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ESET Announces Support for Windows Server 2008

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced support for Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 platform, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. ESET’s line of award-winning security solutions, including the company’s flagship antivirus product, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, is currently available and ready to support Windows newest server product lines.

SUBWAY Partners with ESET to Protect Customer Point-of-Sale Systems

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced an agreement with the SUBWAY® restaurant chain, the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise. Under terms of the agreement, SUBWAY’s 23,000+ US/CA merchants are able to deploy ESET NOD32® Antivirus software directly on their point-of-sale (POS) terminals, protecting the computer systems from increasingly sophisticated threats.

ESET Secures 48th Virus Bulletin Award in Ten Years - Most in the Industry

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that its new ESET NOD32 Antivirus Version 3.0 product has captured an industry-leading 48th VB100 award from Virus Bulletin. Virus Bulletin performs independent comparative testing of antivirus products and is widely respected within the antivirus community.

ESET launches public beta release of ESET SysInspector

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the public beta release of ESET SysInspector, a free diagnostic tool for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista-based systems. Designed to perform in-depth analyses, ESET SysInspector identifies running processes, registry entries, startup items, network connections and other areas of interest for IT and security professionals.

ESET Crowned "Best Antivirus Product of 2007" by AV-Comparatives

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that its award-winning ESET NOD32 Antivirus was named “Best Antivirus Product of 2007” by AV-Comparatives, an independent research outlet that tests antivirus software. Over 17 products were tested throughout the year, with winners from a range of categories including on-demand scanning speed, polymorphic virus detection and number of false positives generated. ESET NOD32 Antivirus was named the overall winner for the second consecutive year.

ESET Secures 47th Virus Bulletin Award in Nine Years - Most in the Industry

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that its ESET NOD32 Antivirus product has captured an industry-leading 47th VB100 award from Virus Bulletin. Virus Bulletin performs independent comparative testing of antivirus products and is widely respected within the antivirus community.

ESET One of Two Companies To Secure "Advanced+" Rating from AV-Comparatives

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, was named one of only two companies to capture the prestigious “Advanced+” rating from AV-Comparatives, an independent research outlet that tests antivirus software. The “Advanced+” rating is granted to antivirus providers who proactively detect new or unknown threats, without mistakenly identifying safe files as malicious. ESET is able to achieve these industry-leading results due to the solution’s ThreatSense® technology, an advanced heuristics engine that enables proactive detection of malware not covered by even the most frequently updated signature-based products.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0 and ESET Smart Security Business Editions Now Available

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the general availability of ESET Smart Security Business Edition, a new, highly integrated security solution for enterprises and small-to-medium-sized businesses. It includes antivirus, antispyware, antispam and firewall features built on ESET’s award-winning advanced heuristic ThreatSense® detection system and the ESET NOD32 Antivirus scanning engine. The Business Edition also incorporates ESET’s Remote Administrator, allowing both ESET Smart Security and the new version of ESET NOD32 Antivirus to be deployed and managed remotely from a central location.

ESET Introduces Malware Protection for Enterprise and SMB Linux Environments

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today unveiled three new Linux solutions for enterprise and SMB network environments. The new Gateway, File and Mail solutions are built on the company’s award-winning ESET NOD32 Antivirus scanning engine and provide Linux users with the highest level of malware protection with little impact on network performance.

ESET Launches ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0 and ESET Smart Security

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the introduction of ESET Smart Security, a new, integrated security solution for consumers and small-to-medium-sized businesses. It includes antivirus, antispyware, antispam and firewall features built on ESET’s award-winning advanced heuristic ThreatSense® detection system and the ESET NOD32 scanning engine. ESET Smart Security combines speed, accuracy and minimal computer system impact to deliver a significant improvement over traditional solutions in the marketplace today. It provides the industry’s highest level of accuracy and fewest false-positives through ESET NOD32 Antivirus . With significantly lower performance overhead compared to the competition, ESET Smart Security uses only 40MB of disk space and scans systems up to 30-times faster than other products.