StrongDC++ is a popular freeware that allows users to quickly share files in the Direct Connect network. Developed as an upgrade to DC++ it has many additional features that makes it very user friendly. Built under the GNU/GPL (General Public License), web enthusiasts can download the source code and modify it as per their requirements. This client supports separate downloading, which allows you to e-share files without any restriction. Installation of this smart utility is easy and snappy. Simply download and unzip the zip file, copy the contents into a directory and double click the .exe application. Its setup is also extremely simple - just go to File>Settings, or click on the icon in the toolbar, and you will see the settings pop-up.

Pros

The Safe Segmented downloading option, which StrongDC++presents, allows you to download the same file from several users simultaneously, and without corruption. This feature dramatically improves download speed and is much more reliable as well. Segment position and size are decided by file size and chunks speed. Thanks to the Partial file Sharing feature, you can download parts of files that are currently being uploaded or downloaded by other users, which drastically increases traffic as well as download speed. Obviously, the file also expands over the network. The Download / Upload Speed Limiter avoids a full line usage, leaving some speed for web browsing as well. As for the Automatic Slow Downloads Disconnecting option, this disconnects sources which are not being of much help and finds new ones instead. In other words, if download speed during segmented downloading gets too low, the source is disconnected to avoid unnecessary slot usage. Moreover, StrongDC++ includes element of fun and can be easily personalized; you can set your favorite sounds, change color scheme and icons, select the option for showing popup balloons, and even use emoticons.

Cons

Some older versions of avg antivirus may flag this utility as a virus and even delete it. In case your utility setup is faulty, its memory usage shoots up. At times, due to the same reason, StrongDC++ may function erratically and can even be flakey, in which case you should not use it across your LAN.

Conclusion

Overall, StrongDC++ is a great file sharing utility with many smart features and additional benefits over the older version. It may not be the most popular or the fastest … not even the most performant … yet it does have its own unique and attactive assets.

SiteVault functions as an FTP files and MySql backup program that will allow you to browse your backups and restore them with ease. It will be an excellent FTP program that will allow you to maintain as many connections as you wish, copy between FTP servers, edit files remotely. It will do as many transfers as you need simultaneously. It will also double as an awesome file manager and computer explorer, its network browsing being the fastest weve seen so far. Itll help you keep your sites safe, your backups clean and your business running.

The program is meant for persons or organizations running one or multiple sites or web developers that need to have their work safe.

Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

Whats new in this version: December 22, 2006 Added support for Windows NT 5 behaving like Linux. Optimized certain .NET Framework 2.0 behaviours that decreased performance. Support for very large FTP folders. November 17, 2006 A new section with small but very useful

The Belarc Advisor will build a detailed profile of your installed applications and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser.

All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.

In this Web demo all of your PC profile information is kept in privacy on your PC and is not sent to a web server.

FAQs:

Q: Will the Belarc Advisor send my PC profile information up to a web server?

A: No. The Belarc Advisor creates a local Web page and does not send up your PC profile to a Web server or anywhere else. For more info on Privacy.

Q: Must any previously installed Belarc Advisor be removed before installing a newer version?

A: No. The installer will automatically remove any previous Belarc Advisor version.

Q: Why dont I see the CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmark?

A: The CIS has developed security benchmarks for Windows 2000, XP Professional and 2003 versions. There are no benchmarks for XP Home or 95/98 versions of Windows.

Q: The Advisor has installed and finished a discovery of my PCs hardware and software, but I do not see any results.

A: Check that Windows is set to open files with the HTML extension in your web browser. To do this, in the Folder Options windows control panel look at the file Types tab. Select the HTML Document file type and check that it opens with your preferred web browser.

If that doesnt work for you, open this file:
c:\program files\belarc\advisor\system\tmp\(COMPUTERNAME).html
(where COMPUTERNAME is the name of your PC) using the File|Open... menu in your web browser.

Q: Can I purchase a license to run the Belarc Advisor on my corporate network, or my customers network?

Library of SSIS tasks, components and scripts for handling Zip, GZip, BZip2, Tar archives, enhanced script reuse and secure internet communications. This is the current list of components:

Secure FTP Task - Securely send, receive, delete, or rename files, create and remove directories.
SSH Execute Task - Secure execution of shell commands on a remote SSH server.
Zip Task - Compression and decompression of Zip, GZip, BZip2, Unix, Tar archives.
Data Flow Task Plus - Extends Microsoft Data Flow task for greater usability and maintenance.
Script Task Plus - Extends Microsoft Script task for greater usability and maintenance.
Database Partitions Task - Handles the intricacies of partitioning allowing you to concentrate on your workflow.
PGP Task - Public-Private key encryption with OpenPGP standard.
Amazon S3 Task - Send, receive, delete and list files on Amazon S3 service.
Jabber Task - Bidirectional communication with Jabber clients.
Stream Task - Management of standard Stream objects.

Data Flow Source - Very fast, non-blocking, in-memory data read from another data flow.
Data Flow Destination - Exposes data from a data flow for in-memory read in another data flow.
Oracle Destination - Very fast bulk-load of data in Oracle table.
DB2 Destination - Very fast bulk-load of data in DB2 table.
Informix Destination - Very fast bulk-load of data in Informix table.
EDI Source - Reader for EDI format files.

SSH Connection Manager - Secure connections with SSH-enabled server.
Package Connection Manager - Get access to the current or different package at runtime.
Amazon S3 Connection Manager - Connections with Amazon S3 service.
Jabber Connection Manager - Connections with Jabber servers.
FTPS Connection Manager - Secure connections with FTP over SSL server.

Requirements: Windows SQL server SSIS 2005 2008

FTP client C++ class library providing the ability to upload and download files to/from an FTP server. Delete remote files, get FTP directory listing, upload entire local filesystem directory trees to an FTP site with restart capability, upload from in-memory data, download to memory, create/delete remote directories, session logging, MGET/MPUT, proxy support, active/passive modes, binary/ascii modes, and site, syst and stat FTP commands.

CMATH is a comprehensive library for complex-number arithmetics and mathematics.
The following features make CMATH an ideal replacement for other available complex class libraries:
1. High-performance implementation in machine code leads to superior speed.
2. Accuracy and safety are greatly enhanced.
3. Each of the floating-point accuracies (complex(float), complex(double), and complex(extended)) is given its own, individually optimized treatment.
4. Polar coordinates (magnitude;angle) are supported in addition to the usual cartesian coordinates (real;imaginary).
5. Switching from your compilers complex class library to CMATH is very simple: Just replace the include-file "complex.h" with "newcplx.h" - thats it!
The Shareware edition is optimized for PentiumXX, while maintaining compatibility with AMD processors (Athlon) and down to 486DX.
This version is for MS Visual C++ 5, 6, Visual Studio 2003, 2005, or 2008.

Requirements: Microsoft Visual C++ 5, 6+ or Visual Studio 2003, 2005, 2008

CMATH is a comprehensive library for complex-number arithmetics and mathematics.
The following features make CMATH an ideal replacement for other available complex class libraries:
1. High-performance implementation in machine code leads to superior speed.
2. Accuracy and safety are greatly enhanced.
3. Each of the floating-point accuracies (complex(float), complex(double), and complex(extended)) is given its own, individually optimized treatment.
4. Polar coordinates (magnitude;angle) are supported in addition to the usual cartesian coordinates (real;imaginary).
5. Switching from your compilers complex class library to CMATH is very simple: Just replace the include-file "complex.h" with "newcplx.h" - thats it!
The Shareware edition is optimized for PentiumXX, while maintaining compatibility with AMD processors (Athlon) and down to 486DX.
This version is for Borland C/C++ (BC4.0+, BC++Builder, Borland Dev. Studio, Turbo C++).

Requirements: Borland C++ compilers (BC4.0+, BC++ Builder, Developer Studio, CodeGear RAD Stuio, Turbo C++)