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            CountryWhois® v.2.0
      Copyright © 2006-2008, TamoSoft
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January 15, 2008


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Contents
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* About CountryWhois
* System Requirements
* Installing CountryWhois
* Uninstalling CountryWhois
* Ordering
* Contacting Us
* What's New
* Other Products by TamoSoft
* Credits


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About CountryWhois
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CountryWhois is a utility for identifying the geographic location of an IP address. CountryWhois can be used to analyze server logs, check e-mail address headers, identify online credit card fraud, or in any other instance where you need to quickly and accurately determine the country of origin by IP address.

What makes CountryWhois different from similar tools is its very high accuracy (over 98%), unprecedented speed of processing (a 100 MB log file is processed within one second), regular updates that keep the ever-changing IP address database up-to-date, an array of supported import and export formats, command-line mode, and a convenient interface.

CountryWhois was built on the renowned SmartWhois® technology developed by TamoSoft since 1997. While CountryWhois is similar to SmartWhois in some respects, it is focused exclusively on IP-to-country identification and doesn't need to contact external Whois servers.

CountryWhois will also be available to software developers as a stand-alone database and SDK in the near future.


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System Requirements
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* Pentium II or higher
* Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, including 64-bit editions
* 32 MB RAM
* 5 MB of free disk space


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Installing CountryWhois
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* Double-click SETUP.EXE to execute it.
* Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation process.


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Uninstalling CountryWhois
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* Choose Uninstall from the CountryWhois program group.

		OR:

* Open the Windows Control Panel.
* Double-click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.
* Search the list for "CountryWhois" and double-click on it.


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Ordering
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Please check our web site for the latest product offerings and prices:

http://www.tamos.com/order/


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Contacting Us
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Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Bug reports? Don't hesitate to contact us.

WWW: http://www.tamos.com
E-mail: support@tamos.com


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What's New
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Version 2.0

* Statistics can be broken down by continent
* A new batch file processing format (List of IP addresses) and the respective command line parameter
* Multiple batch files can be selected and processed
* A new tool that displays all IP ranges for the given country
* The option to launch multiple application instances
* Faster hostname resolving by using multiple threads
* Can perform queries for the text on the clipboard and in other application windows
* Hot keys that allow you to quickly invoke a number of CountryWhois windows or perform queries for the text on the clipboard and in other application windows
* Console version of the program
* IP allocation map updated
* CountryWhois is now a multi-language application
* Many other improvements


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Other Products by TamoSoft
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CommView®

CommView is a program for monitoring Internet and Local Area Network (LAN) activity capable of capturing and analyzing network packets. It gathers information about data passing through your dial-up connection or Ethernet card and decodes the analyzed data. With CommView, you can see a list of network connections and vital IP statistics and examine individual packets. Packets are decoded down to the lowest layer, with full analysis of the most widespread protocols. Full access to raw data is also provided in real time. CommView is a helpful tool for LAN administrators, security professionals, network programmers, or anyone who wants to have a full picture of the traffic going through one's PC or LAN segment.


CommView® for WiFi

CommView for WiFi is a powerful wireless network monitor and analyzer for 802.11 a/b/g networks. Loaded with many user-friendly features, CommView for WiFi combines performance and flexibility with an ease of use unmatched in the industry. CommView for WiFi captures every packet on the air to display important information such as a list of access points and stations, per-node and per-channel statistics, signal strength, a list of packets and network connections, protocol distribution charts, etc. By providing this information, CommView for WiFi can help you view and examine packets, pinpoint network problems, perform site surveys, and troubleshoot software and hardware.


NetResident™

NetResident is an advanced network content monitoring program that captures, stores, analyzes, and reconstructs network events such as e-mail messages, Web pages, downloaded files and instant messages. NetResident uses advanced monitoring technology to capture the required data from the network, saves it to a database, reconstructs it, and displays this content in an easy-to-understand format. While NetResident is similar to network analyzers in many respects, it focuses on high-level protocols that are used to transfer content over the Internet or LAN. With NetResident, you don't need a profound understanding of networking technologies, have to use complex packet capturing and analysis software, or dig through network packets in order to reconstruct the actual data; NetResident does all the work for you and presents only the Web pages, e-mails, instant messages, or downloaded files as requested. NetResident is used by network administrators to enforce IT policy, parents to monitor their children's communication on the Internet, and by forensic experts to gain crucial information.


CommTraffic®

CommTraffic is a network utility for collecting, processing, and displaying traffic and network utilization statistics for network connections, including LAN and dial-up. It shows traffic and network utilization statistics for each computer in the segment. The software provides a very attractive and customizable interface, with an optional tray icon menu that displays general network statistics. You can also generate reports that reflect the network traffic volume and Internet connection expenses (if any). CommTraffic supports virtually any rate plan your ISP might use, such as one based on connection time, traffic volume, time of the day, or other measures. You can set alarms that will inform you when certain criteria (e.g. amount of traffic, expenses) are reached. A configuration wizard will guide you through the setup and automatically detect your network or connection settings.


SmartWhois®

SmartWhois is a handy utility for obtaining information about any IP address, hostname, or domain in the world. Unlike standard whois utilities, it automatically delivers information associated with an IP address or domain no matter where it is registered geographically. In just a few seconds, you get all you want to know about a user: domain, network name, country, state or province, and city. Even if the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won't fail!


Essential NetTools™

Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your computer's network connections. It's a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful network tools for everyday use. The program includes a NetStat utility that shows your computer's network connections and open ports and maps them to the owning application. It also features a fast NetBIOS scanner, a NetBIOS Auditing Tool for checking LAN security, and a monitor of external connections to your computer's shared resources, as well as a process monitor that displays information about all the programs and services running on your computer. Other useful tools are included, such as Ping, TraceRoute, and NSLookup. Additional features include report generation in HTML, text, and comma delimited formats and a customizable interface. The program is an easy-to-use and powerful replacement for such Windows utilities as nbtstat, netstat, and NetWatcher. It incorporates many advanced features that standard Windows tools can't offer.


DigiSecret®

DigiSecret is an easy-to-use, secure and powerful application for file encryption and sharing. It utilizes strong and time-proven encryption algorithms for creating encrypted archives, self-extracting EXE files, and sharing files with your associates and friends. DigiSecret also includes powerful and intelligent file compression; you no longer need .zip files when you can have encrypted and compressed DigiSecret files. The program is integrated with the Windows shell, and you can perform operations on files by right- clicking on them. It also fully supports drag-and-drop operations.


You can learn more about these products at

http://www.tamos.com/products/


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Credits
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This program contains software licensed from Walied Othman.
This program contains public domain flag icons by Mark James (www.famfamfam.com).