ESET 10-time Recipient of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe

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Oct 24, 2011, 07:55 ET

LONDON, October 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

ESET ranks among the fastest growing technology companies according to Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe, placing 46th overall. In the ranking, ESET achieved a 303 percent growth over the past 5 years and is the only company to have placed in the "Fast 50" ranking ten times in a row.

Additionally, ESET has ranked among the elite "Big 5" group within the Fast 50, which recognises those companies for consistently achieving fast growth rates, but are too big to compete for the top spots in the main ranking.

"We are very pleased to be among the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Central Europe for the tenth year in a row. Thanks go to all ESET employees around the world for their great effort, as well as to tens of millions of satisfied ESET customers in more than 180 countries. We will do our utmost to keep it up and continue increasing our customer base even more this coming year," remarked ESET CEO Richard Marko.

To determine the fastest growing companies, Deloitte reviewed fiscal year revenues over five years (2006-2010), calculated the revenue growth percentage over five years, and compared the growth of technology companies. The entrants have to demonstrate consistent revenue over the entire 5 year period. Software companies rank toward the top of the list, accounting for 45% of all award recipients. This year, the combined average growth in revenue of the awarded companies reached 1 068 %, the 3rd highest cumulative growth over the program's 12-year history.

To underline ESET's success, the company also ranked among top 10 European finalists in the prestigious HSBC European Business Awards, in the "innovation" category.

ESET in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe

    Year Position Growth Period
    2011 46       303%   2006-2010
    2010 25       530%   2005-2009
    2009 11       951%   2004-2008
    2008 16       1354%  2003-2007
    2007 7        1721%  2002-2006

About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers. The Company pioneered, and continues to lead, the industry in proactive threat detection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin "VB100" Awards, and has never missed a single "In-the-Wild" worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998. ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security and ESET Cybersecurity for Mac are trusted by millions of global users and are among the most recommended security solutions in the world.

The Company has global headquarters in Bratislava (Slovakia), with regional distribution headquarters in San Diego (U.S.), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Singapore. ESET has malware research centers in Bratislava, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Prague (Czech Republic), Krakow (Poland), Montreal (Canada), Moscow (Russia), and an extensive partner network in 180 countries.