BitDefender: $100 million worth of business in 2007

"We registered sales in excess of $60 million (€47.7 million) worldwide in 2006, up by 70 percent year-on-year. We estimate a similar growth rate in 2007," Talpes said. This year, the company will exceed its 40 percent Romanian antivirus market share.

Bitdefender's distribution channel is responsible for over 70 percent of the company's net sales.

"Largest sales are registered in the United States, France and Germany. In Romania we have the same competitors as on the international market: Norton, McAfee, etc.," Talpes added. BitDefender was among the top six players on the world security product market in 2005, based on market share. Its products are distributed to more than 41 million

individual and corporate users in over 60 countries. The company signed a partnership deal with Asesoft Distribution, making BitDefender security solutions available for Asesoft clients, which include individuals and large and medium-sized companies.

BitDefender's net sales in the past year increased by 90 percent in Romania due mainly to its distribution-based business, according to Razvan Valceanu, BitDefender Channel Manager for Eastern Europe. The Softwin group was founded in 1990, and provides complex solutions and services in the IT&C field.

"Largest sales are registered in the United States, France and Germany. In Romania we have the same competitors as on the international market: Norton, McAfee, etc.," Florin Talpes, General Manager, Softwin