http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Tools & Applications Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 05:28:22 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 05:28:22 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/IIS-Transform-Manager-1-0-RTW-Available-for-Download-271923.shtml IIS Transform Manager 1.0 RTW is the latest tool that Microsoft has made available for download to enable media conversion capabilities to developers.

Through the new utility, devs can run encoding tasks to convert various media content to on-demand Smooth Streams for different Silverlight clients and for Apple mobile digital de... (read more)]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 11:07:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/IIS-Transform-Manager-1-0-RTW-Available-for-Download-271923.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/IIS-Transform-Manager-1-0-RTW-Available-for-Download-271923.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Active-Directory-Rights-Management-Service-SDK-2-0-271917.shtml Microsoft has made available a new flavor of the Active Directory Rights Management Service SDK to provide developers with support for rights-enabling their applications and solutions.

The new AD RMS SDK 2.0 platform provides developers with the possibility to deploy applications that leverage the Active Directory Rights ... (read more)]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 10:49:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Active-Directory-Rights-Management-Service-SDK-2-0-271917.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Active-Directory-Rights-Management-Service-SDK-2-0-271917.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Offers-a-Quick-Look-at-Service-Bus-Samples-for-Windows-8-271305.shtml Windows 8 is set to become commercially available only sometime in fall, but Microsoft is already making sure that its platform will be able to provide users with new, appealing applications built in line with the new Metro interface.

Thus, the company released as part of its Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 a s... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 13:33:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Offers-a-Quick-Look-at-Service-Bus-Samples-for-Windows-8-271305.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Offers-a-Quick-Look-at-Service-Bus-Samples-for-Windows-8-271305.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Studio-11-Express-Comes-to-All-Microsoft-Platforms-271060.shtml Microsoft is gearing up for the release of a new version of its Visual Studio tool, one that will include enhancements to make it fit for the development of applications for all Windows platforms.

The upcoming Visual Studio 11 will also include a new version of Visual Studio Express, which arrives with support for Windows 8... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 12:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Studio-11-Express-Comes-to-All-Microsoft-Platforms-271060.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Studio-11-Express-Comes-to-All-Microsoft-Platforms-271060.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kinect-for-Windows-SDK-1-5-Now-Available-for-Download-270990.shtml Today, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced the availability of a new version of its Kinect for Windows SDK, with various improvements packed inside when compared to the previous release.

However, the company ensured that the new Kinect for Windows SDK 1.5 is fully compatible with applications that have been designe... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 09:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kinect-for-Windows-SDK-1-5-Now-Available-for-Download-270990.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kinect-for-Windows-SDK-1-5-Now-Available-for-Download-270990.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Windows-8-Camp-in-a-Box-Consumer-Preview-Edition-269963.shtml Windows 8 is nearing its availability in a final flavor, and Microsoft is ensuring that developers have at hand all the necessary resources to get started with the building of applications for it.

The latest of these is the Windows 8 Camp in a Box, Consumer Preview Edition pack, which includes a series of hands-on-labs, pre... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Windows-8-Camp-in-a-Box-Consumer-Preview-Edition-269963.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Windows-8-Camp-in-a-Box-Consumer-Preview-Edition-269963.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Enhanced-Mitigation-Experience-Toolkit-v3-0-269975.shtml IT professionals in need of a toll to help them with the deployment and configuring of security mitigation technologies can now download the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit v3.0 from Microsoft for that.

Released on May 15th, the new toolkit is meant to enhance the security of your system and to prevent hackers from access... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Enhanced-Mitigation-Experience-Toolkit-v3-0-269975.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Enhanced-Mitigation-Experience-Toolkit-v3-0-269975.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2012-Express-Gets-Updated-269678.shtml Microsoft has just made available for download a new flavor of its Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express, to help professionals better manage their databases.

Released as a powerful data management system, Microsoft SQL Server Express is available for free and provides a rich and reliable data store for websites that are lightweight, as w... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 17:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2012-Express-Gets-Updated-269678.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-SQL-Server-2012-Express-Gets-Updated-269678.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-2012-Configuration-Manager-Add-ons-and-Extensions-2012-269707.shtml Professionals taking advantage of the System Center 2012 – Configuration Manager component can now download and install various add-ons and extensions for it.

Released with support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, these releases arrive with full support for System Center 2012 Configuration ... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-2012-Configuration-Manager-Add-ons-and-Extensions-2012-269707.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-2012-Configuration-Manager-Add-ons-and-Extensions-2012-269707.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/May-2012-Update-for-Sysinternals-Suite-Autoruns-LiveKd-and-Strings-269619.shtml As of May 4th, 2012, a new version of the popular Sysinternals Suite created by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell back in 1996 was made available for download.

The new version of the suite comes with updates for a series of utilities, including Autoruns, now up to version 11.3, LiveKd, updated to 5.2 and Strings,... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/May-2012-Update-for-Sysinternals-Suite-Autoruns-LiveKd-and-Strings-269619.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/May-2012-Update-for-Sysinternals-Suite-Autoruns-LiveKd-and-Strings-269619.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Updates-System-Center-2012-Service-Manager-Add-ons-and-Extensions-268522.shtml Updated Microsoft System Center 2012 – Service Manager Component Add-ons and Extensions are now available for download.

As part of the update, customers will be able to grab the System Center Service Manager Authoring Tool, the System Center Cloud Services Process Pack, and the IT Governance Risk and... (read more)]]> Wed, 9 May 2012 16:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Updates-System-Center-2012-Service-Manager-Add-ons-and-Extensions-268522.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Updates-System-Center-2012-Service-Manager-Add-ons-and-Extensions-268522.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Studio-11-RC-to-Pack-Interface-Changes-268629.shtml Early next month, Microsoft will make available for download the Release Preview version of Windows 8 (aka the Release Candidate flavor), which might be accompanied by a new version of Visual Studio 11.

Some suggest that the Redmond-based software giant would be readying the RC flavor of the upcoming Visual Studio, most probably set to... (read more)]]> Wed, 9 May 2012 15:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Studio-11-RC-to-Pack-Interface-Changes-268629.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Visual-Studio-11-RC-to-Pack-Interface-Changes-268629.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Microsoft-adCenter-Desktop-8-5-10357-0-267529.shtml Recently, Microsoft made available for download a new version of its adCenter Desktop, namely 8.5.10357.0, which stands for the April refresh of the tool.

Through it, customers can more easily manage their adCenter campaigns, while also being able to make various changes to them.

The tool was made available for download ... (read more)]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Microsoft-adCenter-Desktop-8-5-10357-0-267529.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Microsoft-adCenter-Desktop-8-5-10357-0-267529.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-to-Put-Skype-on-Xbox-Too-265639.shtml Microsoft is determined to bring Skype to as many of its products as possible, including Xbox, the most recent reports on the matter suggest.

The company already has the communication service available on its Windows and Windows Phone platforms, but it appears set to bring it to more platforms in the near future.

Following recent jo... (read more)]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-to-Put-Skype-on-Xbox-Too-265639.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-to-Put-Skype-on-Xbox-Too-265639.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Demoes-Windows-Embedded-Device-Manager-2012-at-MMS-265435.shtml One of the solutions that Microsoft announced this week at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas was Windows Embedded Device Manager 2012, set to become available in the first quarter of the next year.

At the event, Microsoft Server and Tools Vice President Brad Anderson talked about the productivity benefits that t... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Demoes-Windows-Embedded-Device-Manager-2012-at-MMS-265435.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Demoes-Windows-Embedded-Device-Manager-2012-at-MMS-265435.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-Sysinternals-Suite-Available-NotMyFault-Process-Monitor-TestLimit-265090.shtml A new version of the popular Sysinternals Suite coming from Mark Russinovich is now available for download, namely Sysinternals Suite 1.0 Build 16.04.2012.

In the new release, users will find three newly updated utilities, including NotMyFault, Process Monitor and TestLimit.

Additionally, the u... (read more)]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-Sysinternals-Suite-Available-NotMyFault-Process-Monitor-TestLimit-265090.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-Sysinternals-Suite-Available-NotMyFault-Process-Monitor-TestLimit-265090.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bing-Bar-7-1-Arrives-with-Facebook-Chat-Slacker-Radio-and-More-265045.shtml A new flavor of Bing Bar is now available for Microsoft’s users, with some new and appealing features packed inside.

Available as Bing Bar 7.1, the new release brings along enhanced access to social networking, and also brings more entertainment options than before.

These changes, along with others ... (read more)]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:57:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bing-Bar-7-1-Arrives-with-Facebook-Chat-Slacker-Radio-and-More-265045.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bing-Bar-7-1-Arrives-with-Facebook-Chat-Slacker-Radio-and-More-265045.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-2012-Service-Manager-Exchange-Connector-3-0-RC-264921.shtml The release candidate of Microsoft’s System Center 2012 Service Manager – Exchange Connector 3.0 is now available as a free download.

The tool was released with the option to connect System Center 2012 Service Manager to Exchange, so as to offer various capabilities, such as processing incoming emails... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-2012-Service-Manager-Exchange-Connector-3-0-RC-264921.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-2012-Service-Manager-Exchange-Connector-3-0-RC-264921.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Updated-Microsoft-Deployment-Toolkit-MDT-Available-for-Download-264807.shtml A new version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit was made available for download on Monday, for all those who want to use it for automating desktop and server deployment.

The tool was designed to provide users with the possibility to easily deploy Windows 7, Office 2010 and 365, and Windows Server 2008 R2.

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The recently updated tool, formerly known as the adCenter Add-in for Excel (available in a beta flavor) provides keyword research and optimization capabilities, and pricing an... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Microsoft-Advertising-Intelligence-for-Excel-264780.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Microsoft-Advertising-Intelligence-for-Excel-264780.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Offers-Tools-to-Ease-Migration-from-Windows-XP-Vista-264078.shtml This week, Microsoft marked an important milestone in the evolution of its products, through moving Windows Vista and Office 2007 into extended support, and starting the countdown to the end of official support for Windows XP and Office 2003.

Two years from now, on April 8th, 2014, the older Windows XP and Office 2003 ... (read more)]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Offers-Tools-to-Ease-Migration-from-Windows-XP-Vista-264078.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Offers-Tools-to-Ease-Migration-from-Windows-XP-Vista-264078.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Azure-Service-Bus-EAI-EDI-Labs-Gets-Refreshed-263811.shtml On Monday, Microsoft has made available for download a refreshed flavor of Windows Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs release, in an attempt to bring along more innovation on Windows Azure.

Windows Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs comes with integration capabilities for Microsoft’s Windows Azure to provide rich messaging en... (read more)]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Azure-Service-Bus-EAI-EDI-Labs-Gets-Refreshed-263811.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Azure-Service-Bus-EAI-EDI-Labs-Gets-Refreshed-263811.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/SQL-Server-2012-Best-Practices-Analyzer-Now-Available-263409.shtml Shortly after making the SQL Server 2012 available for the general public, Microsoft also announced the availability of SQL Server 2012 Best Practices Analyzer.

Basically, this is nothing more than a diagnostic tool, which has been designed to perform a series of functions on SQL Server 2012.

The Best Practices Analy... (read more)]]> Sat, 7 Apr 2012 13:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/SQL-Server-2012-Best-Practices-Analyzer-Now-Available-263409.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/SQL-Server-2012-Best-Practices-Analyzer-Now-Available-263409.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-s-Application-Virtualization-5-0-App-V-5-0-Available-in-Beta-263065.shtml Microsoft is gearing up for the release of a new major version of their flagship application virtualization product, Application Virtualization 5.0 (App-V 5.0).

Today, the software giant is offering a beta flavor of the software for the general public, so that IT professionals could make an idea of the manner in... (read more)]]> Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-s-Application-Virtualization-5-0-App-V-5-0-Available-in-Beta-263065.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-s-Application-Virtualization-5-0-App-V-5-0-Available-in-Beta-263065.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Updated-Security-Compliance-Manager-2-5-263085.shtml The final version of the Security Compliance Manager 2.5 is now available for download, enabling fast configuration and management of desktops and servers using Group Policy and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.

The latest version of the application is 2.5.40.0, and came out only a few days ago to replace the beta flavor... (read more)]]> Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:17:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Updated-Security-Compliance-Manager-2-5-263085.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Updated-Security-Compliance-Manager-2-5-263085.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-s-New-Desktop-Virtualization-Product-User-Experience-Virtualization-UE-V-263026.shtml Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has just announced an expansion of its Desktop Virtualization family of products through the launch of User Experience Virtualization (UE-V).

The new product was made available for download in a public beta and all those interested in giving it a try should head... (read more)]]> Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-s-New-Desktop-Virtualization-Product-User-Experience-Virtualization-UE-V-263026.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-s-New-Desktop-Virtualization-Product-User-Experience-Virtualization-UE-V-263026.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Monitoring-Packs-for-System-Center-2012-Configuration-Manager-and-Orchestrator-262532.shtml Two new monitoring packs are now available for System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager and Orchestrator.

The new Monitoring Pack for System Center 2012 - Configuration Manager was made available for download as version 5.0.7705.0, with improved monitoring capabilities.

The managemen... (read more)]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 18:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Monitoring-Packs-for-System-Center-2012-Configuration-Manager-and-Orchestrator-262532.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Monitoring-Packs-for-System-Center-2012-Configuration-Manager-and-Orchestrator-262532.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-Monitoring-Pack-for-SQL-Server-6-3-173-0-262504.shtml On Monday, Microsoft has made available for download a new version of its System Center Monitoring Pack for SQL Server.

Available for download for free, the new Monitoring pack for SQL Server is meant to provide the features for Operations Manager 2007 R2 and Operations Manager 2012 to discover SQL Server 2005, 2008, 20... (read more)]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-Monitoring-Pack-for-SQL-Server-6-3-173-0-262504.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-System-Center-Monitoring-Pack-for-SQL-Server-6-3-173-0-262504.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Releases-Microsoft-Endpoint-Protection-for-Windows-Azure-CTP-262389.shtml Last week, Microsoft made available for download the Customer Technology Preview of its Microsoft Endpoint Protection for Windows Azure.

The new release provides all the necessary tools to add antimalware protection in Windows Azure Web and Worker roles.

It can offer protection for each of the Win... (read more)]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Releases-Microsoft-Endpoint-Protection-for-Windows-Azure-CTP-262389.shtml Tools & Applications http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Releases-Microsoft-Endpoint-Protection-for-Windows-Azure-CTP-262389.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Microsoft-Device-Center-1-0-Beta-261233.shtml A new application is now available for download for all those who would like a simple tool to customize their Microsoft mice and keyboards, namely Microsoft Device Center.

According to Microsoft, the new software was meant to put together the functionality of IntelliPoint and IntelliType Pro software in a single application.

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