BitDefender Unveils Industry's Most Powerful Enterprise Security Suite for Mail and File Servers; New suite of Linux-based perimeter security solutions addresses the growing needs of Samba and FreeBSD server users

Business Wire, May 30, 2006

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- BitDefender(R), an award-winning provider of antivirus software and data security solutions, today announced the public availability of its new Enterprise Security Suite for Mail and File Servers running on Samba or FreeBSD. The powerful, new Linux-based security suite - including BitDefender Mail Protection for Enterprises, BitDefender Mail Protection for SMB, and BitDefender for Samba File Servers - is now currently available for download in both enterprise and SMB editions.

Designed for high-traffic mail servers, BitDefender Mail Protection for Enterprises offers the industry's most complete set of antivirus, antispam, and antispyware filtering available, meeting the security needs for targeted market segments including enterprises and Internet Service Providers.

New features included in the new BitDefender Enterprise Security Suite include:

--Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support

--A remote administration interface

--Fully enhanced anti-spam technology

--Group management

Tailored to meet the budgetary needs of small and medium-sized businesses, BitDefender Mail Protection for SMB offers customers the same proven security protection found in BitDefender Mail Protection for Enterprises without the group management or SNMP.

BitDefender for Samba File Servers offers users new features such as a variety of different antivirus settings per each share and full SNMP support. In addition, the product includes a newly redesigned remote administration interface, allowing for increased usability.

A large percentage of today's enterprises and SMBs operating on a Linux system use either Samba or FreeBSD servers. As threats aimed at the Linux operating system and the applications behind the Linux servers continue to increase, it is becoming increasingly important that all levels of Linux users are able to protect their systems with the strongest perimeter security solutions available. BitDefender is the first antivirus vendor to offer a complete suite of perimeter security software designed for Samba and FreeBSD servers.

"BitDefender has established a solid reputation of being fastidious when it comes to developing solutions for protecting its users against today's newest and most vicious IT security threats," said Alex Balan, BitDefender product manager. "Having just come out of an extremely rigorous, public beta testing period, the new BitDefender Enterprise Security Suite offers a suite of perimeter security solutions for users that require industrial strength protection from the growing list of vulnerabilities being targeted towards Linux operating systems."

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 three data security software products in Europe and is continuing to grow and gain prestige globally.

About BitDefender(R)

BitDefender is a leading European 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 anti-virus and email security defense, setting new standards for timely threat detection and for simple installation, use and updates. BitDefender delivers effective threat management for over 41 million home and corporate users in more than 100 countries. BitDefender has offices in USA, Germany, Spain and Romania. Further information about BitDefender can be obtained by visiting: http://www.bitdefender.com.