Panda Security Solutions Receive OESISOK Certification

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GLENDALE, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, a leading global provider of IT security solutions, today announced that Panda Security for Desktops and Panda Managed Office Protection have obtained OESISOK Certification (www.OESISOK.com) in the antivirus and antispyware and firewall categories, respectively. This certification indicates that both Panda Security products integrate easily and completely with market-leading network devices.

The OESISOK Certification has several stages:

-- Installation Test - The application is installed on all supported operating systems and must complete the entire process without any error. -- Rogue Application Test - The application is then scanned against multiple leading anti-malware engines, where it is tested and confirmed as interoperable and not identified as a threat. -- OESIS(R) Local Detection Test- The application is checked to ensure it is detected by the OESIS Framework.

The following verification tests are performed for internal statistical data analysis:

-- Digital Signature Verification - All binaries installed as part of the application are checked and cataloged for a digital certificate; this catalog will then be made available to the public. -- Virus Scanning and Detection - The anti-malware application is tested on its ability to effectively detect viruses; the application is then validated against other anti-malware certification programs.

This comprehensive process assures that companies who buy Panda Security for Desktops or Panda Managed Office Protection will experience no complications when implementing these solutions on their networks. In addition, users will not suffer from incompatibilities with network devices such as peripherals, NAC (Network Access Control), or vendors, including Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, F5 Networks and TippingPoint, ensuring the highest level of protection with no secondary problems.

Panda Managed Office Protection is a managed, anti-malware Web service for small and medium size businesses (SMBs) and remote offices. Delivered as a hosted security service, this solution is easily and rapidly installed via the Web. It offers complete management of company security, regardless of the number of remote offices or mobile workers. It also allows security management to be outsourced to managed service providers offering this service, with simple and rapid online access at all times, real-time reports and network monitoring. For more information, go to http://www.pandamop.com.

Panda Security for Desktops protects workstations against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and other threats. It stands out for high-performance, low resource consumption and minimal maintenance requirements and can be managed simply and centrally through the Panda AdminSecure console. For more information, go to http://www.pandasecurity.com/enterprise/solutions/desktops/.

Panda Security solutions also have Microsoft Partner Certification, guaranteeing seamless integration with systems based on Microsoft technology; Intel Software Partner Certification, guaranteeing that Panda optimizes its solutions to offer the best results under Intel multi-core technology; and Citrix Certification, as a quality technology partner in the field of SCM and OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) certification.

About Panda Security

Panda Security is one of the world's leading IT security providers, with millions of clients around the globe and products available in over twenty languages. Our mission is to keep our customers' information and IT assets safe from security threats, giving them the most effective protection with the minimum resource consumption.

Every day, thousands of new malicious codes are created. To combat this threat, Panda Security has developed an innovative and unique security model which can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples. This model is collective intelligence and ensures that Panda Security solutions can protect against far more threats than the products of any other company. The exceptional detection capacity of collective intelligence can be put to the test at the Infected or Not website (http://www.infectedornot.com).

For more information and evaluation versions of all Panda Security solutions, visit our website at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/.