"ESET is a proud sponsor of the Virus Bulletin conference - the major anti-virus industry event of the year. The high standard of the presentations, the exceptional organisation, and the opportunities for networking that a VB conference offers are second to none."

"The anti-virus industry has evolved, grown and grown-up over the last years, and Virus Bulletin has been there, providing an independent platform for information exchange, and keeping us all honest with its rigorous approach to testing. It is testament to the high standing of the annual Virus Bulletin Conference in the industry that it is so widely supported, not only by the anti-virus community, but also by those in the related fields of security and crime prevention."

"By offering a vendor neutral forum in which ideas and research can be presented, and in which debate and challenge can occur, Virus Bulletin has done more to promote the cause of anti-virus than any other single entity. It is for this reason that ESET has consistently supported and participated in the VB Conferences, and is honoured to stand alongside the other companies in this industry in doing so."

"Founded in 1991, with corporate offices in Europe and the USA, Grisoft is focused on developing software solutions that provide protection from computer viruses. Grisoft's primary focus is to deliver the most comprehensive and proactive protection available on the market.

"Distributed globally through resellers and through the internet, the AVG Anti-Virus product line supports all major operating systems and platforms. More than 40 million users around the world use Grisoft AVG products to protect their computers and networks.

"Employing some of the world's leading experts in antivirus software, specifically in the areas of virus analysis and detection, software development, and antivirus support, Grisoft is uniquely positioned to continue its leadership in the industry. Grisoft continues to invest in R&D, teaming with leading universities to maintain its technological edge.

"Grisoft has experienced incredible growth in the last decade, particularly in the last few years, due to its ability to apply technical expertise to the protection of both businesses and home users. Grisoft is continually expanding to address the needs of the global market.

"Computers are becoming increasingly integrated into mainstream society and touching upon all aspects of our lives. This makes the role of protecting data, computers, and networks more critical than ever. Digital Information and its infrastructures have become an essential part of all business activities, resulting in a greater need for security and vigilance against information threats.

"For the foreseeable future, virus infection will remain the primary threat for all networks and computers. Therefore antivirus protection will continue to be at the core of Grisoft's range of security and privacy solutions.

"Grisoft's primary objective as a company is to provide its global consumer and SMB customers, with industry leading software security solutions. Through R&D, and production and distribution of the best possible antivirus software and security products, Grisoft continues to succeed in protecting its customer's information and communications."

"Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Working with partners and the industry to build trust in computing, Microsoft is committed to delivering technology fundamentals and innovation, prescriptive guidance and industry partnership that together will help better protect our customers.

"In 2007, the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) was created to mobilize the anti-malware efforts that the company began in 2004. The MMPC is a global, dedicated group of threat analysts and security technologists committed to protecting customers from malware threats through security research and response efforts. With the MMPC, Microsoft has created a global malware research and response organization that draws on the skills of industry-leading malware experts and works directly with product support groups and management teams to help protect customers from current and emerging malicious software threats. The center supports its worldwide efforts with facilities in three countries (the United States, Ireland and Japan). The global distribution of the facilities helps the center detect and respond to malware around the clock, 365 days a year."

"IKARUS Software is an Austrian software company with European and international business arrangements. The company is focused on "Antivirus and Content Security". IKARUS Software was founded in 1986 in Austria, and is one of the first Virus Protection Software Producers worldwide. In 1994 the company moved to Vienna and in 1995 IKARUS Software was taken over by the management. More than 75% of the Top 500 Austrian companies are permanent customers of IKARUS Software and its Partners.

"The product range includes the IKARUS Virus Utilities for Workstations and Servers - relaunched in 2007 with excellent test results. The IKARUS Security Manager for a central management of the virus utilities, the IKARUS Security Proxy for Gateways and the IKARUS Content Wall for Checkpoint Firewalls completes the product portfolio. IKARUS myM@ilWall - a Managed Security Service for Business Customers, Reseller Telecoms and ISPs - offers the possibility to catch every spam and virus mail before they intrude or infect the company's network.

"Besides the developing of products IKARUS Software annually invests around 75% of the turnover in research and development. IKARUS Software keeps constant contact with IT safety officers around the world. Other main points are centred on technical virus description, new legal approach to criminal law and aspects of data security systems. The company also works actively and in cooperation with the Austrian Government and media companies. IKARUS Software is serving the early warning system for critical infrastructure for the CIRCA group (Computer Incident Response Coordination Austria) in Austria. The aim of IKARUS Software is to provide every interested user and experts with information and support on computer virus related topics. The awareness level of IKARUS Software in the EMEA Market has increased for more than 50% in the last two years. The company is now expanding to the Asian market - in particular Japan, South Korea and India."

"Kaspersky Lab was founded in 1997 and has become one of the market leaders in developing secure content management solutions that protect against viruses, trojans, spam, spyware, worms and hacker attacks. Kaspersky Lab employs about 800 specialists and has offices in 11 countries: the Russian Federation, Germany, the UK, France, Holland, Japan, Poland, Romania, China, South Korea and the USA. Moreover, the company works with over 500 direct partners in over 60 countries across the globe.

"The high quality of Kaspersky Lab products is reflected in the number of accolades awarded to Kaspersky Anti-Virus in comparative tests conducted by renowned computer publications and independent research centers, as well as in positive reviews from leading IT security experts. Additionally, many respected data protection software developers have chosen the Kaspersky Anti-Virus kernel to drive their own products, including Nokia (ICG), F-Secure (Finland), Aladdin (Israel), Sybari (USA), G-Data (Germany), Deerfield (USA), Alt-N (USA), Microworld (India) and Border Ware (Canada)."

"COMDOM Software develops security solutions for the digital economy by providing innovative and effective software for fighting spam, viruses and malware.

"The COMDOM team has significant experience with military communication projects and has cooperated with ESET in the development of the widely used NOD32 antivirus software for Linux servers. COMDOM Software is a member of the ICSA Labs Anti-spam Consortium, an association of ten major companies involved in developing and implementing state-of-the-art antispam tools.

"COMDOM Antispam is designed to lower the costs of networks by combining high accuracy with unmatched throughput. Serving also as a stand-alone mail gateway and load balancer, COMDOM Antispam significantly lowers the hardware, software, and administration costs of messaging networks relative to other available scanning and filtering technologies.

"COMDOM Software seeks resellers/OEM partners for the distribution of COMDOM Antispam and its Tachyon Core for a range of security applications in the private and public sector."

"G DATA Security are specialists in Internet security and pioneers in the field of virus protection. It's now over 20 years since G DATA developed the first anti-virus program. Over the last five years, no other European security supplier has been able to match the number of national and international awards won by G DATA.

"As the leading quality manufacturer, G DATA brings together the world's best security technologies in its products. Key examples of this are G DATA's DoubleScan technology with its twin independent virus scanners and OutbreakShield instant protection. G DATA Security's product portfolio comprises security solutions for end users, medium-sized business and large enterprises.

"G DATA Security solutions are available in the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Poland, Korea, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and Luxembourg. Company headquarters are in Bochum (Germany)."

"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 180 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/."

"Headquartered in Tampa Bay (Clearwater), Fla., Sunbelt Software was founded in 1994 and is a leading provider of Windows security software with technology solutions in the areas of anti-spam and anti-virus, anti-spyware, vulnerability assessment, and automated malware analysis. Leading products include the CounterSpy product line, Ninja Email Security, Sunbelt CWSandbox, and endpoint firewall technologies. The company is part of Sunbelt International Group, based in Paris, France.

"Sunbelt CWSandbox, being featured at VB2007 Vienna, provides for security vendors, ISPs and large enterprises the ability to rapidly analyse malware for a number of different purposes - security research, creation of new signatures, forensic/criminal analysis and improved threat protection. Malware samples submitted to the sandbox are executed in a controlled environment, with a comprehensive analysis provided of the malware's execution in XML, HTML or text format."