Technology
In today's increasingly digital economy, technology has become an essential tool for any organization to facilitate operations ranging from communication to information security. Below are links to some free tools that you can leverage at your organization today.
Free Helpful Downloads
- Adobe Reader - Software that allows you to securely view, print, search, sign, verify, and collaborate on PDF documents, online as well as offline, from your home or office.
- Java - The Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java applications on the web or local machines.
- Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition - The most popular anti-spyware product for computer users around the world. The free anti-spyware version provides you with advanced protection against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of your computer, resulting in aggressive advertising pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, even identity theft through stolen bank details, passwords, and credit card account numbers.
- WinZip - The original and most popular compression utility for Windows, WinZip is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce e-mail transmission time.
- PKZip - Data compression reduces file size by as much as 95 percent, speeding transmission time and maximizing storage space to deliver significant bottom-line savings without requiring additional hardware investments.
Free Email Accounts
- Gmail - Gmail is a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that email can be more intuitive, efficient, and useful.
- Windows Live Hotmail - Fast and simple e-mail that makes it easy to read, send, and organize your messages.
- Yahoo Mail - Web-based e-mail service that now offers unlimited storage space.
- Inbox.com - Send & receive attachments up to 20MB, easily organize your messages, quickly find archived messages, view full conversations, compose and read messages even when you're not online.
Free Anti-Virus Software
- Trend Micro HouseCall - An application for checking whether your computer has been infected by viruses, spyware, or other malware. HouseCall performs additional security checks to identify and fix vulnerabilities to prevent reinfection.
- Symantec Security Check - Tests your computer's exposure to a wide range of online threats. It's free and an effective tool that helps determine your Internet security needs.
- BitDefender Online Scanner - A fully functional antivirus product. It features all required elements for thorough antivirus scanning and effective cleaning: it scans your system's memory, all files, folders and drives' boot sectors, providing you with the option to automatically clean the infected files.
- McAfee FreeScan - Based on the award-winning McAfee VirusScan engine, FreeScan searches for viruses and displays a detailed list of any infected files. Should viruses be found, FreeScan even provides links to more information about the viruses and what you can do to clean your system.