ESET Named 'Best Endpoint Security Vendor' at Reseller Hot 50 Awards

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 10, 2013: ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection with a record of 10 years consecutive VB100 awards for its award-winning ESET NOD32® technology, has been named 'Best Endpoint Security Vendor' at the Reseller Hot 50 awards held in Dubai, UAE on 4 December, 2013. Reseller Middle East, a leading channel focused publication in the Middle East, recognized ESET as the leading provider of antivirus and endpoint security solutions with its market leading technologies and expertly enabled regional channel community.

Pradeesh VS, General Manager at ESET, who accepted the award said, “It is an honour to receive the award as this title is not only acknowledgement of the capabilities of our solutions but also of our deep commitment to our channel partners in the region. Our focus on both the business and home segments has meant identifying, training and supporting partners with very different skills sets but we continue to do so extremely effectively. This award is testimony of our dedication to both our customers and partners and is a excellent close to what has been a very good business year.”

Through 2013, ESET maintained its strong position in both the home user and business user segments. The company's high performance, advanced security solutions that boast extremely low computing resource utilization resulted in continued growth in the consumer segment.

The company also recently launched the ESET Technology Alliance partnership program. The aim of this initiative is to better protect businesses with a range of complimentary IT security solutions that seamlessly integrate with ESET products. This strengthens ESET's solutions portfolio by allowing the company to add best-in-class solutions from niche security specialists.

Now in its second year, the Reseller Hot 50 awards attracted key stakeholders of the region's IT channel. According to the magazine, 'winners were recognized for their relentless efforts in providing optimal value to their customer while simultaneously ensuring profitability for themselves and their partners'.

About ESET
ESET®, the pioneer of proactive protection and the maker of the award-winning ESET NOD32® technology, is a global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers. For over 26 years, the Company continues to lead the industry in proactive threat detection. By obtaining the 80th VB100 award in June 2013, ESET NOD32 technology holds the record number of Virus Bulletin "VB100” Awards, and has never missed a single “In-the-Wild” worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998. In addition, ESET NOD32 technology holds the longest consecutive string of the VB100 awards of any AV vendor. ESET has also received a number of accolades from AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST and other testing organizations and reviews. ESET NOD32® Antivirus, ESET Smart Security®, ESET Cyber Security® (solution for Mac), ESET® Mobile Security and IT Security for Business are trusted by millions of global users and are among the most recommended security solutions in the world.

The Company has global headquarters in Bratislava (Slovakia), with regional distribution centers in San Diego (U.S.), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Singapore. ESET has malware research centers in Bratislava, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Prague, Košice (Slovakia), Krakow (Poland), Montreal (Canada), Moscow (Russia). ESET Middle East has its regional office in Dubai Internet City and manages an extensive partner network in 11 countries: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan Egypt and Libya. More information is available via www.eset.com/me

Media Contact:
Colin Saldanha
PROCRE8 for ESET
Villa 41, 81-d Street, Uptown Mirdif
P.O. Box 78835, Dubai
United Arab Emirates

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