OPSWAT and AVG Technologies Partner to Enhance Application Removal
Easy-to-Use, Valuable AppRemover Tool now included as part of AVG product offerings
Melbourne, San Francisco and Amsterdam, 23 September 2009 - OPSWAT, Inc., the leading provider of software development tools and data services to power manageability and security solutions, today announced that it has partnered with AVG Technologies, developers of the world's most popular free anti-virus software. The partnership will add OPSWAT's AppRemover™ technology to AVG's security solutions, and, as part of the agreement, AVG will distribute AppRemover as a standalone application within its security offerings, further demonstrating the company's commitment to providing their customers with excellent support.
Designed with simple, easy-to-use controls, AppRemover is a valuable tool for end users, system administrators and antivirus, antispyware and support solution vendors that want to ensure seamless removal of endpoint security applications. It is available as a standalone GUI rich application, an API or a command line interface targeted at software developers interested in creating their own silent uninstallation agents.
AppRemover™ should be used when:
- One security application is being replaced with another
- An uninstallation procedure fails, is interrupted or is incomplete leaving a user's computer functioning improperly
- Either the application password or a connection to the security application server is unavailable
"OPSWAT is already one of AVG's key technology partners, and we're very pleased to take our relationship to this next level," said Ben Kaplan, director of product management, AVG Technologies. "Adding the AppRemover utility to our product offerings will greatly reduce our support requests and empower our endpoint users. This integration is a great step that helps cement AVG's position as a leader in anti-malware application usability."
"This utility is ideal for security software and technology vendors seeking to add a complete uninstall feature to their product," said Tom Mullen, Vice President of Business Development at OPSWAT, Inc. "Unstalling antivirus applications can be fraught with difficultly. AppRemover answers market demand for an easy-to-use registry cleaner that eliminates superfluous files and registry keys left by various IT security solutions. AppRemover significantly reduces support cases associated with implementing user upgrades and competitive replacements and will help any users looking to upgrade to the latest version of AVG's products."
AppRemover™ version 2.1 supports hundreds of applications on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Additionally, the application supports full security suites and adds functionality to complete partial or interrupted uninstallations. AppRemover™ is free for personal and non-commercial use - please visit www.appremover.com to download. If you are interested in a commercial or OEM license for AppRemover™, please visit OPSWAT's website or contact sales@opswat.com.
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