BitDefender Emerges as a Global Anti-Malware Powerhouse; BitDefender Doubles Quarter-to-Quarter Sales and Increases Year-to-Year Growth of North American Reseller Program by 74 percent.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- BitDefender(R), an award-winning provider of antivirus software and data security solutions, announced today corporate growth numbers demonstrating rapid growth of its North American sales and reseller program since the establishment of its U.S. offices last year. In addition to doubling its annual sales, BitDefender signed on 134 new North American resellers, doubled the number of U.S. employees, launched nine new products and received numerous product and corporate awards.

"While most of the more established brands are busy fighting with each other and trying to defend their overpriced, underperforming software, millions of consumers and small businesses are turning to BitDefender for the best technology available. As we prepare to launch the next generation of Internet Security, Antivirus Plus and Antivirus security solutions, we fully expect to continue this momentum," said Eric Lewis, BitDefender's managing director, North America.

Since January 2006, BitDefender has launched nine new products, including:

--The next generation of its patent-pending heuristics engine, B-HAVE

--Protection for a number of Linux-based formats, file servers and Microsoft ISA 

--New versions of its anti-spyware product line

--A new enterprise version for its antivirus and anti-spam product

--A beta version of BitDefender 10 Internet Security, the next version of the company's flagship security suite

--Introduction of a new network management interface

BitDefender also continued to garner worldwide recognition from press and technology benchmarking firms as the top antivirus technology on the market. In addition to receiving a PC World Best Buy Award, BitDefender also recently received the following industry awards and recognition:

--Listed as the # 1 antivirus solution provider by the leading consumer review publication

--Positioned by Business Week magazine as an anti-virus tool "that rivals packages from American giants like Symantec and McAfee"

--Listed as one of PC World magazine's Top 100 products of 2006

--Included in Red Herring magazine's Red Herring 100, a listing of the top 100 European companies 

--Numerous Virus Bulletin VB 100% product certifications

--The top rating of Advanced+ in AV-Comparatives May 2006 Retrospective/ProActive Detection test

--Checkmark PC Firewall certification by independent UK certification outfit West Coast Labs

Building on this success, BitDefender recently announced the signing of Tech Data as the company's U.S. distributor for BitDefender's complete line of data security applications for the small-to-midsized business (SMB) market.

The success of BitDefender comes at a time when competitive pressure from large vendors such as Symantec, McAfee and Microsoft and a number of smaller European companies has increased dramatically. By continuing to provide anti-malware technology that has been proven in third party testing to be the most effective on the market, BitDefender has been able to grow a loyal customer base around the world, as well as build a growing reputation as one of the "must have" choices for antivirus software.

"The hegemony that several large companies have had on this market is now nothing but a memory, and BitDefender is happy to be one of the biggest reasons for knocking these giants down," continued Lewis. "Instead of becoming a commodity, consumers are actually much more aware of the need to have the best anti-virus and Internet security software available and are no longer content to just blindly go with an industry giant. Our success comes down to the simple fact that BitDefender can defend our customers more quickly and more effectively than our competition."

BitDefender offers a complete suite of Internet security products, including antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, parental control and firewalls, giving customers automatic updates and fixes to threats faster than any other company on the market, 100 percent protection from all known malware threats and the only product with heuristics at both the desktop and server level.

BitDefender is trusted by over 41 million users worldwide and offers the industry's most efficient line of antivirus and data security defense. The company has won countless awards for its flawless protection of both enterprise and personal computer use software. Currently, BitDefender is ranked as one of the top data security software products in Europe and is continuing to grow and gain prestige globally.

About BitDefender(R)

BitDefender is a leading global provider of security solutions that satisfy the protection requirements of today's computing environment. The company offers one of the industry's fastest and most effective lines of security software, setting new standards for threat prevention, timely detection and mitigation. BitDefender delivers products and services to over 41 million home and corporate users in more than 100 countries. BitDefender has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Romania. Further information about BitDefender can be obtained by visiting: http://www.bitdefender.com.