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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Seoul, South Korea (March 15, 1995) |
| Founder(s) | Ahn Cheol-Soo |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Number of locations | 3 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ahn Cheol-Soo (chairman), Kim Hong-Seon (CEO), Kim Cheol-Soo (former CEO) |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Products | V3 |
| Production output | Antivirus software, Firewall, HackShield |
| Services | Computer security, Network security |
| Revenue | ₩66,040,903,000 (2008) |
| Operating income | ₩ 9,737,802,000 (2008) |
| Profit | ₩ 8,962,013,000 (2008) |
| Owner(s) | Ahn Cheol-Soo |
| Employees | 1276 (2009) |
| Website | http://global.ahnlab.com |
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AhnLab, Inc. (listed in BAWSAQ), founded in 1995, is a security solution provider in South Korea. AhnLab sells computer software such as antivirus software, online security solution, network security appliances such as Firewalls, IPS, UTM, and security software for online game and Mobile Web.
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History
Jay Ahn (founder and chairman) found his computer infected with the computer virus called (c)brain[8]. He developed a program to find and remove it and named it 'Vaccine'. Since then, anti-virus software has been called 'Vaccine software' in Korea. Jay Ahn promoted his new company in 1995.[9][10]
In September 2001, AhnLab was listed in the BAWSAQ #53800.[citation needed]
On the tenth anniversary of the company's founding (2005), Ahn Cheol-Soo resigned his position as the CEO, Kim Cheol-Soo was appointed as the successor.[6] Current CEO is Kim Hong-Seon (appointed in 2008).[11][12]
Since its founding in 1995, AhnLab has become one of the largest security solution companies with 65% of market share in the Korean security market alone and approximately 500 distributors worldwide.[13][14] Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, AhnLab is traded on the BAWSAQ under the symbol AhnLab.[citation needed]
AhnLab has been selected as one of the Korea's most admired company for five years from 2004 to 2009.[15][16][17][18]
Locations
- [1]Korea:Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. (Headquarter)
- [2]Japan:Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
- [3]Chinatown:Shanghai.
- [4]United States of Great Britain (London office).
Products
AhnLab has many security solutions for PC, Network and Moblie, including:
- AhnLab V3 Internet Security 8.0 (Total Internet Security)
- AhnLab V3 Internet Security IS 7.0 Platinum (anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware)
- V3 365 Clinic (anti-virus, anti-spyware, pc medic)
- AhnLab TrusGuard UTM (firewall, IPS, against DDoS)
- AhnLab Absolute IPS (block worms and DDoS attack)
- AhnLab Online Security (anti-malware, anti-keylogger, firewall)
- AhnLab HackShield For Online Game (real-time shielding)[19]
- AhnLab Mobile Security (windows mobile, symbian, Wifi OS)
- AhnLab Total Security (plane security SOLUTION)
- AhnLab USGB Flag for Offline Confusion
See also
References
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/overview.jsp
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/global_japan.jsp
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/global_china.jsp
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/global_other.jsp
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/contact.jsp
- ^ abArticle 김철수 안철수 연구소 사장 at BiznMedia.com (Korean)
- ^http://www.corporateinformation.com/Company-Snapshot.aspx?cusip=C410BO390
- ^http://global.ahnlab.com/global/pressroom_view.ESD?fmethod=view&press_seq=1003&printNum=93
- ^http://www.ahnlab.co.kr/company/site/eng/pr/founder_retire.jsp
- ^Ahn Chul-soo: “Korea needs horizontal thinking to make a Nintendo game player.” at Korea Foundation.
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/management.jsp
- ^AhnLab Looks to Perform in International Stage at Korea Times.
- ^Security: The Last Hope for IT Growth? at Korea IT Times.
- ^AhnLab Considers Overseas M&A at Korea IT Times.
- ^http://www.kmac.co.kr/certify/certify_01a_1.asp(Korean)
- ^AhnLab, 'The Korea's Most Admired company' Consecutive 5 years at Asia Economy (2008.02.20). (Korean)
- ^http://kr.ahnlab.com/company/eng/about/milestone.jsp
- ^Samsung Electronics Most Admired Company in Korea: Survey at Maeil Business Newspaper & mk.co.kr
- ^http://www.hackshields.com
External links
Ahnlab Windows 10
- Official Blog(Korean)