
APPENDIX B.
KASPERSKY LABS
LTD.
Founded in 1997, Kaspersky Labs 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 e-mail messages, and hacker attacks.
Kaspersky Labs is an international company. Headquartered in Russian
Federation, the company has subsidiary offices in United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Japan, USA (CA), the Benelux countries, China and Poland. A new
company department, the European Anti-Virus Research Centre, has recently
been established in France. Kaspersky Labs’ partner network incorporates more
than 500 companies worldwide.
Today, Kaspersky Labs hires more than 300 specialists, each of whom is
proficient in anti-virus technologies, with 9 of them possessing M.B.A. degrees,
15 possessing Ph.D.’s, and two experts holding membership in the Computer
Anti-Virus Researcher's Organization (CARO).
Kaspersky Labs offers best-of-breed security solutions, based on its unique
experience and knowledge gained in a more than 14-year history of fighting
computer viruses. A thorough analysis of computer virus activities enables the
company to deliver comprehensive protection from current and even future
threats. Resistance to future attacks is the basic policy implemented into all of
Kaspersky Labs' 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 made the company one of the top security software
manufacturers. Kaspersky Labs 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 to all tiers of a
network, including workstations, file servers, mail gateways, firewalls, and
handhelds. Its convenient and easy-to-use management tools ensure advanced
automation for rapid virus protection across the 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), BorderWare (Canada), etc.
Kaspersky Labs' customers take advantage of a wide range of additional
services that ensure not only stable operation of the company products but also
compliance with any specific business requirements. Kaspersky Labs' anti-virus
database is updated in real-time every 3 hours. The company provides its