Setting Consistent Quality Standards for the 17th
time in the Security Space.
Mumbai, December 30, 2008 - MicroWorld,
the leading AntiVirus and Content Security solution provider, has been awarded
VB100% certification for its soon to be released product, eScan Version 10 from
Virus Bulletin, a leading UK based malware & spam prevention, detection and
removal magazine.
Winning the VB100% certification for the 17th time has
proved MicroWorld's consistency in detection and removal of all kinds of malware.
The continual VB100% certifications makes eScan Version 10 a part of the prestigious
circle of Anti-Virus solutions that have managed to detect 100% of the viruses
in the wild, without any false alarms time and again. eScan Version 10 withstood
the rigorous testing methodologies of VB100% and had a 100% detection record in
all malware categories with no false positives.
Speaking on the occasion
Mr. Govind Rammurthy, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, MicroWorld,
said, "At MicroWorld, our products are specially designed keeping in mind
the security requirements of our customers. By winning this prestigious certification
for the 17th time, eScan Version 10 has proved the consistency of our product
excellence, thereby, creating a new level of perfection for the industry to follow."
Mr.
Sunil Kripalani, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing, MicroWorld, said,
"We, as a company, believe in giving 100% to our customers and we do this
by providing 100% quality in all our products. Repeated international recognition
of this nature fuels our enthusiasm and reinforces our quality commitment. We
strive to create new industry benchmarks in terms of quality and perfection and
will continue to do so through our latest innovations."
The
VB100% award is designed to test a product's capabilities to detect all current
in-the-wild threats on the platform under test, with no false positives detected
and to scan the speed of the product under test. Due to their use of rigorous
testing methods VB100% has become the de facto standard in the industry for measuring
the quality of an antivirus solution. Products which detect all the viruses in-the-wild,
without false alarm, are given the VB100% certificate.
The stringent product
testing methods combined with Virus Bulletin's commitment to reporting performances
exactly as they are found makes the VB100% a coveted award, vendors strive to
achieve. By virtue of winning this certification, eScan is now nominated for this
prestigious award for the 17th time. The awards will be announced on the 19th
Virus Bulletin International Conference (VB2009), which will be held on 23-25
September 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland.
About
MicroWorld Technologies Inc.
MicroWorld (www.mwti.net)
is the developer of the world's first Real-Time AntiVirus and Content Security
software eScan for
desktops and servers. MicroWorld
Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology underlying the eScan product
range, and bringing it several certifications and awards by some of the most prestigious
testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red
Hat Ready, and Novell Ready. Combining their powerful scanner with MWL technology,
MicroWorld solutions provide a Real-Time Proactive security to the computer systems.
MicroWorld's communication security software, MailScan is the first comprehensive
e-mail scanner for SMTP and POP3 Mail Servers. For network security of enterprises,
eConceal Firewall is the latest powerful offering from MicroWorld.
To
learn more, kindly visit http://www.mwti.net
