AVG Technologies
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | Brno, Czech Republic (1991) |
| Founder | Jan Gritzbach |
| Headquarters | Brno, Czech Republic |
| Area served | Europe, North America, Oceania |
| Key people | Jan Gritzbach (Founder) |
| Industry | Software |
| Products | AVG Anti-Virus, AVG Internet Security |
| Parent | Intel Corporation |
| Website | Grisoft.com |
AVG Technologies (formerly named Grisoft) is a privately-held Czech company formed in 1991 by Jan Gritzbach that specializes in security software, with corporate offices in Europe and the United States. On September 7, 2005, a large stake in the company was bought by Intel, which invested $16 million.[1]
AVG Technologies acquired Ewido Networks in April 2006[2] and upgraded their main product of AVG Anti-Virus from version 7.1 to 7.5. On November 6, 2006, Microsoft announced that AVG Security products would be available directly from the Windows Security Center in Windows Vista.[3] Since June 7, 2006, the AVG software has also been used as an optional component of GFI MailSecurity, produced by GFI Software.[4] On December 5, 2007, AVG Technologies announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs, developer of the LinkScanner safe surfing technology. [5]
In February 2008, Grisoft was officially renamed as AVG Technologies. [6]
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[edit] Products
[edit] Home security
- AVG Anti-Virus 8.0
- AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall 8.0
- AVG Internet Security 8.0 (AVG Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall and Anti-Spam)
- AVG Internet Security 3-Pack Edition 8.0
- AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD
[edit] Business security
- AVG Anti-Virus Network Edition 8.0 (Networkable AVG Anti-Virus and Firewall with AVGADMIN)
- AVG Anti-Virus SBS Edition 8.0
- AVG Internet Security Network Edition 8.0 (Networkable AVG Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall and Anti-Spam with AVGADMIN)
- AVG Internet Security SBS Edition 8.0
- AVG File Server Edition 8.0
- AVG File Server Edition 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD
- AVG E-mail Server Edition 8.0
- AVG E-mail Server Edition 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD
- AVG Rescue CD 7.5 (Toolset for rescue & repair of infected machines.)
[edit] Others
- AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 (Free anti-virus software with fewer features than the paid version)
[edit] Awards
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- ICSA Labs Anti-Virus certification
- VB 100% award
- Checkmark Level 1, Level 2 and Trojan certifications
- TÜV Monitored Virus Protection
- Red Herring 100 Europe award
- Internet Commerce Excellence 2005
- Gold Award - Web-User, the UK's biggest selling Internet magazine awarded AVG Anti-Virus in October 2006 antivirus group
- Recommended award - AVG Free for Linux achieves "Recommended" award February 2006
- Best antivirus program - PCW Awards for Excellence 2005
- Best antivirus program - SC Magazine Best of 2005
- Best Security Software 2007- Techworld Awards
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Intel buys part of Grisoft
- ^ Grisoft announces release of ewido Anti-Spyware
- ^ Microsoft incorporates AVG into the Vista Security Center
- ^ What's new in GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 10?
- ^ AVG Acquires Exploit Prevention Labs, Developer of LinkScanner Safe Surfing Technology.
- ^ AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Leading Internet security vendor, Grisoft, changes name to AVG Technologies
[edit] External links
- AVG Technologies - Official site and AVG download centre.
- Ewido - Official Home of Ewido.
- Exploit Prevention Labs - Official home of LinkScanner.
