An application program developed for sale to the general public. Packaged software is generally designed to appeal to a large audience of users, and although the programs may be tailored to a user's taste by setting various preferences, it is not as individualized as custom-designed and custom-programmed software. Contrast with custom software.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Small Library Organizer Pro 2.2 (Windows)
- Small Library Organizer Pro: complete Windows software for small private, public, or corporate libraries. Our library software is designed to manage the following activities of your library: manage all library collections, manage member/patron information, and keep track of the library circulation data. The package has a separate module called Designer....
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- CleanMail Server 4.1.2.2 (Windows)
- CleanMail is a SMTP/POP3 e-mail security solution (anti-spam/anti-virus) that integrates into existing email environments. CleanMail includes a comprehensive set of filters, including an attachment blocker, remote blacklist filter DNSBL, and a complete Windows build of the award-winning, open-source SpamAssassin filter. The open-source ClamWin anti-virus package is available as a fully-integrated,...
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- DownloaderXL 6.1.24 (Windows)
- Stock quotes downloading software for Microsoft Excel. It downloads free historical end-of-day stocks, indexes and mutual funds data, 15-minutes delayed and real-time quotes for stocks, options, indexes, futures and other securities for more than 50 markets worldwide. DownloaderXL package allows monitoring of current market situation, performing real-time charting and tracking...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- FL Studio 9.0.1 (Windows)
- FL Studio, formerly known as FruityLoops, is a fully featured, open-architecture music creation and production environment for PC. No extra software is required to produce any style of music, as the complete set of instrument and studio tools is included in the cost of the package. With the included plugins,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Porticus 1.8 (Mac)
- Porticus is a Cocoa GUI for the MacPorts package manager. MacPorts provides ready to build open-source software packages modified to compile and run on Mac OS X. The MacPorts project provides a TCL command line tool to manage installation, update and activation of the port packages. Porticus provides a GUI...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim - NAS server
- Synology Disk Station DS409slim is a true miniature powerhouse in the network-attached storage device market. It's the first 2.5-inch hard drive-based NAS server we've reviewed that offers hot-swappable capability. However, that is its least impressive feature. The server did well in our performance tests and, like other Synology products we've...
- Product reviews 2009-11-16
- Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Invoice Expert XE 2.01 (Windows)
- Invoice Expert is the perfect software package to meet the billing / invoice needs of your business. Whether you specialize in professional services, running a retail store, invoicing customers for repair work, or running an Internet business, Invoice Expert can simplify your invoicing and billing needs saving you precious time...
- Software downloads 2009-11-15
- Alienware M15x (Intel Core i7 720QM, 250GB HDD, 3GB)
- Keeping the same revised look and feel as the recent 17-inch M17x version, the Alienware M15x is an imposing black slab of computing power that's thicker and heavier than most 17-inch laptops. We love having high-end options such as Intel's uberpowerful Core i7-920XM CPU, and it's a plus that...
- Product reviews 2009-11-13
- ASUS F6VE B1 - Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66 GHz - 13.3" TFT
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Magic Speed 3.5 (Windows)
- Magic Speed will make your PC faster and more efficient in 5 simple steps. The software package includes startup management, fixing registry errors, Disk clean-up, and memory management. Magic Speed will analyze your applications, which are loaded with your PC boot-up. Being loaded, they occupy PC memory and slow down...
- Software downloads 2009-11-12
- Google hopes to remake programming with Go
- Google hopes to boost both computing power and programmers' abilities with an open-source experimental programming language project called Go. Google software luminaries such as Unix co-creator Ken Thompson believe that they can help boost both computing power and programmers' abilities with an open-source experimental programming language project called Go....
- News items 2009-11-11
- Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes
- Author's views please ...... does the ZDNET author of this post care to say:1. Whether the 'hack' in 'hackintosh' is morally acceptable and/or legal?2. Whether there is any merit in Psystar's case that OSX is tied to Apple hardware? i.e. the vendor makes it a condition of purchasing the OS...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Spysure Home Version 2.0.3.0 (Windows)
- Spysure PC and Internet Monitoring Software is an innovative software package, designed to secretly record all online and offline activity on a computer. Spysure combines all of its monitoring features into one simple, user-friendly interface. Spysure is popular amongst parents, spouses and employers who are interested in monitoring computer activity....
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Free Studio 4.2.3.67 (Windows)
- Free Studio is a single package which bundles all free software from DVDVideoSoft to work with DVD, video and audio files. With this free software you can convert video and audio files between different formats and to iPod, PSP, iPhone, BlackBerry and other portable devices; burn and rip DVDs and...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Nsauditor 1.9.7 (Windows)
- Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a network security software and vulnerability scanner that allows auditing and monitoring network computers for possible vulnerabilities, checking network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it and create a report of potential problems that were found. Nsauditor is a complete...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Cisco Announces Hosted Email Service
- Cisco just announced a new hosted email offer, WebEx Mail. at its collaboration summit. This isn't the first time that Cisco has entered the email business, but it does come at time when Cisco is moving to challenge Microsoft and IBM in broader collaboration space. Similar to...
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
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