Virus’s Worst Nightmare
SOFTWARE: ESET’s Computer Security Products Put Company On the Fast Track
Heart seems to be the factor that has driven ESET LLC, and let it hold its own in the field of computer security.
In the company’s early days, a prospective customer asked Chief Executive Officer Anton Zajac about ESET’s quality assurance process. “I will send you a manual by e-mail,” Zajac recalled saying.
The problem was that there was no manual. At least not yet.
“I spent the entire night working on the manual. I sent it the next morning,” Zajac said with a mischievous grin. “They liked the manual.”
Today, ESET has quality certification through the ISO, aka the International Organization for Standardization, a widely recognized network of standards-setting bodies from 162 nations.
Established locally in 1999, ESET makes anti-virus software and related products. Its product routes malicious software toward a secure, virtual world where it can do what its makers intended without harming the computer, which would have otherwise become infected.
Revenues Rising
Its rivals include giants such as Symantec Corp., which has yearly revenue approaching $6 billion. ESET is an upstart, with $200 million in global revenue during 2009, with $127 million from the United States.
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