A/V Review in the Washington Post

Frank the Perv · Nov 5, 2006

This is a security suite article in the Washington Post. If this has already been posted, I apologize.

The review (IMHO) focuses on the 'old dogs' of the business without checking out the newer and better A/Vs (like KAV and NOD) or checking out some of the more interesting ideas in security -- i.e. DefenseWall, Prevx1...

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The Best Security May Still Be Free

By Rob Pegoraro
Sunday, November 5, 2006; Page F07

Security software doesn't exactly top most people's wish lists. You know you need it -- how else will you protect Windows against viruses, spyware, trojans and whatever other creepy stuff the Internet throws at you? But there's no joy attached to using these defensive programs.

That's somewhat unavoidable with software that, by nature, has zero productivity or entertainment value. Anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall applications can only help your computer if it's already infected; otherwise, the best they can do is keep your PC in the same condition.
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You can read the rest at..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110302018.html

Re Lacks · Nov 5, 2006

it's an american products only review... where are kaspersky, f-secure, nod32...

Frank the Perv · Nov 5, 2006

Re Lacks said:

it's an american products only review...
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Uh, I dunno about that.

AVG (Grisoft) is a Czech company - I think.

Trend is Brit.

Panda is Spanish - I believe.

And ZoneLabs is Israeli.

tobacco · Nov 5, 2006

One of the better reviews i've read because he didn't sound too impressed with any of them and none of them IMO, measure up to KAV & NOD32 protection wise.

C.S.J · Nov 5, 2006

erm, no.

panda is indeed spain
trend micro is american

and pretty sure zonelabs was american founded too, san fran i think.

Frank the Perv · Nov 5, 2006

This -- to me -- makes Trend sound Japanese. But I suppose you can be incorporated in one country with the majority of your workforce in another...

Trend Micro Incorporated is a global leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services. Founded in 1988 by Steve Chang, the company led the migration of virus protection from the desktop to the network server and the Internet gateway, gaining a reputation for vision and technological innovation along the way. Trend Micro focuses on providing customers with a comprehensive approach to managing the threat lifecycle and managing the impact of network worms, spam, spyware, and other threats to productivity and information, through such initiatives as Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy.

Company & Stockholder Information

Industry Network antivirus and Internet content security software and services.
Traded Tokyo Stock Exchange (4704),
NASDAQ (TMIC)
CEO Eva Chen
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Business Units Worldwide 26
Number of Employees 3,000+
Founded 1988, CA, US
IPO Japan OTC: August, 1998
Listed NASDAQ: July, 1999
2005 Revenue 73.03 billion Yen ($660.7 million at an exchange rate of 1 US$=110.52 JPY)
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http://www.trendmicro.com/en/about/profile/overview.htm

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This makes Panda sound pretty Spanish... but I dunno.

And this from the Panda website:

History: Founded in 1990 in Bilbao, Spain, Panda Software is privately owned and has been self-financed from the start. With a strong focus on innovation and research, it became a market leader in Spain in 1995 and started its international expansion in 1996. Today the company maintains its international headquarters in Bilbao and Madrid, and counts on a network of 3 subsidiaries (USA, Spain, France), a joint-venture in China and 46 exclusive franchises in as many countries around the world. The company sells its products and services to consumers and businesses in over 200 countries around the world.

Mission: to develop and supply security technologies, products and services to keep our clients' IT resources safe from the damages inflicted by viruses, spyware, spam and other IT threats at the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership.

Profile: Panda Software is a leading developer and provider of integrated security solutions to combat viruses, hackers, Trojans, spyware, phishing, spam and other Internet threats . With its state-of-the-art TruPrevent™ Technologies, Panda Software's innovative solutions offer a higher return on investment by keeping customers protected even against new threats which have not yet been identified. PandaLabs, the fastest laboratory in the industry in releasing complete updates to users, provides 24x7, year round response to malware worldwide.

Panda Software's centrally managed security solutions protect servers, gateways and endpoints, ensuring an effective and simple-to-use line of defense against Internet threats for enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses and home users. Panda's solutions are backed by an expert team of technical support service professionals in each of the countries in which the company is present. Technical support services are available on a 24X7 basis.

Staff: Panda has over 500 employees working at its headquarters in Spain, and approximately the same number working at its subsidiaries and franchises.
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http://www.pandasoftware.com/about_panda/about_panda

Albinoni · Nov 5, 2006

May I add:

1. Panda is Spanish.
2. Trend Micro is Taiwanese
3. Zone Labs well I would say more than Israel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_Point

4. AVG definately Czech.

Try using Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Hope this helps

C.S.J · Nov 5, 2006

Albinoni said:

May I add:

1. Panda is Spanish.
2. Trend Micro is Taiwanese
3. Zone Labs well I would say more than Israel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_Point

4. AVG definately Czech.

Try using Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Hope this helps
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erm no, trend micro was founded in america, but now has its headquarters in tokyo.

zonelabs is american, checkpoint was a company merged with zonelabs which is israel.

Albinoni · Nov 5, 2006

C.S.J said:

erm no, trend micro was founded in america, but now has its headquarters in tokyo.

zonelabs is american, checkpoint was a company merged with zonelabs which is israel.
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Oh well here's where I got info about Trend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trend_Micro

bigc73542 · Nov 5, 2006

Albinoni said:

Oh well here's where I got info about Trend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trend_Micro
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This is the correct info on TrendMicro.

marcromero · Nov 5, 2006

Very interesting read and I agree with several of his observations concerning the current security software suites he reviewed. Wonder why he didn't review Kaspersky's Internet Security Suite ? I would have liked to have read his opinion of this one compared to the others he reviewed.

Pedro · Nov 5, 2006

I'm not american, so i don't read the WP. But i wouldn't go there for AV reviews anyway . Even if it's a good review, it won't be better than getting some of the tests available in tha net.

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