May 13, 2008

Doctor Web, Ltd. and a service provider of the Russian city of St. Petersburg Eltel start supplying Dr.Web anti-virus service. Eltel is the first St. Petersburg ISP that delivers anti-virus and anti-spam protection using Dr.Web AV-Desk..

Dr.Web AV-Desk is the first Internet service by Doctor Web, Ltd. The service targets ISPs and can be used to deliver anti-virus protection to an unlimited number of subscribers – both home users and companies. It also provides a mechanism for centralized management of the service delivery. Dr.Web AV-Desk is a robust and efficient tool supplying anti-virus and anti-spam protection to users regardless of their geographical location.

Under an agreement 25 000 customers of Eltel will get access to Dr.Web for Windows. Anti-Virus&Ant-spam to protect their computers against viruses, spam, spyware, adware and hack tools. Even subscribers with computers already compromised can make use of the service: Dr.Web anti-virus installs on an infected computer and usually cures it without resorting to additional tools.

The service can be enabled with one click in the Personal area of a subscriber. The service fee is as low as USD 4.10 per month. A free testing period is also available after activation of the service till the end of the month + one extra month.

"We got interested in Dr.Web AV-Desk as a way to get another competitive advantage and increase customer loyalty. Besides, it is a perfect opportunity to protect our networks and computers of subscribers who just need to subscribe and obtain reliable anti-virus protection guaranteed by Doctor Web, Ltd."- Andrei Kulikov, a business development deputy manager of Eltel comments. "It has just been launched but test results are showing that we’ve made a right choice. We expect that reliability, easy maintenance, and ease of use of Dr.Web AV-Desk will draw in new customers and increase trust of our regular subscribers”.

“Ease of use and efficiency of Dr.Web AV-Desk have already been appreciated by subscribers of many Russian IT service providers" - Boris Sharov, the Doctor Web, Ltd. CEO says/. - And we are really pleased that the service is available in St. Petersburg, the city where Dr.Web anti-virus is actually being created”.

About Doctor Web, Ltd.
Doctor Web, Ltd. is a Russian developer of efficient IT-security solutions for large companies, state institutions and home users. Dr.web anti-virus products have been developed since 1992 and ever since display perfect malware detection rate and comply with international security standards. Numerous certificates and awards along with lots of customers all over the world are the evidence of the utmost trust in products of the company.

About Etel
Eltel CJSC is an HSP and a carrier. The company primarily focuses on corporate hosting (dedicated and virtual hosting and collocations) ASP, broadband Internet access, telecom services, web-design and consulting. http://eltel.net.