PARETOLOGIC

'ParetoLogic' is an international software development company headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. On Jan. 12, 2004 the company was incorporated and on Sept. 30, 2005 it became a member of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). ParetoLogic develops security applications for enterprise, business, and personal computer users including custom software for business and government.
Along with anti-spyware programs, ParetoLogic creates utility software including registry cleaning and file erasure. With their anti-spyware products, the company offers automatic updates to the spyware database to offer protection against new malware threats. As of May 2007, the database included coverage for over 250,000 malware threats.
ParetoLogic uses a proprietary technology they refer to as Zheng™ that assists with the process of online research and spyware detection. Zheng is described as a scalable information gathering and dissemination tool designed to identify spyware for inclusion in the company’s spyware database.^[1]

Contents

Product Reviews

Awards

ParetoLogic Partners

See also

References:

Product Reviews

★ “Flash drives for back to school” http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/3cc5f7c90a01040800afaa859539cf66/pg0.htm

★ “ParetoLogic offers portable anti-spyware product” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060814.gtpareto0814/BNStory/Technology/?cid=al_gam_nletter_dtechal

★ “Spyware needs rooting out too” http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwMDQ1ODgmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3

★ “Portable Anti-Spyware in Your Pocket” http://www.laptopmag.com/News/Software/XOFTspy-Portable-Anti-Spyware.htm

Awards

★ ParetoLogic won the 2007 Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC) award for innovative excellence in the software or electronic service delivery category. ^[2]

★ ParetoLogic was “named as one of Vancouver Island's Top 25 High Tech companies” and received “finalist status for the SIIA CODiE awards for Mobile Solution Award for its XOFTspy Portable Anti-Spyware product.” ^[3]

★ On April 11, 2007 ParetoLogic Inc. was honored by the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce^[4] in two categories: Innovation Award and Young Entrepreneur Award. Elton Pereria, co-founder and CEO, was the recipient of the second award.

★ ParetoLogic received the award for Emerging Technology Company of the Year by Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre (VIATeC). This award goes to: “a Vancouver Island company that has the greatest potential to demonstrate excellence in innovation and a commitment to the technology community while embracing sound business fundamentals.” ^[5]

ParetoLogic Partners

Partnerships have included a range of notable enterprises including: Asknet, Avanquest Software, CoGen Media, CommTouch (E-mail spam specialists), Federation of Internet Solution Providers Association, Forrester Research, Macrovision, Laplink, Netscape, TT Asia, and West Coast Labs.

★ http://www.paretologic.com/partners/ ParetoLogic Partners Site

See also

★ Computer insecurity

★ Defensive computing

★ Spy software

★ Rootkits

References:

1.
ParetoLogic XoftSpy 7 Neil J. Rubenking
2. Tech industry celebrates eclipsing tourism revenue Andrew A. Duffy, Times Colonist
3.
ParetoLogic Starts 2007 in Winning Style… PRWeb
4.
The Winners Are In Shannon Renault and Bruce Carter
5.
The Winners Are In VIATeC


★ “ParetoLogic Anti-Spyware” http://www.paretologic.com/downloads/ParetoLogic_Antispyware_Whitepaper.pdf