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Ernst & Young Names ESET Founder Entrepreneur of the Year

Ernst & Young Names ESET’s Miroslav Trnka Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 in Slovakia

Technology Pioneer Wins Inaugural Award in Slovak Republic

SAN DIEGO - March 8, 2007 - ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that Miroslav Trnka, co-owner and chief technology officer, became the first person to earn the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Slovak Republic. Mr. Trnka won the coveted award in this first competition in Slovakia based on his technical innovation and proven leadership of antivirus software company ESET, where he has served as CTO since 1987. Mr. Trnka will represent Slovakia at the World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo, Monaco in June 2007.

“This award recognizes more than just figures and numbers and at its heart celebrates interesting and successful people. Miroslav Trnka met the criteria for a true entrepreneur and impressed the jury so much that he was awarded the Slovak Entrepreneur of the Year 2006,” said Miroslav Rihák, chairman of the jury. “Mr. Trnka’s story is one of a good idea followed by a unique product, which became a real spring-board for the founding of a notable and respectful global company.” 

“I am honored to be the inaugural winner in Slovakia, and I see it as recognition of the long-standing ambition of my team at ESET and our global partners. A part of this award belongs to them,” said Miroslav Trnka. “It has been almost 20 years since our flagship NOD32 Antivirus software was first released, and its success over such a long time is testament to the quality of our technology. Since its inception, ESET has prided itself on maintaining technological leadership, and I am gratified that our hard work has been acknowledged.”

About the Award
Entrepreneur Of The Year® was first announced by Ernst & Young in 1986 in USA. Six countries are hosting the Entrepreneur Of the Year awards for the first time: Slovakia, Portugal, Greece, Austria, China and Ukraine. The very next world final is going to be in June 2007, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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About NOD32
High-performance, low-impact ESET NOD32 Antivirus software offers consumers and businesses comprehensive protection in a product designed to automatically update behind-the-scenes without impacting other applications, so users always have the most current protection available. ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.7 utilizes ThreatSense® technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics, to proactively identify previously unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and phishing attacks in real time. ThreatSense is built into NOD32’s single scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection.

About ESET
Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET’s award-winning, Anti-Threat software system, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100% Awards than any other antivirus product. ESET was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 five years running, and has an extensive partner network, including corporations like Canon, Dell and Microsoft. ESET has offices in Bratislava, SK; Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; San Diego, USA; and is represented worldwide in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit http://www.eset.com/ or call (619) 319-3000.