Founded in 1997, Kaspersky Lab has become a recognized leader in information security technologies. It produces a wide range of data security software and delivers high-performance, comprehensive solutions to protect computers and networks against all types of malicious programs, unsolicited and unwanted email messages, and hacker attacks.

Kaspersky Lab is an international company. Headquartered in the Russian Federation, the company has representative offices in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, USA (CA), the Benelux countries, China, Poland and Romania. A new company department, the European Anti-Virus Research Centre, has recently been established in France. Kaspersky Lab's partner network incorporates more than 500 companies worldwide.

Today, Kaspersky Lab employs more than 450 specialists, each of whom is proficient in anti-virus technologies, with 10 of them holding M.B.A. degrees, 16 holding Ph.Ds, and senior experts holding membership in the Computer Anti-Virus Researchers Organization (CARO).

Kaspersky Lab offers best-of-breed security solutions, based on its unique experience and knowledge, gained in over 14 years of fighting computer viruses. A thorough analysis of computer virus activities enables the company to deliver comprehensive protection from current and future threats. Resistance to future attacks is the basic policy implemented in all Kaspersky Lab's products. At all times, the company's products remain at least one step ahead of many other vendors in delivering extensive anti-virus coverage for home users and corporate customers alike.

Years of hard work have made the company one of the top security software manufacturers. Kaspersky Lab was one of the first businesses of its kind to develop the highest standards for anti-virus defense. The company's flagship product, Active Virus Shield, provides full-scale protection for all tiers of a network, including workstations, file servers, mail systems, firewalls, Internet-gateways and hand-held computers. Its convenient and easy-to-use management tools ensure advanced automation for rapid virus protection across an enterprise. Many well-known manufacturers use the Active Virus Shield kernel, including Nokia ICG (USA), F-Secure (Finland), Aladdin (Israel), Sybari (USA), G Data (Germany), Deerfield (USA), Alt-N (USA), Microworld (India) and BorderWare (Canada).

Kaspersky Lab's customers benefit from a wide range of additional services that ensure both stable operation of the company's products, and compliance with specific business requirements. Kaspersky Lab's anti-virus database is updated every hour. The company provides its customers with a 24-hour technical support service, which is available in several languages to accommodate its international clientele.