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                      SmartWhois v.5.0
                Copyright  1998-2009, TamoSoft
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April 1, 2009


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


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About SmartWhois
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SmartWhois is a useful network information utility that allows you to find out all available information about an IP address, host name, or domain, including country, state or province, city, name of the network provider, administrator, technical support, and abuse contact information. 

Unlike standard Whois utilities, SmartWhois can find the information about a computer located in any part of the world, intelligently querying the right database and delivering all the related records within a few seconds. The program can retrieve information from more than 60 servers all over the world. 

SmartWhois can save obtained information to an archive file. Users can load this archive the next time the program is launched and add more information to it. This feature allows you to build and maintain your own database of IP addresses and host names. The obtained records may also be saved in one of the several formats: HTML, text, XML, and XLS. Another useful feature in SmartWhois is the ability to load a list of IP addresses or domain names as a text file and process it. 

SmartWhois is capable of caching query results, which reduces the time needed to query an address; if the information is in the cache file it is immediately displayed and no connections to the whois servers are required. 


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System Requirements
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* Pentium III or higher
* Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008, including 64-bit editions
* 128 MB RAM
* 5 MB of free disk space


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Installing SmartWhois
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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 SmartWhois
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* Choose Uninstall from the SmartWhois program group.

		OR:

* Open the Windows Control Panel.
* Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
* Search the list for "SmartWhois" 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 5.0

* Internationalized domain names (IDN) are now supported. 
* Unicode is now supported throughout the application. Information on domain owners in any language is now displayed correctly.
* IPv6 addresses are now supported.
* The application engine has been rewritten. The new engine supports multithreading, which dramatically speeds up processing of batch queries.
* Added support for the following domain zones: FM, AC, AR, CA, BE, CL, ASIA, TR, SK, LT, LV, HK. Updated data parser for many other domain zones.
* Displays geographic coordinates for domains or IP addresses that have LOC records.
* Automatically detects query types based on the user input.
* New query type: As IP and as domain simultaneously.
* You can perform multiple queries in the query box with a single click, simply enter multiple IP addresses or domains separated by commas.
* Multiple proxy servers are now supported. A random proxy server may be used every time the application connects to a whois server.
* Spam/abuse templates have been improved. Customization and selection of different templates for IP address or Domain abuse reports is now supported.
* The application can query multiple IP addresses assigned to a host.
* 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 the 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/n 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 the 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 monito
r 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 the one based on connection time, traffic volume, time of the day, and 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.

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.

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.

CountryWhois

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.


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.