What is IIS ?

The acronym IIS stands for Internet Information Services which can turn a computer into a Web server that can provide folowing services

• World Wide Web publishing
• File Transfer Protocol (also known as FTP)
• Network News Transfer Protocol (also known as NNTP)
• Simple Mail Transport Protocol (also known as SMTP)

You can use IIS to host and manage Web sites and other Internet content once you obtain an IP address, then register your domain on a DNS server, and configure your network .

The various versions of IIS are as follows as on 01/01/2008

• IIS 1.0, Windows NT 3.51 available as a free add-on
• IIS 2.0, Windows NT 4.0
• IIS 3.0, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
• IIS 4.0, Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack
• IIS 5.0, Windows 2000
• IIS 5.1, Windows XP Professional
• IIS 6.0, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• IIS 7.0, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

IIS 5.0 and higher versions support the following authentication mechanisms:

1. Basic access authentication
2. Digest access authentication
3. Integrated Windows Authentication
4. .NET Passport Authentication

RSS

RSS was developed by Dave Winer in the year 1997.It is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication which allows you to syndicate your site content. It provides an easy way to share and view of headlines and content .Moreover what u want to view, it can be personalized.RSS is a method that uses XML to distribute web content to other web sites.

Without RSS, users will have to check your favourite site daily for updates. This may be too time-consuming for many users. Many sites use RSS and many people are understanding its usefulness with each passing day.With the help RSS, information on the internet is becoming easily visible and web developers can spread their information more easily and swiftly to special interest groups.

Symbian Operating System

Symbian is an advanced operating system basically meant for mobile phones and other small hand held devices. It is designed for specific requirements of the latest 2.5G and 3G mobile phones. Symbian OS combines the power of an integrated applications environment with mobile telephony, bringing advanced data services to the mass market.

Latest version of Symbian OS as on 01/01/2008 is version 9.5, this latest evolution of Symbian OS, delivers over 70 new features for high-performance, more powerful smartphones at mass market costs. Many NOKIA and other leading mobile phone brands have symbian operating system in them.

In simpler terms , what windows does for your computer ; symbian does for your mobile phones.

Google's GTALK

Google Talk is Google's instant communications service. It very simple hence faster with almost no bugs. More over if you want to do voice chat , it gives better quality with almost no breaks when compared to yahoo messenger or msn messenger .
Important facts of Google Talk Client:

* Quick Download
* Make free PC-to-PC voice calls
* Send and receive voicemail
* Transfer unlimited files and folders
* Receive chat and email notifications
* Archive your chats in Gmail
* Cost: Free

Click here to Visit GTalk Website

It will take a few seconds over a broadband connection or about three minutes over a typical modem. Google Talk requires Windows Vista/XP/2000 with a minimum 56k connection speed