2010-07-28 16:50:06 - MicroWorld, the highly acclaimed AntiVirus and Information Security solution provider announced the partnership with “Antivirus Center” - a leading AntiVirus Software Distributors in the Russian Federation and CIS.

Mumbai, 28 July, 2010: eScan, one of the leading Information Security solutions will now be available through its newly appointed Master Distributor “Antivirus Center” at more than 1000 locations all across Russia and CIS.

Speaking on this latest partnership with Antivirus Center, Mr. Sunil Kripalani, Vice President – Global Sales & Marketing at eScan, said “Expansion in Russian market was one of the priorities for eScan. We choose our partner for business development across Russia and CIS by taking into account the possibilities about technical support, logistic and geographical network. Besides, strong facilities in field of marketing and enormous experience in introducing new products to the market were certainly the major factors. According to a recent report, there would be a

two-fold increase in the number of computers in Russia by 2013 and at least 78% of the computer users in Russia would be connected to the internet. A multi-layered security solution such as eScan will best suit the requirements of the Russian computer users to keep them & their family safe online.”

Adding to this Mrs. Shweta Thakare, Head - Europe Sales at eScan said “This partnership with Antivirus Center will help us in leveraging its vast experience and expertise in Information Security solutions to reach a wider audience of Russia and CIS countries. Most computer users in Russia are not comfortable with English and they prefer solutions available in Russian language. eScan is available in Russian language and is well equipped to provide proactive protection against the latest malwares. eScan also has an in-built remote support software (ERS) which enables eScan Support technicians to remotely access computers with problems and troubleshoot them directly, providing the Russian Computer users faster support.”

Ms. Slobodenyuk Natalya, Chairman of Antivirus Center, expressing her views on the partnership said “Our Partnership with MicroWorld is one successive step of Antivirus Center’s development in the field of distribution of AntiVirus solutions. Today Russian and global markets of AntiVirus software are growing and there is a lot of competition. However, we consider eScan’s product range as the one providing high quality threat detection, confirmed by various independent tests. Completely localized in Russian language, eScan will take its notable place among other AntiVirus solutions. A number of advanced technologies and unique features, high economic attractiveness for users and channel partners are also promised to be significant advantages of eScan. Due to these reasons, we are very pleased to involve eScan into our Security Solution portfolio”.

About eScan
eScan, the world's first Real-Time AntiVirus and Content Security software for desktops and servers is developed and marketed by MicroWorld. MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology underlying the eScan product range, and bringing it several certifications and awards by some of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin, AV-Comparatives, West Coast Labs (Checkmark), ICSA, and PCSL labs. Combining the power of various technologies, eScan provides Multilevel Real-Time Protection to Computers and Networks. Visit www.escanav.com for more information.

About Antivirus Center
Founded in 1998, “Antivirus Center” is now a registered Trade Mark that extents to some of its most professional Partners (Trade Mark Holders). The company’s main focus has been Information security, from the very beginning. Business of the company involves work with their own Partner Network covering segments such as Financial, Government, Production, Telecommunication, Oil, and Gas industry. Currently, “Antivirus Center” is one of major software distributors of Russian Federation and CIS with strong market share of more than 1000 companies denoting the current partner network of the company.