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Systemax to Deliver Antivirus Protection for All Systemax Business PCs with CA's eTrust Antivirus
-- Systemax Inc.
(NYSE: SYX)
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., March 3, 2003-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Systemax, Inc. (NYSE: SYX - News), a leading manufacturer and distributor of PCs and related computer products for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced today announced that Computer Associates' (CA) innovative virus protection solution, eTrust Antivirus v7, is now being loaded standard on all Systemax business PCs, including Systemax's award-winning desktops and notebooks.
According to industry analysts, computer viruses cause businesses billions of dollars worth of damage every year, spreading easily to computer systems through e-mail, Web sites and shared files. With more than 50,000 known strains identified today, the chances are high that a user's computer will be "infected" by a virus.
CA's eTrust Antivirus v7 is a powerful, easy-to-own and cost-effective solution for protecting critical systems from a full range of viruses and malicious code. All versions are ICSA Labs-certified, meaning the software has been proven to detect 100% of current, "in-the-wild" viruses. It delivers powerful easy-to-configure features including multiple scanning engine support, automated signature distribution, and realtime detection and automatic cure.
"Antivirus protection is not an option. The threat of computer viruses is a very real one today," says Sean Aryai, Director OEM Marketing, Systemax Inc. "We want to emphasize to our customers that this is not a trial version of the software, nor a subscription-based anti-virus solution. eTrust Antivirus is the type of full featured enterprise antivirus software usually only offered at a significant charge. By providing free lifetime virus definition updates, we offer powerful, continuous antivirus protection that is unmatched in the industry for features and value."
"Deploying CA's eTrust Antivirus free in all our business PCs reflects Systemax's ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of our customers," said Aryai. "This is an integral part of our extensive business support program."
"With new viruses emerging every day, an antivirus program is only as good as its latest signature update," says Ron Moritz, CA senior vice president of security solutions. "With lifetime updates driven by the work of our global antivirus research and response organization, CA's eTrust Antivirus will ensure that Systemax customers are fully protected against the latest Internet threats."
About Systemax
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com) has developed an integrated system of branded e-commerce web sites, direct mail catalogs, and relationship marketing to sell PCs, related computer products and industrial products to businesses in North America and Europe. With annual sales of more than $1.5 billion, Systemax is a Fortune 1000 company.
Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Sean Aryai, Director OEM Marketing, Systemax Inc., 516-608-3070
Editorial: Publicis Dialog/ Tom Nolan, 212-279-6935,
tom.nolan@publicis-usa.com
Mario Almonte, 212-279-6350, mario.almonte@publicis-mail.com
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capital expenditures, statements regarding future operations, financing needs,
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uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently
anticipated due to a number of factors, including but not limited to (i) the
Company's ability to manage rapid growth as a result of internal expansion and
strategic acquisitions, (ii) the effect on the Company of volatility in the
price of paper and periodic increases in postage rates, (iii) the operation of
the Company's management information systems, including the costs and effects
associated with the year 2000 date change problem, (iv) the general risks
attendant to the conduct of business in foreign countries, including currency
fluctuations associated with sales not denominated in U.S. dollars, (v)
significant changes in the computer products retail industry, especially
relating to the distribution and sale of such products, (vi) competition in the
PC, notebook computer, computer related products and industrial products
markets from superstores, direct marketers, the Internet and other retailers,
(vii) the potential for expanded imposition of state sales, use or other taxes
and additional government regulation on direct marketers, (viii) the
continuation of key vendor relationships, including the ability to continue to
receive vendor supported advertising, (ix) timely availability of existing and
new products, (x) risks involved with e-commerce, including the possible loss
of business and customer dissatisfaction if outages or other computer-related
problems should preclude customer access to the Company, (xi) risks associated
with delivery of merchandise to customers by utilizing common delivery services
such as UPS, including possible strikes, (xii) risks due to shifts in market
demand and/or price erosion of owned inventory, (xiii) borrowing costs, (xiv)
changes in taxes due to changes in the mix of U.S. and non-U.S. revenue, (xv)
pending or threatened litigation and investigations and (xvi) the availability
of key personnel, as well as other risk factors. These factors are discussed in
greater detail in ``Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations -- Forward-Looking Statements'' in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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