AVG Named as One of the Best
AVG's Security Software Recognised as One of the Best by Community of 500,000 Small Business IT Pros
Amsterdam, 4th December 2008 - AVG Technologies today announced that its anti-virus software was voted a winner of in the 2008 Spicies Awards - a competition in which 500,000 IT small business professionals vote on their favourite technology products and services. Award winners were selected based on the most popular products within the Spiceworks community - one of the largest groups of small business technology professionals in the world. Spiceworks users voted on the best-of-the-best, and winners were announced at the inaugural SpiceWorld 2008 conference.
AVG's small business anti-virus software won its category by a landslide, with the number of votes cast almost double that of the runner up, according to Spiceworks.
"The winners of the Spicies Awards represent the 'peoples' choice' of small business IT products and services," said Scott Abel, CEO of Spiceworks. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services and platforms that are driving the next phase of innovation and creating real value for small businesses around the world."
The Spicies Awards finalists were selected from hundreds of top products and services used within by members of the Spiceworks network. Winners were chosen by the community of more than 500,000 Spiceworks small business IT professionals in 194 countries around the world. A full list of the winners can be found at http://community.spiceworks.com/group/show/299.
"AVG is honored to have been recognised with this award by the Spiceworks small business user community," said Siobhan MacDermott, Head of Global Communications and Investor Relations, AVG. "It is extremely gratifying that our products have been cited as 'best in class' in their the anti-virus category. And we are committed to continually upgrading and enhancing our software solutions to meet customers' ever-changing needs and requirements."
About Spiceworks
Founded by network and systems management software pioneers, Spiceworks develops the first free collaborative IT management application that incorporates crowdsourcing to help over 500,000 small businesses simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for IT pros to manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com
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