Antivirus Specialist GRISOFT Acquires Anti-malware Expert Ewido Networks

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YoKenny

"Antivirus Specialist GRISOFT Acquires Anti-malware Expert Ewido Networks

Creates comprehensive anti-malware portfolio to protect users against
constantly growing types of malicious threats

Brno, Czech Republic and Millburn, N.J. - April 19, 2006 - GRISOFT, the
maker of award-winning AVG Anti-Virus, today announced the acquisition of
Ewido Networks, a leading provider of innovative anti-malware solutions.
This acquisition expands GRISOFT's AVG antivirus and firewall offerings to
include comprehensive malware protection, and provide its customers with the
highest level of security against growing types of malicious software
spreading across the Internet.

Consumers and businesses are now facing a wider variety of threats on the
Internet that are going beyond viruses, worms and trojans. This purchase
puts GRISOFT in a strong competitive position to address and protect against
future Internet threats, while better servicing its already substantial
customer base of over 30 million users."

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/29396/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
 
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YoKenny

Another good and promising product goes down the tubes because of
acquisition.
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I agree with Ron L.
Symantec the masters of BLOATWARE.
They BLOAT it up then kill it because they have copied the function into
Norton AV.
 
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Art

Art,

I just renewed my KAV/KPSS (2 years) through your Web Site. I hope it
puts you in a higher tax bracket.
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Well, I just checked their report and I'm not yet credited with any
sales. Maybe they do it at the end of the month, I don't know. Remains
to be seen if this Affiliate thing actually works as advertised.
Thanks for being a known test case :)

Art
http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
 
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Ian Kenefick

No they didn't, they bought the Romanian software company that wrote it!
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No - Windows Defender was previously Giant Antispyware. You mistake
this for Onecare which was RAV :).
 

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