OREANDA-NEWS. October 14, 2011. Doctor Web, the Russian market leader of Internet anti-virus security services, announces the launch of the Dr.Web Anti-virus on the basis of a publicly available web service created by Information Support Center for Business (ISCB), one of the most dynamic and professional IT companies in the Sverdlovsk region. The ISCB office is located in Krasnoturinsk, the home of the late Alexander S. Popov, the inventor of radio.

ISCB has been operating in the city since 2010. At a time when the Internet has come to replace the radio, the famous Russian inventor’s countrymen are moving in a progressive direction with regards to information technology — by providing anti-virus security based on the SaaS model.

Today, more than 350 Russian and foreign companies are Doctor Web partners, providing the Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus security service to their customers. Most of them are ISPs that are thus able to enlarge the number of services they can offer their subscribers. In contrast, ISCB uses a "pure" SaaS model: all Internet users, regardless of their provider’s location, can obtain the Dr.Web Anti-virus service at drweb24.com.The only limitation concerns the method of payment. Currently at drweb24.com, the service can be paid for via RBKMoney and IntellectMoney.

The option to use an anti-virus as a service would be of interest to individuals and corporate users who wish to protect their information in the most simple and cost-effective way possible.

The Drweb24.com service was launched in August 2011, and, according to Nikolai Krasnikov, director of the Information Support Center for Business, no problems or failures have been noticed since Dr.Web AV-Desk was deployed. "We have chosen the Doctor Web service because of its reliability and ease of setup and use. Dr.Web AV-Desk is a convenient and advantageous tool for users and us alike," — said Nikolai Krasnikov. — "The set of subscription packages and the payment system fully satisfy our customers. Moreover, the ISCB already has experience using Dr.Web products, and therefore, when deciding to deploy it, we had no doubt as to what the quality of the service and support would be."