AVG News

Program update AVG 8.0.0164

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0000

New recommended program update is available for download. More

AVG attains Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions. To qualify as a Gold Certified partner, the company demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers' needs using that technology. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, enabling them to provide optimum service and support to their customers.
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AVG Named Most Dynamic Company by Leading Investment Group

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, today announced it has been named Most Dynamic Enterprise in the Ventura 2007 Awards. The award was made by Enterprise Investors, one of the oldest and largest private equity management firms in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. Enterprise Investors is a major shareholder of AVG Technologies. The Ventura awards, now in their seventh year, recognize the achievements of the Enterprise Investors' leading portfolio companies and of the managers committed to those companies' growth.
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AVG Free received more than 5 million downloads from CNET in one week

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies, developer of the AVG range of Internet security software, announced that its AVG Free security product was downloaded more than five million times from CNET Download.com during the last week of May 2008. The consistently high number of downloads reinforces the product's continuing and growing appeal to users. AVG Free is the most popular application on Download.com.
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AVG Technologies Wins ‘The Best of IT ChannelVision Awards’ From Everything Channel

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, today announced it has been named a winner of Everything Channel's ‘The Best of IT ChannelVision Awards' for Best System Builder Solution: Software. The awards are a proven springboard to increased brand awareness and product credibility in the IT channel.
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National Economies Threatened by Cybercrime, According to EU Information Security Agency

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The European Network Information Security Agency (ENISA) last week held a press conference in which they warned that increased cybercriminal activity threatens the economic interests of the European Union. While the agency noted during the conference that it was difficult to quantify the scope of the problem, the data made available underlines the seriousness of the threat: as many as six million computers in the European Union are infected by, and connected to, botnets, and spam is costing businesses 65 billion Euros.
AVG Technologies, a leading developer of Internet security software for consumers and SMEs, also this week released the results of its own research study, conducted in March 2008 through market research company Ipsos, into the effects of cybercrime on European Union citizens.
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AVG receives PC Answers Recommended award

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG 8.0 Internet Security has received a Recommended award from UK magazine PC Answers. The review highlighted AVG's excellent threat detection, the high quality of the anti-spam module, lightning fast rootkit scanning, and the suite's robust firewall.
What particularly impressed PC Answers was the ease of use of the software, including AVG 8.0 Internet Security's new interface – giving it the full 5 marks out of 5.
Also very popular was the new and innovative Linkscanner technology, which PC Answers described as "perhaps the coolest addition" and "a step in the right direction" within online security. Learn more about AVG Internet Security

AVG Free 8.0 launches April 24

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies released AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0, the latest version of the company's popular and widely-used free security software, which now incorporates protection against spyware through a new combined anti-virus and anti-spyware engine. Read full press release

AVG signs Wintek Nordic Group AS

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies, www.avg.com today announced the appointment of its official Nordic distributor for the market in Norway.
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The new AVG 8.0 attracted plenty of interest at CeBIT

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies demonstrated the latest version of its award-winning product range at CeBIT last week. AVG 8.0 was officially release at the end of February and offers users an extensive range of new and improved protection capabilities, including real-time protection against web-borne threats.
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