BullGuard expands to America

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA: BullGuard, a player in computer and mobile security solutions for consumers and small office users, today announced its expansion into the United States and Latin America, establishing its lead office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

According to a company release, consumer electronics industry veteran Morten Steen-Jørgensen will serve as CEO of BullGuard Americas and lead the company in building its reseller program to serve local markets and meet growing customer demand for easy-to-use Internet security solutions. Steen-Jørgensen will remain Chairman of the Board, BullGuard, Ltd.

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“BullGuard’s focus on ease-of-use and customer service is the key to our significant growth, expanding from four to nine countries in one year”.

“BullGuard’s focus on ease-of-use and customer service is the key to our significant growth, expanding from four to nine countries in one year,” said Morten Steen-Jørgensen. “To build on and sustain that momentum, we are expanding our distribution network and strengthening our operations which will allow us to better serve our customers and empower our resellers in the U.S. and Latin America.”

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BullGuard’s all-in-one Internet security suite provides antivirus, antispyware, spamfilter and is the first Internet security product developed for gamers to increase performance. Customers also receive 5 GB backup and 24-hour support.

“By expanding into the Americas, we can better respond to the region’s growing demand for user-friendly Internet security solutions,” said Søren Ravn, CEO at BullGuard. “Consumers are much too busy to spend hours installing complicated software — that’s why simplicity is essential. We expect to do in the Americas what we did in England, where we have grown our reseller base 100 percent each year since we started there in 2004.”

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