AVG has been nominated as a finalist for the 2008 European Business Awards in the innovation category and has received the coveted Ruban D’Honneur Award designating them as one of Europe’s leading organizations.

The European Business Awards (http://www.businessawardseurope.com), a fully independent program, recognizes and celebrates business excellence across the 27 EU member states. It is supported by sponsors who are progressive organizations committed to promoting business achievements at every level for the overall prosperity of Europe.

The European Business Awards 2008 will be presented at a special presentation luncheon at InterContinental Paris Le Grand on Tuesday 11 March 2008.

“We are happy to win the Ruban D’Honneur award which highlights AVG as a leading organization in Europe,” said Karel Obluk, CTO of AVG Technologies, and the chief architect behind AVG 8.0. He continued: “It is also a great achievement for AVG to be nominated as a finalist for the European Business Awards, and we are looking forward to the results come March.”