Software : EE provides BlackBerry BES10 support

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• EE provides BlackBerry BES10 support
• Updated: Best free antivirus software: 8 internet security programs we recommend
• Windows 8 Client Hyper-V in focus
• Make your own magazines in Flipboard 2.0

EE provides BlackBerry BES10 support Posted: EE is making BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, the management suite for smartphones running on the BB10 operating system, available to its business customers from April 2. An EE representative told TRPro that the company will enable organisations to run BES 10 themselves through its network, and provide a hosted service. It will also provide the licences for users and a server to run BES 10 within a dedicated plan, saving smaller firms from the cost of a server. There is no minimum or maximum on the number of licences that can be managed through the package. Using BES 10 also gives IT administrators the ability to manage devices running on iOS and Android. EE said it is the first UK mobile network operator to support BES 10. Its Director of Business, Max Taylor, said: "Alongside our Secure Mobility management software, the introduction of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 means we are the only network operator to offer enterprise grade security across all mobile operating systems, covering 3G and 4G." Pricing begins at £15 per month for 1GB of mobile data, with 4G plans available for an extra £3. EE provides 4G to 37 towns and cities and claims this covers 45% of the UK population.

Updated: Best free antivirus software: 8 internet security programs we recommend Posted: Our best free antivirus round-up has been fully updated for 2013. Viruses, spyware, hackers, phishing sites - the web is a dangerous place, and every PC owner needs effective, reliable antivirus software to keep them safe. But this can be expensive, especially as you'll pay again to update the package, each and every year. Fortunately there is plenty of free antivirus software, many of which are just as capable as their commercial cousins. So if you're tired of annual subscriptions, read on - we've picked out eight top internet security tools which deliver great security at no cost at all. 1. Avast Free Antivirus You don't have to spend long with Avast Free Antivirus to realise why it's one of the most popular security tools around. The program is simple to install; a straightforward interface makes it easy to use; a quick first scan should identify any potential threats on your PC, and this all has minimal impact on your system performance. These aren't just subjective opinions, either. Independent testing by AV-Test has found the program to be a good all-rounder, and it was one of AV-Comparative's "Products of 2012". Avast Free has some useful extras, too. A Software Updater alerts you to program updates you've missed, for instance, while its Browser Cleanup tool provides a simple way to remove unwanted add-ons from your browsers. 2. Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Small and simple, Panda Cloud Antivirus is a lightweight tool which provides free real-time antivirus protection, and can be used alongside many other security tools without problems. It's the free version of a commercial product, and so has a few missing features. The Pro edition helps to protect you at public wifi networks, for instance, while its "USB Vaccine" function reduces the risk of malware infecting a USB drive. The core antivirus protection remains the same, though. And while that doesn't deliver the top detection rates, independent testing shows it's very capable, with the program winning certification in AV-Test's latest report. 3. Emsisoft Emergency Kit No antivirus program comes with a guaranteed 100% detection rate, and malware might occasionally slip through your defences. You should always have a second tool available, then, just in case - and Emsisoft Emergency Kit (EEK) is a great choice. The program runs without requiring installation, reducing the chance of any conflicts with your existing antivirus package. Its straightforward system scanner uses a dual-scan-engine, rated highly by Virus Bulletin. Experienced users will appreciate tools like HiJackFree and BlitzBlank, which can help you manually detect and clean up malware. 4. ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall We have one or two concerns about ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall, notably that its antivirus database is only updated daily (hourly updates are reserved for the commercial version), which leaves you more exposed to the very latest threats, The program does provide plenty of functionality, though, with a capable, AV-Test-certified antivirus engine, an easy-to-use firewall and some browsing protection. It does its best to keep things simple. Open the Preferences dialog, say, and you'll find only 10 buttons and settings (and most of those you'll never need to use). The database update means it wouldn't be our first choice, but if you're a fan of ZoneAlarm, or just want a firewall and antivirus tool from the same company, this could be a good choice. 5. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free If you think your PC has been infected by something, but your regular antivirus tool hasn't raised an alert, then it could be time to grab a copy of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free. The program is an excellent real-time scanner which can quickly find and remove all kinds of threats. Beginners won't have any trouble using Anti-Malware - just launch the program, click Scan and it'll immediately begin checking your system. But more experienced users will appreciate extra tools to, for instance, help you launch the program on an infected PC, or delete locked files on your PC. 6. Avira Free Antivirus Avira Free Antivirus provides two main areas of protection. A strong antivirus engine (rated highly by independent labs for its file detection rates) constantly monitors your PC, looking for and eliminating threats. If you choose to install the Avira toolbar then you also get some web tools (an antiphishing tool, ad blocker, social networking protection), although this also replaces your default search engine with an Avira page. Problems? The interface can seem a little complex, just at first. And the program has more impact on your PC's performance than some other tools. Still, on balance Avira Free Antivirus remains a capable and effective security package. 7. Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition Bitdefender's antivirus engine is one of the best around, and a favourite of the independent testing labs, so getting a free version sounds like it should be very good news indeed. There's a problem, though. Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition has no real-time protection, it won't check files as you access or download them; the program just scans files, folders or drives when you ask it to do so. Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition can't be your main antivirus tool, then, but the program could still be very useful. Download a copy, run scans occasionally, and it might catch threats your other security suite has missed. 8. AVG Free Antivirus AVG Free Antivirus is a solid package with a good range of features: an antivirus engine, email scanner, identity theft protection, and LinkScanner Surf-Shield to keep you safe online. At first glance this makes the program seem more complex, as there are lots of tiles, buttons and menu entries. Smart interface design means you can carry out most common actions in a click or two, though, so you'll soon feel at home. AVG Free Antivirus gets mixed reviews on its effectiveness: AV-Comparatives rate it as average, AV-Test say it's better than some commercial suites. Our view: it's a capable, feature-packed tool, and one of the stronger free antivirus packages. Why isn't Microsoft Security Essentials in the list? It's small, simple, and won't slow your system down - but it's also just not reliable enough to justify inclusion in our best free antivirus software round-up. When Security Essentials was last included in an AV Comparatives File Detection test, the program managed a file detection rate of 94.9%, placing it 13th out of 15. AV-Test's opinion was even lower. In its analysis of 2012 products for Home Users, Microsoft Security Essentials delivered the lowest "average protection score" of all, putting it bottom in a list of 20.

Windows 8 Client Hyper-V in focus Posted: As virtualisation continues its march across the business IT sector, the technology built into Windows 8 could provide a challenge to the mighty VMware as a virtualisation platform. The industry consensus is that Microsoft has applied its vast experience of server virtualisation to the desktop. For IT managers this level of integration using tools with which they are already familiar with is a Godsend, and will enable them to build and manage sophisticated virtual environments on the desktop or within a server environment. Microsoft's new Windows 8 Client Hyper-V provides for the first time the ability to place virtualisation easily on a client PC. What's different from previous incarnations is that Microsoft has taken the best of its server hypervisors and repackaged them for the client platform. IT managers have for some time lamented their inability to leverage the same kinds of virtualisation on clients as they could with servers, but Windows 8 now makes it possible. Microsoft has apparently thought long and hard about how IT managers would want to deploy Client Hyper-V and divided the application into two complementary parts. The first is the Hyper-V or the virtual machine (VM) that runs the virtualisation software. The second part is the Hyper-V Manager where new VMs can be created or deleted. For example, if you need to deploy multiple operating systems to support legacy applications, it is possible with all generations of Windows, plus Linux if this is needed. Anyone still using Windows XP for mission critical applications, and usese Windows XP Mode in their existing virtual machines, will need to run XP under Client Hyper-V as Windows XP Mode is no longer supported. System requirements IT managers who have been busy deploying Windows 8 across their organisations may not have to worry about the system requirements to run Client Hyper-V, but it's still a good idea to check the hardware on which you intend to install the VMs. Microsoft states that a 64-bit PC is the minimum requirement, just as Windows Server 2012[MS1] requires. What this means in practice is that you should be running Windows Pro 8 or the Enterprise version. At least 4MB of RAM will be needed as a bare minimum, and it's also a good idea to check the chipset of each PC on which you intend to run Client Hyper-V, as this needs to have SLAT (Second Level Address Translation). Most relatively recent PCs should be compatible, but if you have ageing hardware, it's a good idea to check their specification before attempting to install Client Hyper-V. Once you have installed Client Hyper-V you should have a familiar environment to work within, as Microsoft has used a very similar user interface to their server VMs. Feature set Industry experts point to one of the most powerful aspects of the new Client Hyper-V as being the testing environment offered by the new platform, which has generally been welcomed. IT managers can now create sandboxes safe in the knowledge that the testing VM is isolated from their network. Most of the features found in the server version of Hyper-V are here in the client incarnation, apart from some advanced features such as support for the fibre channel. Microsoft says: "Because Client Hyper-V in Windows 8 Pro is the same technology as server Hyper-V, IT pros and developers do not need to learn any new tools or commands. It is possible to move VMs from Client Hyper-V to server Hyper-V." It cites the example of building a "test lab" infrastructure, hosted entirely on a laptop or desktop machine, and exporting the VMs created and tested from the laptop into production. Reports suggest that Client Hyper-V has been well received by IT professionals who have had a chance to compare it to Microsoft's previous attempts at virtual machine creation and management. Those used to deploying and managing VMs on their installed servers using Windows Server 2012 will like the fact that they can control user access to any VM set up under Client Hyper-V from one control panel. Microsoft has also taken many of the established features of its virtual server installations and included them in Client Hyper-V. One that all IT managers will appreciate is the ability to move a running VM to any kind of storage that is available. This could be a local drive or even a USB stick. In addition, the new VHDX file format is much more versatile than the previous VHD platform and now offers 64TB capacity. As virtualisation remains a major issue within the IT community, Client Hyper-V has been generally heralded as a huge leap forward in supporting client VMs. It provides IT managers and developers with a VM environment that can be used for a wide range of services. Moving the capabilities of client VMs closer to those those deployed within the Windows Server 2012 feature set delivers a set of tools from which all IT managers can benefit.

Make your own magazines in Flipboard 2.0 Posted: Popular news aggregation tool Flipboard has crossed over into version 2.0 and brings big new features, first for iOS users. Creating your own curated magazines is central to this major revision of the service. The navigation panel when reading articles now includes a "+" button. Selecting this adds the article to your personal magazine. You can maintain several magazines at one time, and when you select an article to add, you choose which magazine it belongs to. Once created, you can share your title on Twitter and your followers can subscribe to it. Your carefully crafted magazine will then display on their front page like any existing publication or topic. This focus on community curated content opens the doors for Flipboard to become its own social network. Indeed, there are new social tools on hand in the 2.0 update, including the introduction of 'reflips': a notification of when someone includes content from your magazine in their own collection. Gold in 'dem hills As with Twitter and Facebook, you can expect businesses to quickly get involved with Flipboard magazines, too. According to the Guardian, magazine print titles like Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair are already set to publish mini-magazines, complete with advertisements. Etsy is another major online brand hoping to cash-in on Flipboard 2.0, with the two companies entering into a partnership to sell Etsy goods through a Flipboard catalogue. A "buy" button now appears at the bottom of Etsy product pages, allowing readers to become shoppers with a minimum of effort. Finally, the way searches are displayed in Flipboard has also been overhauled. Now, when you enter a search term, Flipboard will show you all current articles relating to your keywords as a new magazine -- allowing you to flip through them. You can then save the search as a magazine of its own, and it will update with new stories as they become available. The 2.0 update is now available for iOS devices through the Apple App Store. There is no official word from Flipboard on when the update will come to the Android platform, but the Guardian is reporting that it should land within a month or so.

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