Hey,

I just read two really good articles that had useful SEO/webmaster tool
discussions.

>Can anybody suggest any useful search engine position/ranking/backlink
>checking software that they've found useful.

Try the tools in this:
Webmaster Tools - http://www.small-business-software.n...ster-tools.htm
and

Keyword Tools - http://www.small-business-software.n...g-keywords.htm


Hope this helpful.

Lativa