GOVERNMENT OF ARMENIA AND KASPERSKY LAB SIGN AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION

ArmInfo
2009-09-16 16:37:00

ArmInfo. Government of Armenia and Kaspersky Lab have signed an
agreement of cooperation.

Economy Minister of Armenia Nerses Yeritsyan told media on Wednesday
that the agreement provides for cooperation in a number of projects
and possible involvement of Kaspersky Lab into investment projects
in Armenia in future.

The minister did not rule out cooperation in introduction of
e-government system. The spheres of cooperation and specific projects
will be discussed later.

"Computerization and construction of national network expected in
Armenia makes network security problem especially acute. We hope for
positive cooperation with the Government of Armenia," says Yevgeny
Kaspersky, the founder and Director general of Kaspersky Lab. Besides
cooperation with the government, preliminary agreements of cooperation
have been made with the State Engineering University of Armenia.

Kaspersky Lab, founded in 1997, is an international software
company that provides advanced solutions for securing business and
home networks against Internet-related risks such as viruses, spam,
hackers, true crime, malware and spyware.

The headquarters of Kaspersky Lab is located in Moscow, Russia. In
addition, the company has regional offices in the Benelux, Germany,
England, France, Poland, Romania, China, Japan, South Korea and
the United States, plus a worldwide network of over five hundred
partners. In 2008 the company’s sales totaled $361 million.