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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.

Managing Malware in Higher Education

Managing Malware in Higher Education: Why Colby–Sawyer College switched to NOD32

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.

NOD32 Wins on Novell Netware

ESET, a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers, today announced that its NOD32 Antivirus software earned its 39th Virus Bulletin 100% award for flawless detection of in-the-wild viruses. Tested on the Novell Netware platform with a Windows XP client, NOD32 outperformed competitors several times over.

NERCOMP Announces Licensing Agreement with ESET

ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that North East Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP) has selected ESET as a preferred vendor based on their award-winning NOD32 Antivirus software. The software is being offered at an introductory price for those members who purchase a minimum of 100 user licenses, discounted up to 54%.