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Microsoft recently released the second technical preview of its next-generation Windows Server product, commonly referred to as Windows Server 2016. So far, there hasn’t been much talk from Microsoft about the next version of its Windows Server product, although the company did release a technical preview. Microsoft is expected to demonstrate Windows Server 2016 at its Build conference in San Francisco this month. The move to delay final Windows Server’s next release until 2016 comes as a surprise. Microsoft typically releases its client and server operating systems close together, and with Windows 10 set to launch later this year, many industry watchers expected to see Windows Server vNext around that same timeframe. Download the preview here!

This year’s biggest Ubuntu release – Ubuntu 15.04 – is available for download . Ubuntu is the favorite platform of developers and it now it covers a variety of devices – desktop, mobile, cloud and IoT. The headline change in Ubuntu 15.04 is the introduction of the Systemd init system at boot-time. This is the software that initializes (hence the name ‘init’) first when booting, and handles loading of the various modules and background processes that make much of a modern computer operating system do what it needs to. Ubuntu previously used Upstart, its own custom-made Init system, at boot time. Ubuntu Linux Kernel 3.19 While not based on the latest version of the Linux Kernel  Ubuntu 15.04 ships with a modified version of   3.19.3 one. Expect a few updates to the most recent 3.19.x patch releases shortly after release. Application Updates You’ll also find updated versions many of Ubuntu’s default apps, including the latest Firefox web-browser and Thunderbird e-ma

A full-Featured IDE – Free. Start coding the app of your dreams for Windows, Android, and iOS.   Visual Studio Community 2013 Great apps require great tools, and on 12th Nov 2014 Microsoft has released the access to Visual Studio to an even broader set of developers. Visual Studio Community 2013 is a new free, fully-featured edition of Visual Studio that lets developers target any platform, from desktop and mobile to web and cloud.  Visual Studio Community 2013 also supports full Visual Studio extensibility, offering access to the ecosystem of over 5000 extensions. In addition to broad platform support in a unified Visual Studio experience, Visual Studio Community 2013 also includes dozens of great Visual Studio tools, including Peek, Blend, Code Analysis, Graphical Debugging and full C# refactoring. Support for Visual Studio extensibility means developers gain access to tools for a wide variety of technologies and platforms supported by the rich Visual Studio

NetWorx is a simple and free, yet powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth consumption situation. You can use it to collect bandwidth usage data and measure the speed of your Internet or any other network connections. NetWorx can help you identify possible sources of network problems, ensure that you do not exceed the bandwidth limits specified by your ISP, or track down suspicious network activity characteristic of Trojan horses and hacker attacks. The program allows you to monitor all your network connections or just a specific network connection, such as Wireless or Mobile Broadband. The software also features an array of highly customisable visual and sound alerts. You can set it up to alert you when the network connection is down or when some suspicious activity — such as unusually heavy data flow — occurs. It can also automatically disconnect all dial-up connections and shut the system down. The incoming and outgoing traffic is repres