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AVG Technologies adds Portland Europe to distribution portfolio
New agreement enables focus on SMEs throughout BeNeLux region
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.
“Users in BeNeLux countries are already well-acquainted with the AVG brand,” said AVG Technologies global sales vice-president Travis Witteveen. “We have both Dutch and French language versions of the products available now, so we are primed and ready to build our market share quickly. The SME sector already represents a significant percentage of our sales, and we look forward to increasing that percentage with the able assistance of Portland Europe.”
According to Eurostat, the statistical arm of the European Commission, the BeNeLux countries are among the leading European users of IT, particularly The Netherlands, where almost 80 percent of businesses have a website and 60 percent of employees use a computer at work.
“The Netherlands’ higher-than-average level of computer usage and internet connectivity also puts the Dutch at greater risk of exploitation by cybercriminals,” added AVG Global Security Strategist Larry Bridwell. “We look forward to increasing the number of businesses secured by AVG’s cutting-edge LinkScanner protection against drive-by downloads and other sophisticated cyber attacks.”
“We pride ourselves in offering only best-of-breed solutions, so we welcome the opportunity to make AVG’s network security products available to our customers,” said Portland Europe CEO Kim van Brugge. “Our core operating principles are based on quality and ease of use. Customers are looking established, reliable solutions that offer simple installation, central controls, and robust, unobtrusive protection. AVG’s products meet and exceed all of these criteria”.
About Portland Europe:
www.portland.nl
Portland Europe was founded in 1997 as the first online software distributor in the BeNeLux countries. The company is headquartered in Zoetermeer in The Netherlands, with a branch office in Brussels to service customers in Belgium. The company offers a full range of services from product evaluation and selection to implementation, support, and training. Portland Europe focuses on professional software solutions for small to medium-sized businesses.
About AVG Technologies:
www.avg.com
AVG is a global security solutions leader protecting more than 80 million consumers and small business computer users in 167 countries from the ever-growing incidence of web threats, viruses, spam, cyber-scams and hackers on the Internet. Headquartered in Amsterdam, AVG has nearly two decades of experience in combating cyber crime and one of the most advanced laboratories for detecting, pre-empting and combating Web-borne threats from around the world. Its free online, downloadable software model allows entry-level users to gain basic anti-virus protection and then to easily and inexpensively upgrade to greater levels of safety and defense in both single and multi-user environments. Nearly 6,000 resellers, partners and distributors team with AVG globally including Amazon.com, CNET, Cisco, Ingram Micro, Play.com, Wal-Mart, and Yahoo!.
Contact information:
Portland Europe
Groeneweg 2b
2718 AA Zoetermeer
Nederland
Tel: +31 (0) 79 3630063
Fax +31 (0) 79 3622011
PR contact:
Irma Hoogewoning
ihoogewoning@portland.nl