BitDefender - Business Milestones

1990: Softwin is founded by two mathematicians, the Talpes spouses, who become the first employees of the company.

1995: The "Antivirus" Softwin Project develops due to an internal need for protection against regional circulation viruses "forgotten" by Western producers.

1996: As demand on the market has grown, Softwin decides that the antivirus project, so far solely intended for internal use, should be branded as AVX - Antivirus eXpert and marketed in Romania

1999: Outstanding technical performance leads to the decision of launching the product on the international market

2000: AVX, AntiVirus eXpert has more than 1 million users worldwide.

2001: AVX - AntiVirus eXpert becomes BitDefender pursuant to a re-branding campaign. Antivirus is not enough; BitDefender secure your every bit.

2003: Following the already set business development trend, BitDefender opens its first operations in Spain and Germany

2003: BitDefender exceeds USD 10 million in sales to users worldwide

2004: 3rd BitDefender foreign office opens in the US, with a full-fledged approach to the most important market worldwide. More than 40,000,000 Internet users around the world are protected by the BitDefender technologies.

2005: BitDefender becomes market leader on the French retail software segment, with an estimated market share of 30%.

Softwin counts over 800 employees in more than 15 locations in Europe and North America.

10th consecutive year of BitDefender growth, with an average annual rate of more than 200%

2006: BitDefender counts more than 41,000,000 users in over 200 countries; it is represented directly in 4 countries and through local partners in 56 countries. BitDefender was ranked one of the "Top 100 Private Companies in Europe".

2006 is the 11th consecutive year of sustained BitDefender growth. The company is aiming at capturing more than 1% of the global market, estimated at over USD 5 billion this year.

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