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Growl 

http://www.growlforwindows.com/gfw/about.aspx

Growl is a Windows version of the Mac growl notification system that displays notifications using the GNTP protocol. Growl gives you notifications when things happen. It can be something from your machine or something on some other machine on the network. Think of it as a uniform notification system that any application can use.