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AntiVir Windows Workstation 7 now available
Tue, 18 April 2006
Sought after: companies want automatic updates
Tettnang, 18 April 2006 - The antivirus software of the German IT security provider Avira is indeed very popular: in February “AntiVir” proved to be the second most frequent search result in Google. Avira conducted an email survey with 400 customers and resellers to establish the users’ opinion of the flagship product. Avira directly incorporated the results of this market research into the new version of the AntiVir business version. In this way, Avira managed to adapt Windows Workstation 7 all the more to the individual requirements of the users.
Up-to-date software is vital for a virus-free network; this makes regular updates indispensable. Especially this key aspect brought up the most questions, as more than half of all users think that updates are annoying and time-consuming. Avira has solved this problem through an innovative procedure, making a complete download a thing of the past. The program (single file update) as well as the virus definitions (incremental VDF update) will only be extended by the most current changes from now on. In this way, extremely small update packages are possible, which enable to save time and costs in the company.
Companies from all lines of business and sizes had a say with this survey. Irrespective of the kind of business, all companies asked for a central and user-friendly management console that enables to continually keep the security of the network under control. The new edition of AntiVir Windows Workstation 7 meets this requirement and furthermore numerous functions can be started at the click of a mouse. Like this, it is possible to renew licenses at the push of a button, individual program modules can be controlled or reports and statistics can be requested. As the software offers various configuration possibilities, it can be used for companies of any size enabling international companies as well as SMBs that have no IT staff a both flexible and reliable protection against viruses and other malware.
The AntiVir Windows Workstation 7 software is available from now on and can be obtained directly at Avira either from the Online Shop or the sales partners. The product is available for 59 euros per license and the upgrade of an existing version is for free. The 30-days trial license as well as detailed information can be obtained from: www.avira.com
About Avira
Avira (formerly H+BEDV) is one of the pioneers in the IT security area. The security specialist has been developing as from 1988 cross-system security solutions for business and private customers under the brand name AntiVir. Some of these customers are leading national and international companies, various educational institutions as well as public entities.
The product portfolio comprises high-performance security solutions for workstations, file servers, web servers and mail servers as well as for PDAs and smartphones.
The company doesn’t only have a wide range of products in the Windows environment; it is also one of the technology leaders in the UNIX market. Moreover, the company introduced the first SAP certified security solution for SAP NetWeaver in 2005 on the market.
The Avira AntiVir scanner is awarded the VB 100% on a regular basis and is proud to have a current TÜV Certificate (Technical Inspection Authority). The high competence of the company in the IT security area is also documented through the close collaboration with the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).
The Avira security solutions can be obtained from the numerous Avira resellers, who represent and distribute the products all over Europe and abroad.
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Adela Kohl/Gernot Hacker
Avira GmbH
Lindauer Str. 21
D-88069 Tettnang
Telephone: +49 (0) 7542-500 0
Fax: +49 (0) 7542-525 10
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Lewis Communications GmbH
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