New Network Edition Provides Centralized Management and Configuration for
up to 3,000 Networked Desktops, Notebooks and File Servers
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG Technologies, a
leading provider of Internet Security software products with more than 70
million active customers worldwide, announced today at the RSA conference
the availability of AVG Internet Security 8.0 Network Edition. The network
edition of AVG 8.0 provides centralized security management, configuration
and reporting for up to 3,000 network-connected desktops, servers and
notebooks. The announcement follows the February release of the desktop
version of AVG Internet Security 8.0.
Version 8.0 delivers new protection against emerging threats including
web exploits, drive-by downloads, phishing, and rootkits, and improved
protection against traditional threats such as viruses, spyware and
trojans.
"The real-time protection against drive-by downloads is especially
critical for business customers," said Rick Carlson, managing director of
AVG North America, "because whenever a user surfs the Internet, they create
a trusted yet insecure communications tunnel that generally bypasses the
network firewall and therefore exposes the business to these new Web-borne
threats."
AVG Internet Security 8.0 Network Edition: Tough on Threats. Easy on
Users
AVG has earned a reputation among network administrators as a provider
of security solutions that are tough on threats but easy on the user. AVG
software operates unobtrusively, minimizing the use of system resources.
This enables businesses to maximize system performance and productivity
while reducing desktop support expenses. The low resource utilization is an
important performance benefit to many organizations who use older PCs or
PCs running resource-intensive operating systems such as Microsoft Vista.
The software is also easy on administrators. In addition to offering
centralized configuration and reporting, the Network Edition also supports
remote installation and repair, security policy enforcement, license
management and centralized updating.
Following is a summary of new and improved features for the network
edition of AVG Internet Security:
New Anti-Exploit Technology -- AVG 8.0's patent-pending safe surfing
and safe searching technology is designed to protect users of Internet
Explorer and Firefox browsers against drive-by downloads from poisoned web
pages and flag dangerous search results in Google, Yahoo! and MSN search
engines.
New Web Shield -- Complementing the safe surfing and searching
technology, the new Web Shield module scans files during download or
exchange over ICQ or MSN instant messaging to ensure they are safe and free
of malicious content.
New High Performance Scanning Engine -- AVG has re-engineered the
scanning engine from the ground up to tackle viruses and spyware in a
single pass, delivering improved performance and speed through support for
multi-core computers, reduced system resource requirements, and streamlined
maintenance.
New User Interface -- An updated administration interface makes it
easier to centrally monitor, and manage client protection.
New Anti-Rootkit -- Removes and protects against rootkits, an
especially pernicious form of malware that can give unauthorized third
parties high-level control over infected computers.
Improved Anti-Virus with integrated Anti-Spyware -- Provides improved
detection of hidden viruses, faster scanning, and more intuitive scheduling
of scans. The new AVG 8.0 engine integrates what was previously a separate
anti-spyware engine.
Improved Resident Shield -- Provides enhanced on-access scanning with
the ability to scan multiple file-open requests simultaneously.
Availability, Specifications and Support
The network edition manages up to 3,000 clients running AVG Internet
Security 8.0, announced in February. The network editions of AVG Internet
Security 8.0 and AVG Anti-Virus 8.0, as well as specific implementations of
both products for Microsoft Small Business Server, are available today and
include one year of unlimited signature updates, program updates and
technical support. AVG 8.0 supports computers running 32-bit and native
64-bit Windows operating systems.
The software can be downloaded for trial or purchase from
http://www.avg.com and through a network of independent software resellers.
AVG products are also available to North American resellers via a
distribution agreement with Ingram Micro.
U.S. pricing for five, 1-year licenses of the AVG 8.0 Network Edition
starts at $159.99 for the Anti-Virus version and $259.99 for the Internet
Security version. AVG 8.0 SBS Edition pricing for five, 1-year licenses
starts at $247.99 for the Anti-Virus version and $339.99 for the Internet
Security version.
About AVG Technologies
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in the Czech Republic, AVG is a
leading international developer of Internet threat protection solutions for
consumers, SMBs and small enterprises. AVG protects more than 70 million
computer users around the world. The company has regional offices in North
America and the United Kingdom, and employs some of the world's leading
experts in Internet security, specifically in the areas of threat research,
analysis and detection. AVG's award-winning products are distributed
globally through resellers and over the Internet as well as via third
parties through Software Developer's Kits (SDK).
AVG investors include:
Enterprise Investors (http://www.ei.com.pl/english/index.php), based in
Poland, Benson Oak (http://www.bensonoak.com/en/praxe.html), based in the
Czech Republic and Intel Corp.'s venture arm Intel Capital
(http://www.intel.com/capital/) based in the US.
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CONTACT:
Bryan Ferraro or Julie Parayno, both of
Dovetail Public Relations, +1-408-395-3600, avg@dovetailpr.com,
for AVG Technologies
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