update from within your dashboard.

Chrome OS Stable channel has been updated to R12 release 0.12.433.257

Chrome OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

Google has been updated Chrome OS Stable channel to R12 release 0.12.433.257 including latest Chrome Stable release (Chrome 12.0.742.112 Stable), new flash player and several stability and functional improvements over the previous release.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available for Download

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 service packs are cumulative updates and upgrade all service levels of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 to SP1 . This service pack contains the cumulative updates up to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 cumulative update packages 1 thru 6. You can use these packages to upgrade any of the following Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 editions:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Computing Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition and Developer Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Web Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition

Download Microsoft Security ISO Image July 2011

Microsoft Security ISO Image July 2011 is the DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on July 12th, 2011. The image does not contain security updates for other Microsoft products. This DVD5 ISO image is intended for administrators that need to download multiple individual language versions of each security update and that do not use an automated solution such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

You can use this ISO image to download multiple updates in all languages at the same time.

Google Chrome 13.0.782.55 has been released to the Beta Channel

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It has one box for everything: Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Will give you thumbnails of your top sites; Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 3.21 now available for download

The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) checks computers running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software-including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom - and helps remove any infection found. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed.

Download AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 10.0.1390

AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 updated to version 10.0.1390a3758. This version is maintenance release fixes issue with Google sponsored ads not parsing URL correctly.

Overview
AVG Antivirus 2011 offers safe surfing, searching, gaming and social networking. You'll also enjoy risk-free file exchange, secure downloading and online chatting, as well as one of the fastest scanning speeds on the market. Meanwhile, AVG's Community Protection Network shares the latest threat information with the online community to ensure everyone receives the highest form of protection possible, and AVG's Protective Cloud Technology serves as an early warning system to block new threats and reduce false positives.

Google Chrome 14.0.814.0 has been released to Dev channel

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It has one box for everything: Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Will give you thumbnails of your top sites; Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.

Download Firefox 6.0 Beta 1

Firefox 6.0 Beta 1 now officially available for download. This release is the first "Beta" version of the Firefox 6.0, contains several new features, bug fixes and stability improvements over the previous release as listed in the "What's new in Firefox 6.0 Beta 1" section.

Overview
Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

SDExplorer Base 3.0.0.474 Download

SDExplorer is a free, easy-to-use, but very powerful extension for Windows Explorer. With SDExplorer you can perform all everyday operations with your documents on Microsoft Live SkyDrive using Windows Explorer, as if they were on your computer itself.

SDExplorer is a simple and convenient way to use Windows SkyDrive, just install it, double click on the icon created in Windows Explorer, sign in with your Windows Live ID, and start dragging and dropping.

Defraggler 2.06.328 available for download

Periform has been released Defraggler 2.06.328. This release contains a number of new features, bug fixes and stability improvements over the previous release.

Overview
Defraggler is the freeware that lets you specify one or more files, folders, or the whole drive to defragment. When Defraggler reads or writes a file, it uses the exact same techniques that Windows uses. Using Defraggler is just as safe for your files as using Windows.

Chrome OS Beta channel has been updated to R13 release 0.13.587.43

The Google Chrome team has been released Chrome 13 Beta for Chrome OS Beta Channel for CR-48 (R13 release 0.13.587.43 with Chrome 13.0.782.37).

Overview
Chrome OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

Windows Live Essentials 2011 15.4.3538.0513 Released

Microsoft has been released an update to Windows Live Essentials 2011. In addition to changes that improve performance and quality of service, the update also includes full support for SSL in Windows Live Mail, and the latest Bing bar.

Windows Live Essentials 2011 15.4.3538.0513, including the updated Windows Live Mail 2011 email client, is now available from the official Essentials web site as well as from the Microsoft Download Center.

Chrome OS Stable channel has been updated to R12 release 0.12.433.231

Chrome OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

Google has been updated Chrome OS Stable channel to R12 release 0.12.433.231 including Chrome 12.0.742.112 Stable, new flash player and several stability and functional improvements over the previous release.

Evernote 4.4.2.4912 released

Evernote has been updated to version 4.4.2.4912. This release contains several stability improvements over the previous release.

Evernote is a note management application that offers you a single place for the organization, easy input and quick retrieval of all types of notes and clippings. With Evernote, you can conveniently capture and quickly find typed or handwritten memos, excerpts from Web pages, documents and emails, passwords, phone messages, and to do's, brainstorms, sketches, camera phone snapshots, and more.

Download Avast! Free Antivirus 6.0.1203

Avast! is an antivirus set that is able to detect the presence of viruses in computers. It has a powerful antivirus kernal that has a boot-time scan, improved resident protection, heuristic analysis for email, and a script blocker. The program works great as a on-demand and/or resident virus scanner. The skinable interface is easy to use for any user. This edition is Free of Charge for non-commercial & home use.

WordPress 3.2 is now available for download

WordPress is an open source CMS, often used as a blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plugin architecture and a templating system. Used by over 300 of the 10,000 biggest websites, WordPress is the most popular blog software in use today.

It was first released in May 2003 by Matt Mullenweg as a fork of b2/cafelog. As of September 2009, it was being used by 202 million websites worldwide.

WordPress 3.2 "Gershwin" is named in honor of the composer and pianist George Gershwin. Version 3.2 is available for download, or you can update from within your dashboard.

Microsoft Project Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available for download

Microsoft Project Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest updates for Project Server 2010. This service pack includes two main categories of fixes:
  • Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack. In addition to general product fixes, these fixes include improvements in stability, performance, and in security.
  • All the public updates that were released through June 2011, and all the cumulative updates that were released through April 2011.

Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime Service Pack 1 (SP1) available for download

Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest updates for Microsoft Access 2010 Runtime. This service pack includes two main categories of fixes:
  • Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack. In addition to general product fixes, these fixes include improvements in stability, in performance, and in security.
  • All the public updates that were released through June 2011 and all the cumulative updates that were released through April 2011.

Windows Thin PC Available for Download to Software Assurance (SA) Customers

Microsoft announces today that Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) is now generally available to Software Assurance customers for download from the Microsoft Volume Licensing site.

Windows Thin PC is a low footprint, locked down version of Windows 7, that enables organizations to repurpose existing PCs as thin clients, thereby leveraging existing hardware resources and licenses. Windows Thin PC locks down the PC through write filters, while still providing users with a superior remote desktop experience through RemoteFX support. IT can deploy and manage Windows Thin PC using System Center, and can secure the platform using Bitlocker and Applocker

Download LibreOffice 3.4.1 Final

LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it is available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, ...).

HPC Pack 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 is available for download

HPC Pack 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 is now available for download. This service pack updates the HPC Pack 2008 R2 products listed in the 'System Requirements' section. It provides improved reliability as well as an enhanced feature set including:
  • Enhanced Windows Azure integration - you can now add Azure VM Roles to your cluster, you can Remote Desktop to your Azure nodes, and you can run MPI jobs on Azure nodes.
  • Use a new 'resource pool' job scheduling policy that ensures resources are available to multiple groups of users.
  • Access job scheduling services through a REST interface or through an IIS-hosted web portal.
  • Assigning different submission and activation filters to jobs based on job templates.
  • Over-subscribe or under-subscribe the number of cores on cluster nodes.