APPENDIX A. KASPERSKY LAB
Founded in 1997, Kaspersky Lab has become a recognized leader in information
security technologies. It produces a wide range of data security software and
delivers high-performance, comprehensive solutions to protect computers and
networks against all types of malicious programs, unsolicited and unwanted
email messages, and hacker attacks.
Kaspersky Lab is an international company. Headquartered in the Russian
Federation, the company has representative offices in the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Japan, USA (CA), the Benelux countries, China, Poland, and
Romania. A new company department, the European Anti-Virus Research
Centre, has recently been established in France. Kaspersky Lab's partner
network incorporates more than 500 companies worldwide.
Today, Kaspersky Lab employs more than 450 specialists, each of whom is
proficient in anti-virus technologies, with 10 of them holding M.B.A. degrees, 16
holding Ph.Ds, and senior experts holding membership in the Computer Anti-
Virus Researchers Organization (CARO).
Kaspersky Lab offers best-of-breed security solutions, based on its unique
experience and knowledge, gained in over 14 years of fighting computer viruses.
A thorough analysis of computer virus activities enables the company to deliver
comprehensive protection from current and future threats. Resistance to future
attacks is the basic policy implemented in all Kaspersky Lab's products. At all
times, the company’s products remain at least one step ahead of many other
vendors in delivering extensive anti-virus coverage for home users and corporate
customers alike.
Years of hard work have made the company one of the top security software
manufacturers. Kaspersky Lab was one of the first businesses of its kind to
develop the highest standards for anti-virus defense. The company’s flagship
product, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, provides full-scale protection for all tiers of a
network, including workstations, file servers, email systems, firewalls, Internet
gateways, and hand-held computers. Its convenient and easy-to-use
management tools ensure advanced automation for rapid virus protection across
an enterprise. Many well-known manufacturers use the Kaspersky Anti-Virus
kernel, including Nokia ICG (USA), F-Secure (Finland), Aladdin (Israel), Sybari
(USA), G Data (Germany), Deerfield (USA), Alt-N (USA), Microworld (India) and
BorderWare (Canada).
Kaspersky Lab's customers benefit from a wide range of additional services that
ensure both stable operation of the company's products, and compliance with
specific business requirements. Kaspersky Lab's anti-virus database is updated
every hour. The company provides its customers with a 24-hour technical
support service, which is available in several languages to accommodate its
international clientele.