Windows Macro: For Automation

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.shtml

You can start services through batch using SC.
http://e-articles.info/e/a/title/Managing-Windows-Services-from-the-Command-Line/

Jython and Log4J

http://jythonpodcast.hostjava.net/jythonbook/appendixB.html#jython-and-xml-greg-moore

Jython and Spreadsheet

http://jythonpodcast.hostjava.net/jythonbook/appendixB.html#working-with-spreadsheets

Python based Build automation softwares

http://freehackers.org/~tnagy/wafbook/single.html#target_install
http://www.scons.org