Utilities

http:/ / www.firedaemon.com/
FireDaemon is a utility that allows you to install and run virtually any application as a Windows NT/2K/XP service. FireDaemon features easy configuration, a low memory/CPU overhead, subprocess prioritisation and CPU binding and scheduling plus monitoring and logging to the NT/2K/XP event log.

http:/ / www.woodstone.nu/ salive/
Servers Alive is a network monitor program. Among the many checks it can do, it can monitor any Winsock service, ping a host, check if an NT Service/process is running, check the available disk space on a server, retrieve an URL, check your database engine, and more. When it detects a down condition it can warn you in various ways, including sending you an email (SMTP) saying what is down, or paging you with a numeric or alphanumeric warning. It's also the first monitoring program to support WAP pages viewable with wireless devices. Servers Alive also supports host dependency and can also be easily interrogated using a TELNET client and/or a web browser.

http:/ / www.tightvnc.com/
TightVNC is a free remote control package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer. TightVNC is free, GPL-licensed, with full source code available; useful in remote administration, remote customer support, education, and for many other purposes; cross-platform, available for Windows and Unix, compatible with other VNC software; and well maintained and being actively developed.