(Fairfax, VA) - Norman Data Defense Systems, a leader in the field of data security, announced today that Norman Virus Control has received yet another Virus Bulletin 100% Award, making its anti-virus products among the highest performing on the market. This time the award is for Norman’s virus control solution for Windows NT.

Norman has received 20 Virus Bulletin 100% Awards since 1998, a higher total than that of Symantec, Computer Associates, Sophos, Network Associates (McAfee), Kaspersky, F Secure, Panda, Trend and others.

"Norman Virus Control continues to meet the industry’s most rigorous standards for detecting viruses," stated Hank Dugan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norman Data Defense Systems, the North American subsidiary of Norman ASA. "Leading the AV industry in the number of Virus Bulletin 100% awards, Norman’s anti-virus products offer unsurpassed quality and performance. Combined with our personalized customer care, Norman is clearly the best choice for small businesses and other customers."

In the next several months, Norman will be introducing a new AV technology which will offer a first-of-its-kind capability to catch and clean new, unknown viruses and worms before they infect computers and before pattern files have even been written. This new virus detection technology will be integrated in NVC 5.6.

Norman Virus Control has a consistent record of rating highly in product tests, including Checkmark Certification from West Coast Labs, on detecting and cleaning viruses and has won twenty 100% Virus Bulletin awards since 1998. Norman’s virus scan engine has been licensed to a host of companies and institutions, including Sybari Software.

The Virus Bulletin 100% award is given to products that detect all "in the wild" viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning in certain Virus Bulletin tests. The British Virus Bulletin is an independent organization that has tested the world’s leading anti-virus products since 1998. Tests are carried out every second month and are widely recognized within the industry. The comparatives tend to focus on virus detection rates, scanning speed and, more recently, performance overhead of on-access or resident scanning components. For more information, see www.virusbtn.com.

Contacts:

Carrie Collins, (301) 537-9166
Ann Brown (301) 951-8018

About Norman Data Defense Systems

The North American subsidiary of Norman ASA, Norman Data Defense Systems is a recognized data security specialist dedicated to providing computer security solutions and personalized customer care, with a particular focus on the SMB market. Norman’s top-rated products include those for virus control, desktop firewall protection and encryption. To find out more about the company, visit Norman Data Defense Systems via the Internet at www.Norman.com/US.