AVG News

AVG named “Spicies Award” winner for Top Anti-Virus Software for Small Business

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:57:56 +0000

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, December 4th, 2008 - AVG Technologies today announced that its anti-virus software was voted a winner in the 2008 Spicies™ Awards – a competition in which 500,000 IT small business professionals vote on their favorite technology products and services. Award winners were selected based on the most popular products within the Spiceworks community – one of the largest groups of small business technology professionals in the world. Spiceworks users voted on the best-of-the-best, and winners were announced at the inaugural SpiceWorld 2008 conference.

AVG extends availability of Free Security Software to Spanish-language computer users

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:54:07 +0000

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, December 2nd, 2008 – AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167 countries, today announced the availability of the first Spanish-language version of its popular AVG Free 8.0 security software.

Protect your Family and Friends from Seasonal Online Threats

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:57:25 +0000

Amsterdam, 26 November 2008 - People are turning to e-cards as a low cost and eco-friendly way to deliver the season's greetings to friends and loved ones.

AVG sees uphill battle for Microsoft in its launch of free anti-virus software

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0000

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 21, 2008– AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167 countries, today responded to Microsoft's announcement of a free anti-virus software product slated to appear in mid-2009.

AVG Free 8.0 now available in Brazilian Portuguese

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:14:32 +0000

Rio de Janeiro - November, 2008– AVG Technologies, the first software developer to provide free real-time protection against the stealthiest threats to today's Internet users, today announces the availability of the first Brazilian Portuguese language version of its popular AVG Free 8.0 security software, already used by more than 6 million persons in Brazil in English.

AVG Technologies appoints first Belgian distributor

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:40:39 +0000

Amsterdam, October 29, 2008 - AVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet security software, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with 2BY2, a leading broad-based software distributor. 2BY2 is tasked with increasing the availability and market penetration of AVG's full range of consumer and business security solutions.

AVG Technologies adds Portland Europe to distribution portfolio

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:42:37 +0000

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 23, 2008 - AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 80 million users in 167 countries, announced today the appointment of a new authorized distributor for Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg. Portland Europe has been a leading player in BeNeLux distribution for more than ten years, and specializes in servicing the small and medium-sized business market.

AVG Technologies announces appointment of new distributor for Denmark

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:47:08 +0000

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, October 23, 2008 - AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 80 million users in 167 countries, announced today the appointment of a new authorized distributor for Denmark. Draware A/S is a broad-range solutions distributor addressing companies of all sizes across multiple markets.

AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0 now available in French

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:11:54 +0000

France - October 21, 2008 - AVG Technologies, the first European software developer to provide free real-time protection against the stealthiest threats to today's Internet users, today announces the availability of the first French language version of its popular and widely-used AVG Free 8.0 security software.

AVG Technologies appoints Dale Fuller to the Board of Directors

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:35:53 +0000

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (October 20, 2008) - AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 80 million users in 167 countries, announced today that it has expanded its board of directors with the appointment of Dale Fuller.