News from Special Operations Software

April 14, 2008

Come meet us at Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas April 28th

The next possible time to meet us face to face will be in Las Vegas, NV, USA, between April 28th...

April 09, 2008

Specops Password Policy BASIC get excellent Microsoft TechNet coverage

The TechNet Edge team at Microsoft have just released a screencast on their website that covers fine grained password policy...

April 07, 2008

Specops Password Policy gets stunning 4.5 out of 5 score in Windows IT Pro review

"RECOMMENDATION: If you need multiple password policies and are considering adding multiple domains to accomplish this, stop! Check out Specops...

February 06, 2008

Special Operations Software sponsors Microsoft's "The 2008 Winter Scripting Games"

Time for the third edition of MS Scripting games which we SPONSOR this year!

Quote from the Scripting Games official program:...

January 09, 2008

Specops Command integrated with Quest PowerGUI

"The combined power and ease of use of Specops Command and Quest PowerGUI will forever change the landscape of distributed...

December 28, 2007

Active Directory Janitor wins Award

Active Directory Janitor was selected the winner in the Administration Tools category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards. DameWare NT...

November 28, 2007

Microsoft praises Specops Command

"Your heads will explode once you realize the degree of power and control Specops Command and Special Operations Software gives...

October 26, 2007

New product release: Specops Command

Special Operations Software today introduced a new Group Policy extension product, Specops Command. Specops Command combines Group Policy and PowerShell...

October 02, 2007

Specops Inventory 3.2 released

The 3.2 version of Specops Inventory includes major features like Vista support, support for 64-bit and many new nifty features...

April 20, 2007

Special Operations Software Wins Award at MMS 2007

Special Operations Software today announced that Specops Deploy has won the 1st Runner-Up Award at the Best of MMS awards...

March 21, 2007

Special Operations Software and Darren Mar-Elia's SDM Software Announce Strategic Partnership

"Special Operations Software makes systems management and security related Group Policy extensions while SDM Software focuses on managing and troubleshooting...

February 15, 2007

Special Operations Software Receives 2 of 3 “Attendee’s Pick” Awards at TechEd Europe: IT Forum

Specops Deploy 3.1 and Specops Password Policy were two of three solutions chosen by show attendees for being innovative, user...

January 16, 2007

Specops Password Policy 2 released

Special Operations Software Announces Next Generation of Password Policy Security for Microsoft Windows Server 2003

“Specops Password Policy 2.0 is the...

October 04, 2006

Another record Year announced

Special Operations Software Announces Another Record Year of Revenue Growth

Strong Demand Will Continue to Fuel New Systems Management Group Policy...

July 05, 2006

Specops Inventory released

Today Special Operations Software released Specops Inventory, which is the first product ever released offering Inventory/Asset Management capabilities by using...

April 26, 2006

Specops Password Policy 1.2 released

Today Special Operations Software released the 1.2 version of the popular security product Specops Password Policy. As always, the newly...

April 21, 2006

New FREE product released that all AD-admins need

"We are proud to announce that we have released a new free product that all Active Directory Admins need. It...

March 22, 2006

Newsletter by Group Policy Guru Jeremy Moskowitz

In his latest newsletter at GPAnswers.com the Group Policy teacher, author, speaker and guru, Jeremy Moskowitz writes about Desktop and...

February 17, 2006

Public webex demos now offered every Tuesday and Wednesday!

We are now offering Public Webex Demos for Specops Deploy and Specops Password Policy. The Specops Deploy webex is on...

February 06, 2006

Specops Deploy gets Award!

Specops Deploy has been awarded Techtarget's prestigous "Product of the Year"-award, bronze medal, for Best Active Directory product in 2005....

January 16, 2006

Specops Password Policy now available

The long awaited product Specops Password Policy is now available for download. To read more about Specops Password Policy and...

November 15, 2005

Packed with new features, Specops Deploy 3.1 is now released and will be available during december

BARCELONA, SPAIN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/15/2005 -- Special Operations Software, a global provider of Active Directory integrated and Group...

October 31, 2005

Special Operations Software Announces the Industry's First Group Policy Extension With Inventory Capabilities

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/31/2005 -- - Special Operations Software, a global provider of Active Directory integrated...

October 10, 2005

Specops Deploy 3.1 revealed

We are proud and happy to announce the feature set for Specops Deploy 3.1 as well as the release date...

September 02, 2005

REVIEW: Redmond Magazine publishes a great review of Specops Deploy
(Score: 8.9/10)

One of the leading magazines for Windows IT professionals in the world, Redmond Magazine, have in its september issue reviewed...

July 15, 2005

PRESS RELEASE: New Group Policy Extension Announced by Special Operations Software Improves Active Directory Password Policy

Expand to apply for PUBLIC BETA starting in August or to read entire press release

Special Operations Software, a global...

June 08, 2005

Teched 2005 Show

During his speech "Practical Group Policy: Application and usage" yesterday, Mark Williams, Program Manager of Group Policy at Microsoft mentioned...

May 26, 2005

Active Directory Janitor 2.0 released

We have now released the 2.0 version of Active Directory Janitor. There are many new features added, most of which...

May 16, 2005

PRESS RELEASE

Special Operations Software Announces Global Channel Partner Program

TOPNORDIC Joins as a Preferred Partner

ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/16/2005...

April 18, 2005

PRESS RELEASE

New Group Policy-Based Software Deployment Solution for Microsoft MOM to Be Offered by Special Operations Software

LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKET...

April 07, 2005

Visit us at Microsoft Management Summit 2005

Special Operations Software will exhibit at this year's MMS 2005 in Las Vegas between the 18th and 22nd of April....

February 25, 2005

Windows IT Pro PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

This month the well known Windows-magazine Windows IT Pro has their Product Spotlight on our own Specops Deploy.

February 04, 2005

PRESS RELEASE

Special Operations Software Set Up North American Office to Better Meet Customer Demand

DENVER, CO -- 02/04/2005 -- Special Operations Software,...

February 02, 2005

Specops Deploy Quick Start Guide released

Specops Deploy Quick Start Guide now available for download in the download section of Specops Deploy.

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January 13, 2005

Microsoft Certified Trainer giveaway

We are happy to announce that all Microsoft Certified Trainers in Windows, Active Directory, Group Policy or related areas, are...

December 07, 2004

PRESS RELEASE

Microsoft Group Policy extension (CSE) for Software Deployment released by third party vendor

(Stockholm, Sweden) December 3rd 2004 -- Since the...

November 26, 2004

Release date set

The release date for Specops Deploy has been set to friday december 3rd. We have gotten a lot of valuable...

November 12, 2004

New product announced

We are proud to announce a new product, Specops Deploy. Specops Deploy is a Group Policy based Software Deployment product...

September 10, 2004

Active Directory Janitor 1.2 released

Active Directory Janitor 1.2 is released and available for download here....

July 02, 2004

Service Pack 3 for Special Operations Suite 2.0 is released!

We are proud to announce that Service Pack 3 for Special Operations Suite 2.0 is released. Service Pack 3 consists...

June 18, 2004

Group Policy Task Force, GPTF.ORG, formed. Special Operations Software founding member

Special Operations Software is proud to announce the birth of GPTF.ORG, Group Policy Task Force. Together with...

June 17, 2004

Service Pack 3 for Special Operations Suite 2.0 announced for release

Today Service Pack 3 for Special Operations Suite 2.0 was announced to be released within a couple of days. Later...

June 10, 2004

Active Directory Janitor mentioned in Windows .NET Magazine

In the june issue of Windows .NET Magazine, Active Directory Janitor is mentioned under the section "New and Improved" and...

April 22, 2004

Windows .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards nominations

Special Operations Suite and Active Directory Janitor has been nominated in the Windows .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards nominations that...

March 11, 2004

Meet us in Las Vegas at MMS 2004 next week

We are going to exhibit at the Microsoft Management Summit 2004 in Las Vegas between the 15th and 19th of...

February 24, 2004

NEW must-have product released!!!

Active Directory Janitor 1.0 helps you to find and delete old unused computer accounts in your Active Directory.

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January 26, 2004

Why do SUS and Special Operations Suite work so well together?

One of the tasks that are essential to continuously and reliably perform throughout your network is the management of software...

January 08, 2004

Special Operations Suite is one of few CCM products listed in Windows .NET Magazine Buyers Guide

Special Operations Suite is one of few Change and Configuration Management tools listed in the Buyer's Guide of the January issue...

December 19, 2003

Expert statement

Read what from well known Windows and GPO expert Jeremy Moskowitz thinks about Special Operations Suite

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September 26, 2003

Service Pack 2 is out

We have the pleasure to announce that Special Operations Suite 2.0 Service Pack 2 international release finally is released. Service...

September 19, 2003

Release date set!

The release date of Special Operations Suite Service Pack 2 has been set to September 26th.

We strongly recommend all...

August 12, 2003

Infection with Blaster can easily be avoided with the help of Special Operations Suite

A nasty worm like Blaster can cost companies huge amounts of money. With Special Operations Suite you can detect...

August 06, 2003

Meet us at IT Forum 2003

Yet again we are travelling to Microsoft IT Forum 2003 in Copenhagen november 11th - november 14th. Come meet us...

June 25, 2003

Special Operations Suite 2.0 SP2 announced

Today we are announcing Special Operations Suite 2.0 Service Pack 2. Planned release month is September. In SP2 there are...

June 06, 2003

Vote for Special Operations Suite in Windows & .NET Magazine's Readers Choice Awards

If you want to help Special Operations Suite to become even more widely known and thus an even better Desktop...

March 03, 2003

Agents, distributors and resellers wanted!

We are doing very well and are currently looking to further expand our business. Therefore we are in need of...

February 12, 2003

Extensive white paper about Software Management using Active Directory...

An extensive white paper about Software Management using Active Directory and Special Operations Suite has been made availible for download...

January 10, 2003

Large Power supplier chooses Special Operations Suite

One of the largest power suppliers in Sweden, Sydkraft AB, chooses Special Operations Suite from Knowledge Factory in order to...

November 27, 2002

Special Operations Suite 2.0 get a prestigeous award! UPDATED

Special Operations Suite 2.0 has been awarded at Sweden NT Awards 2002 as the best product installed in a...

October 17, 2002

Riksskatteverket(National Tax Board of Sweden) choose Special Operations Suite!

Riksskatteverket choose Special Operations Suite.

The National Tax Board of Sweden (Riksskatteverket) has decided to buy 15.000 licenses of Special Operations...

October 08, 2002

Service Pack 1 released!(UPDATED)

Service pack 1 for Special Operations Suite 2.0 is released. Among the new features are:

- A web interface for 1:st...

September 06, 2002

Come to Copenhagen!

Visit our booth at Microsoft IT Forum 2002 november 19th - 22nd in Copenhagen and experience THE Desktop Management solution...

August 29, 2002

You can be a part of the future of Desktop Management!

Please come by our booth at the Networks & Telecom fair in Stockholm, Sweden, on the 24th - 26th of...

May 22, 2002

Get better control of your organization´s software licenses using Special Operations Suite 2.0

An issue which is a very hot topic today is getting good control over your software licenses.

One of the...

May 13, 2002

Newsletter Special Operations Suite - May 2002 released

To subscribe please register or if you already are registered please log in and...

May 03, 2002

A Test in the magazine Nätverk & Kommunikation says Special Operations Suite gives “total control"

According to the magazine “Nätverk & Kommunikation” Special Operations Suite gives you “total control”.

Sweden´s leading magazine for network and IT...

April 05, 2002

Latest Service Release now also included in our Trial version!

The latest Special Operations Suite Service Release now also included in the Trial version. The OLAP functionality is now the...

March 12, 2002

TechNet Summit 2002

Knowledge Factory will exhibit Special Operations Suite at TechNet Summit 2002 in Linkoping, Sweden, on the 13th and 14th of...

January 31, 2002

And the Comdex Nordic Computer Contest winner is...

According to the arranging company Comdex Nordic was a big success with more exhibitors and visitors than expected. Approximatly 30...

January 10, 2002

FREE Trial Version now Availible!

A FREE trial version of Special Operations Suite 2.0 is now availible for download.

The Trial version is a full...

December 14, 2001

COMDEX Nordic 2002

Special Operations Suite and Knowledge Factory will exhibit at COMDEX Nordic in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the 22nd - 24rd of...

December 01, 2001

An article in Computer Sweden says...

Read the article in Computer Sweden 2001-11-30 here. ...

November 27, 2001

First Appearance

Special Operations Suite 2.0 first public appearance will be in the Knowledge Factory booth at NT Forum 2001 on the...

November 27, 2001

Special Operations Suite goes live!

Today we are very proud to announce that Special Operations Suite 2.0 is launched and ready for action.

The product has...

November 12, 2001

Release date of Special Operations Suite 2.0 set to 27th of november 2001

Finally the day that we all have been waiting for is almost here. The release date of Special Operations Suite...

September 19, 2001

Special Operations Suite 2.0 website released

The Special Operations Suite 2.0 official website has seen the light of day. Until the final release of Special Operations...