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ESET captured on TV at Infosecurity show

While at the yearly Infosecurity tradeshow, TVWorld caught up with Rick Moy, VP Marketing at ESET to discuss the changing landscape of the anti-malware industry. Moy also discusses the factors behind ESET's phenomenal growth rate in an industry that is growing 12% yearly according to IDC.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy Finds the Right Prescription with ESET for Combating Malware

From the EDUCAUSE conference, ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that St. Louis College of Pharmacy has selected ESET NOD32 Antivirus software to protect its student laptops and campus network from evolving malware threats. Following an outbreak of IRC-bot Trojans during the 2005 to 2006 calendar year, the college required a more sophisticated antivirus solution that would proactively protect its technology assets from emerging threats, while offering greater flexibility in scheduled maintenance and administration. Rigorous testing of antivirus solutions led them to ESET antivirus software, which was implemented last spring and is fully deployed across all systems in use by students and staff who returned to school this fall.

ESET Achieves 40th Virus Bulletin 100 Award

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that ESET NOD32 Antivirus received its fortieth VB 100% award in the October 2006 Virus Bulletin Comparative Review. ESET earned its latest VB 100% score in comparative testing of 27 antivirus products running on Windows 2000 Server, further extending its eight-year track record as the vendor with the most awards. Virus Bulletin awards VB 100% scores to products that detect 100 percent of viruses from the WildList without false positives.

ESET Named Finalist for AeA High Tech Awards

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced it has been named a finalist in the software/Internet category for the AeA San Diego 13th Annual High Tech Awards. The awards are given to San Diego-based companies that have demonstrated technological or business innovation, marketplace validation and have made significant contributions to the San Diego community.

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ESET, LLC 5th Fastest Growing Private Company in San Diego

ESET, LLC the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that it has been named one of the fastest growing private companies in San Diego, and a top 10 winner on the San Diego Fast 100. Based on strong revenue growth of 656 percent from 2003 to 2005, ESET ranked number five on the list of 100 companies. Each year the San Diego Business Journal researches and publishes the list of Fast Growing Private Companies in the San Diego area. The ranking is based on a percentage of revenue increase over a three-year period and identifies the region’s top emerging growth companies.

ESET, LLC 5th Fastest Growing Private Company in San Diego

ESET, LLC the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that it has been named one of the fastest growing private companies in San Diego, and a top 10 winner on the San Diego Fast 100. Based on strong revenue growth of 656 percent from 2003 to 2005, ESET ranked number five on the list of 100 companies. Each year the San Diego Business Journal researches and publishes the list of Fast Growing Private Companies in the San Diego area. The ranking is based on a percentage of revenue increase over a three-year period and identifies the region’s top emerging growth companies.

Nerds On Site Selects ESET as New Antivirus Provider

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that Nerds On Site has selected ESET as one of its preferred antivirus vendors and has become a new ESET channel partner in the U.S. and Canada. Nerds On Site customers in North American will now have access to ESET NOD32 Antivirus software. Increased demand for innovative online threat protection led to Nerds On Site’s evaluation of new technology to meet customer requirements.

Report Validates Even Hourly Signatures No Match for Heuristics

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced further validation of its ThreatSense® advanced heuristics technology based on the results of a recent test conducted by AV-Comparatives. The results reveal that more frequent antivirus signature updates do not necessarily provide greater protection against malware and cannot replace the job that heuristics does for proactive detection. The AV-Comparatives test compared antivirus release rates and update size through a comparison of four leading antivirus solutions and clearly shows that strong proactive heuristic protection coupled with at least daily signature updates – a hallmark of ESET NOD32 Antivirus software – offers the most comprehensive protection to safeguard users from emerging and existing forms of malware.

Ontario Ministry of Education Protects 350,000 PCs with NOD32

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that the Ontario Ministry of Education (OME) has selected ESET NOD32 Antivirus software to protect more than 350,000 networked computers that are under the direct responsibility of the school boards from malware, spyware and other emerging online threats. School boards can decide to install this provincially licensed product or to use any other product that meets their needs.