Avast Software
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Avast Software was a business [1] founded on January 1, 1988 by Eduard Kučera and Pavel Baudiš . It operated as a public company headquartered in the Enterprise Office Center , specializing in the software industry and computer security . The company developed software and the Avast product line [1].
Avast Software employed 495 people as of 2016 [2]. It was dissolved on September 12, 2022 , following its acquisition by Gen Digital, which became its parent organization .
Avast Software
Summary
Avast Software is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Avast Software is in the country of Czech Republic[3].
- Avast Software's image is recorded as Praha Nusle Pikrtova 1a.jpg[4].
- Avast Software's instance of is recorded as business[5].
- Avast Software's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
- Avast Software's instance of is recorded as software company[7].
- Avast Software's founder is recorded as Eduard Kučera[8].
- Avast Software's founder is recorded as Pavel Baudiš[9].
- Avast Software's owned by is recorded as Gen Digital[10].
- Avast Software's logo image is recorded as Avast Software logo 2016.svg[11].
- Avast Software's logo image is recorded as Avast Software logo.svg[12].
- Avast Software's logo image is recorded as Avast logo 2021.svg[13].
- Avast Software's headquarters location is recorded as Enterprise Office Center[14].
- Avast Software's child organization or unit is recorded as AVG Technologies[15].
- Avast Software's child organization or unit is recorded as Piriform[16].
- Avast Software's part of is recorded as FTSE 100 Index[17].
- Avast Software's stock exchange is recorded as Prague Stock Exchange[18].
- Avast Software's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[19].
- Avast Software's industry is recorded as software industry[20].
- Avast Software's industry is recorded as computer security[21].
- +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Avast Software[22].
- Avast Software was dissolved in +2022-09-12T00:00:00Z[23].
- Avast Software's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027sjy[24].
- Avast Software's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0309523[25].
- Avast Software's location of formation is recorded as Prague[26].
- Avast Software's parent organization or unit is recorded as Gen Digital[27].
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Founding
Founders include Eduard Kučera[8] and Pavel Baudiš[9]. +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Avast Software[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Prague[26].
Identity
Official names include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Avast Software s.r.o.'}[28], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'it a.s.'}[29], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'ALWIL Software a.s.'}[30]. Its part of is recorded as FTSE 100 Index[17].
Leadership
Avast Software's board member is recorded as Ondřej Vlček[31].
Operations
Avast Software's headquarters location is recorded as Enterprise Office Center[14]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Gen Digital[27]. Subsidiaries include AVG Technologies[15], a business[32], in Czech Republic[33], founded in 1991[34], headquartered in Brno[35] and Piriform[16], a business[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 2005[38], headquartered in London[39].
Industry
Industries include software industry[20] and computer security[21].
Ownership
Avast Software's owned by is recorded as Gen Digital[10]. Stock exchanges include Prague Stock Exchange[18] and London Stock Exchange[19]. Products include software[40] and Avast[41].
Dissolution
Avast Software was dissolved in +2022-09-12T00:00:00Z[23].
Why It Matters
Avast Software ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]