ESET Arms Operation Homefront Computer Users with NOD32 to Win War on Malware, Keep Lines of Communication Open
SAN DIEGO — Operation Homefront-San Diego/Camp Pendleton Chapter today announced that military families using donated computers to stay in touch with family members serving overseas have a new reason to smile. ESET, the fifth fastest growing company in San Diego and a global provider of security software, has donated 500 NOD32 Antivirus software licenses that will provide a full year of comprehensive protection from computer malware for Operation Homefront military families in San Diego.
"Now, after we refurbish each donated computer, we will be able to install award-winning NOD32 software, which third-party tests have shown offers the most advanced proactive threat protection on the market today," said Christine Mandilakis, Operation Homefront San Diego chapter president. "ESET’s generous donation will significantly reduce the workload for our systems administration volunteers who are frequently finding that virus-laden computers interfere with the families’ ability to communicate with their deployed loved ones."
ESET’s donation is part of Operation Homefront’s technology initiative to ensure military families remain in close communication with their deployed relatives. While communicating by telephone remains very expensive, e-mail is both inexpensive and fast. Service men and women are able to send and receive e-mails from ships at sea and while deployed in the desert and other remote areas. Since September 11, 2001, Operation Homefront has given away donated computers to military families that need one to communicate. Often the donated computers are infected with malware and do not have updated antivirus protection. Stocked with ESET NOD32 Antivirus software, Operation Homefront-San Diego (OHSD) is now able to thoroughly scan and clean donated computers and install a year’s worth of free protection before distributing them to military families.
"We applaud the staff and volunteers of Operation Homefront for providing such an important service for the military families of our deployed service men and women, and are honored to donate ESET software to help ensure the computers stay up and running without a hitch," said Rick Moy, vice president of marketing, ESET, LLC. "NOD32 Antivirus fights the ongoing war against malware and is distinguished for offering superior protection combined with fastest scanning throughput and the least performance impact of any solution, ensuring an optimal end-user experience."
More than 3,600 families were assisted by OHSD in 2006, making the San Diego chapter the largest supplier of computers to military within the Operation Homefront national effort. OHSD was the catalyst for this effort and now service men and women and their families in the San Diego area will receive computers with ESET antivirus software already installed.
About NOD32
High-performance, low-impact ESET NOD32 Antivirus software offers consumers and businesses comprehensive protection in a product designed to automatically update behind-the-scenes without impacting other applications, so users always have the most current protection available. ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.7 utilizes ThreatSense[R] technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics, to proactively identify previously unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and phishing attacks in real time. ThreatSense is built into NOD32’s single scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection.
About Operation Homefront-San Diego
Operation Homefront-San Diego (OHSD) is a 501C3 non-profit organization providing emergency assistance and morale to our troops, to the families they leave behind during deployments, and to wounded warriors when they return home. We are called on to help military families by providing financial and emotional assistance when they experience emergencies and unexpected day-to-day issues and are unable to obtain the necessary resources that they need. OHSD was formed in 2002 to assist those families with a deployed loved one to help resolve a variety of emergency situations. OHSD has since grown to serve all military families, including those coping with injury recovery. For more information about Operation Homefront, visit: www.operationhomefront.net or call Christine Mandilakis at 866-424-5210.
About ESET
Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET’s award-winning, Anti-Threat software system, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more VB100 Awards than any other antivirus product. ESET was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 five years running, and has an extensive partner network, including corporations like Canon, Dell and Microsoft. ESET has offices in San Diego, USA, Bratislava, SK; Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR and Prague, CZ; and is represented worldwide in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.eset.com or call 619-319-3000.
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