ESET Exclusive Distributor appoints Mediaman as their Disty for the retail distribution of ESET products in India

Delhi, May 7, 2009: You will now get ESET NOD32 and ESET Smart Security with the local dealer in India! Yes, the ESET products, which were just available for online download for Indian customers up till now, will now be available at local IT retail outlets in India. Well, ESS Software Distribution and Consulting (P) Ltd, ESET Exclusive Distributors of products in India, have teamed up with Mediaman group of Companies to distribute retail ESET security solutions for home users in India which includes antivirus ESET NOD32 and Internet security suite ESET Smart Security.

Mediaman Group currently operates through its network of 2000 channel partners and 25 branches across the country, including large retail stores, hypermarkets, IT & computer stores, and traditional single door retail store.

ESS Company will leverage on the vast and strong channel network of Mediaman in India to make worldwide popular security software solutions of ESET Company widely available for consumers across all major cities and towns in India.

ESS Company has sharp focus on growing the presence of ESET products in the Indian market. Through the partnership, ESS Company aims not only to reach its audience in metros but also the tier II, III and IV cities with the current product portfolio. ESS sees growth opportunities in these cities with the flourishing demand for antivirus solutions from various sectors including solution for home users, SOHO, SMB, and Enterprise sectors.

With appointment of Mediaman, ESET retail pack products will now be present across 60 cities and will have a pan India presence through Mediaman partner network. The offerings include products like the basic ESET NOD32 anti-virus package priced at Rs. 999 and Internet security solution ESET Smart Security at Rs. 1199 for the package.

Quotes from ESS

Riyaz Sayyed, GM, ESS said that, "with Internet usage growing continuously at a phenomenal rate, it's inevitable that there would be significant rise in cyber threats. Hence the end users are always looking out for comprehensive antivirus solution like ESET for the complete protection against growing threats and which are available in their close vicinity with the local dealers, retailers. So, there was an urgent need to strengthen our distribution network across the country. We had to select our partners keeping in mind the ability to ramp up knowledge of the products and domain. Mediaman Group would be most suitable choice for this due to its considerable expertise in the space and its ability to extend our business reach".

Quotes from Mediaman group

"It great opportunity for us to partner with global brand like ESET. We would like to focus on the reseller's profitability along with satisfaction to end users. We offer better margins, strong technical support along strong product so as to maintain steady, consistent growth for all associated in the business. We are well aware with expectation of resellers and hence will come out with attractive schemes ", said Mr. Dushant Mehta, CEO, Mediaman group of companies.

About ESS Software Distribution & Consulting (P) Ltd.

"ESS Software Distribution & Consulting Private Limited" is locally incorporated distribution company in India oriented towards promotion of the worldwide popular security software solutions of ESET Company. The company "ESS Software Distribution & Consulting Private Limited" is supplying ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus products to the Indian market. Main goal of "ESS Software Distribution & Consulting Private Limited" is ESET products promotion in the Indian IT security market. Primary tasks consist in creation and development of the Partner Network and provision of pre-sales, technical and marketing support. Key business initiatives are focused on small and medium business segments as well as on retail as it plays an important role in brand awareness and demand generation.

The Partner Program of the distribution company "ESS Software Distribution & Consulting Private Limited" consists in educating resellers in the licensing policy of ESET products and sales rules in India and includes information about marketing and technical support provided by assigned managers. For more information, visit http://www.esetindia.com

About ESET

ESET develops software solutions that deliver instant, comprehensive protection against evolving computer security threats. ESET pioneered and continues to lead the industry in proactive threat detection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus, its flagship product, consistently achieves the highest accolades in all types of comparative testing and is the foundational product that builds out the ESET product line to include ESET Smart Security. ESET Smart Security is an integrated antivirus, antispyware, antispam and personal firewall solution that combines accuracy, speed and an extremely small system footprint to create the most effective security solution in the industry. Both products have an extremely efficient code base that eliminates the unnecessary large size found in some solutions. This means faster scanning that doesn't slow down computers or networks. Sold in more than 110 countries, ESET has worldwide production headquarters in Bratislava, SK and worldwide distribution headquarters in San Diego, U.S. ESET also has offices in Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; and is globally represented by an extensive partner network. For more information, visit http://www.eset.com

About Mediaman group of Companies

Mediaman group of Companies is respected brand name and is recognized in every corner of India. Mediaman stands among an elite group of firms capable of serving the global needs of the constantly expanding Technology Industry. Mediaman has offices across India ensures that they have expert staff with an intimate Knowledge of each market readily available, Mediaman has customer base which is well structured, with more than 2000 business customers located all over India. Mediaman is a stable Company that has experienced steady, consistent, progressive growth in Sales Revenue since its inception. Mediaman deal in enterprise Solutions from Transcend, Acard, Gigabyte & Notebook & Mobile Computing Accessories Products of more than 500 types.eg. Laptops batteries & Adaptors of 200 parts of differet brands, Flash drivers & Flash Cards, Readers, USB, IRDA, Bluetooth, Firewire, IEEE, Digicam, Camcoders batteries etc to name a few of our product offering.