July 2005
World Premiere - BitDefender Reports Semester Results
An independent GfK study ranks BitDefender Professional Plus v8 first by number of units sold on the non-game software market in France, in retail, in May 2005. BitDefender holds, according to the study, 30% of the French retail antivirus market, in units, in May.
These numbers were reported at the international meeting of BitDefender directors that came to an end on Sunday. BitDefender made the first public announcement on financial results, stating that overall gross revenue for the first semester was over 33% higher than anticipated, and that forecasts for 2005 were adjusted accordingly, to over 30 million USD. BitDefender Germany also showed strong income growth in the first semester and climbed into the retail top 3.
"With the launch of antispyware and antiphishing modules in BitDefender 9, we will continue to capitalize on the discontent created by the traditional players' disregard for customers' needs, helping us reach an average revenue growth rate of more than 180% for the fourth consecutive year", declared BitDefender International Sales and Marketing Manager Bogdan Irina. He went on to state that "BitDefender's objective is to maintain an average growth rate of more than 100% over the next three years, through massive expansion into the Asian and North-American markets".
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About Bitdefender®
Bitdefender is the creator of one of the world's fastest and most effective lines of internationally certified internet security software. The company is an industry pioneer, introducing and developing award-winning protection since 2001. Today, Bitdefender technology secures the digital experience of around 400 million home and corporate users across the globe.
Recently, Bitdefender won a series of important awards and accolades in the global security industry, including "Product of the Year" by AV-Comparatives, "Best Repair 2012" by AV-Test, "Editor's Choice" and "The Best Antivirus for 2013" by PC Mag, that confirmed the antivirus software’s leadership status among security products.
More information about Bitdefender's products is available from the company's security press room. Additionally, Bitdefender publishes the HOTforSecurity blog, where readers can find stories from the underworld of internet fraud, scams, malicious software - and gossip.