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14th-Nov-2006 08:32 am - Windows PowerShell 1.0 Released
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Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/11/14/windows-powershell-1-0-released.aspx

Today at the keynote at ITForum in Barcelona, we announced the official release of Windows PowerShell 1.0!  

For those of you unfamiliar with Windows PowerShell, it is a best ofbreed next-generation commandline shell designed from the ground up tobe flexible and powerful while still remaining easy to use. Many thanksgo to our friends at MySpace.com for coming all the way to Barcelona toshow how they're using Windows PowerShell in production today for themission critical task of maintaining and managing the second busiestwebsite in the world.

To download Windows PowerShell, please use the links below:

Windows PowerShell 1.0 English only: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75284&clcid=0x09

Windows PowerShell 1.0 in German, Spanish, French, Italian,Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese Simplified, and ChineseTraditional: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75285&clcid=0x09

Windows PowerShell 1.0 Multilingual User Interface (MUI) pack: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75286&clcid=0x09 

Finally, thanks to each and every oneof you in the Windows PowerShell community! We've been extremelygrateful and appreciative of the high level of community support andfantastic feedback we've received throughout the time we've beendeveloping PowerShell. With your help, we've created the best shellexperience ever for the Windows platform. We're confident you'll bevery pleased with the result!

7th-Nov-2006 01:57 pm - PowerShell IP/Hostname conversion
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Convert name to IP address
[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostAddresses("www.msn.com")

Only want the IP address?
[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostAddresses("www.msn.com") | select-object IPAddressToString

Convert IP address to name
[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostbyAddress("207.46.198.30")

Only want the host name?
[System.Net.Dns]::GetHostbyAddress("207.46.198.30") | select-object HostName
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