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Title  SLSelector Size  330 kB Win  all
Success of failure of the software projects greatly depends on right chose software development lifecycle model. Many software developers make the big mistake of using only one software development lifecycle model (SDLCM) for all software projects. Our tool helps avoid this problem. Lifecycle Selector is a absolutely free, very useful and easy to use software engineering tool. Only answer Yes or No for some questions you can to select Software Lifecycle model maximally preferable for the project.

Title  PADManager Size  2387 kB Win  all
PADManager is an advanced PAD (Portable Application Description) editing and managing application.
Portable Application Description or PAD is a standard developed by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). It is designed to replace the old non-formal file_id.diz and other textual program descriptions with an XML-based and strictly specified format.
There is a very basic PAD generator, PADGen, sponsored by the ASP. While it is OK for a shareware hobbyist or beginner, professional shareware developers may need something more powerful. PADManager is a completely free application, yet it provides a lot of advanced features.
PADManager fully complies with the PAD specification. It produces correctly formatted 100% compatible PAD XML files. In addition, PADManager allows you to manage the data that you put into your PAD files. You can create as many company and product profiles as you need and easily switch between them.
PADManager has a built-in FTP uploader. It remembers the FTP path and allows you to upload your XML files with a single mouse click.
The program automatically checks for available updates. With PADManager, you are always sure that you are using an up-to-date version of the PAD specification and the most recent versions of the PAD extensions. PADManager automatically downloads and installs them for you.
PADManager supports the DynamicPAD technology. This technology allows you provide customized PAD files for each software archive and to gather accurate statistics of downloads generated by them.
PAD is an essential part of the software submission process. PADManager will help you maximize the results of your submissions to download sites. More listings, better visibility, higher positions in search engines result pages...

Title  Inno Setup Size  803 kB Win  95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs.
Features:
- Support for all 32-bit Windows versions.
- Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
- Standard wizard interface, including support for the latest Windows 2000/XP wizard style.
- Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
- Complete uninstall capabilities.

Title  Setup Generator Size  217 kB Win  95/98/Me/NT/2000
Setup Generator is a simple freeware installer designed so you can quickly and easily create installation setup files. You can create self-extracting archives, show license info, run your exe, write to the Registry, create INI files, include an Uninstall file, place files in different directories, and even create a menu group and icons. This is the installer for you if you need to quickly create simple, yet high quality installation setup files for your applications. It is also very useful for quickly making SFX archives. Create a setup file in under 3 minutes with Setup Generator. The size of the extractor module is a mere 32-35 KB and it is very fast! Multiple languages are also supported.
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Title  SSE Setup Size  1.5 MB Win  95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003
SSE Setup is a program installer/uninstaller for developers to use for the installation and uninstallation of their programs. It shines in that it is Simple, Smart, and Easy. It allows you to create a good looking installer for your program in literally minutes. Its philosophy is very different from virtually every other installer out there. Unlike other programs, it doesn\'t use a complicated scripting language and nor does it use some awkward GUI program to get your settings. Its total approach is unique because from the beginning it was designed to allow you to turn out a powerful, good looking installer in a short amount of time. It was also designed with the end-user in mind. Your program can literally be installed by an end-user with only a few clicks - it is very simple for them as well.

Title  Nullsoft Installation System Size  1676 kB Win  all
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a tool that allows programmers to create such installers for Windows. It is released under an open source license and is completely free for any use.
NSIS can create Windows installers that are capable of installing, uninstalling, setting system settings, extracting files, etc. Because NSIS is based on script files, you can create both simple or advanced installers.
NSIS is created to be small, fast and and efficient. While other installers often add hundreds of kilobytes or several megeabytes to your installer data, a full featured NSIS installer has an overhead of only 34 KB.

Title  CMS SAPID File-flat Edition Size  733 kB Win  Multiplatform
SAPID is a freeware CMS for creating and management of personal sites. Migration utility can create a controllable by CMS copy of an existing static site. The functionality in SAPID is practically unlimited due to the XML Sapiens technology support. The package includes a great number of services, such as news channels, RSS-channels, guest book, gallery, survey, and personification. SAPID can manage HTML-, Flash-, WML- (WAP), and XML/XSL-sites.



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