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'''FRISK Software International''' ('''FSI'''), is an [[Iceland]]ic software company that develops F-Prot [[antivirus software|antivirus]] and F-Prot AVES antivirus and [[anti-spam techniques (e-mail)|antispam]] service<ref name="software comp">{{cite web | url=http://www.f-prot.com/company/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus - FRISK Software - Information and... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>. Its name is derived from the initial letters of the [[Icelandic name|personal name and patronymic]] of [[Friðrik Skúlason]], its founder. The company was founded in [[1993]]<ref name="software comp">{{cite web | url=http://www.f-prot.com/company/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus - FRISK Software - Information and... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>.
'''FRISK Software International''' ('''FSI'''), is an [[Iceland]]ic software company that develops F-Prot [[antivirus software|antivirus]] and F-Prot AVES antivirus and [[anti-spam techniques (e-mail)|antispam]] service<ref name="software comp">{{cite web | url=http://www.f-prot.com/company/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus - FRISK Software - Information and... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>. Its name is derived from the initial letters of the [[Icelandic name|personal name and patronymic]] of [[Friðrik Skúlason]], its founder. The company was founded in [[1993]]<ref name="software comp">{{cite web | url=http://www.f-prot.com/company/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus - FRISK Software - Information and... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>.


F-Prot Antivirus is sold in both home and corporate packages, of which there are editions for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], and [[BSD]]. There is also a [[DOS]] version for home users, and corporate versions exist for [[Microsoft Exchange]], [[Solaris Operating System|Solaris]], and certain IBM [[eServer]]s.<ref name="types of software 1">{{cite web | url = http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref><ref name="types of software 2">{{cite web | url = http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/| title = F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref> F-Prot has been produced since [[1989]]<ref name="produced since">{{cite web | url = http://www.frisk.is/fyrirtaeki.html | title = Friðrik Skúlason ehf. | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>. The distribution of the DOS version was stopped in 2007.
F-Prot Antivirus is sold in both home and corporate packages, of which there are editions for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], and [[BSD]]. There was also a [[DOS]] version for home users, and corporate versions exist for [[Microsoft Exchange]], [[Solaris Operating System|Solaris]], and certain IBM [[eServer]]s.<ref name="types of software 1">{{cite web | url = http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref><ref name="types of software 2">{{cite web | url = http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/| title = F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref> F-Prot has been produced since [[1989]]<ref name="produced since">{{cite web | url = http://www.frisk.is/fyrirtaeki.html | title = Friðrik Skúlason ehf. | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>. The distribution of the DOS version was stopped in 2007.


F-Prot AVES is for corporate users<ref name="aves info">{{cite web | url = http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/aves/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antivirus for Windows, Linux, BSD... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>.
F-Prot AVES is for corporate users<ref name="aves info">{{cite web | url = http://www.f-prot.com/products/corporate_users/aves/ | title = F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antivirus for Windows, Linux, BSD... | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>.


The company has also produced a program called Espólín, a [[genealogy]] program<ref name="genealogy program">{{cite web | url = http://www.frisk.is/espolin.html | title = Friðrik Skúlason ehf. | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>, and Púki, a [[spellchecker]] with additional features<ref name="puki">{{cite web | url = http://vefur.puki.is/ | title = Púki 2003. | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>.
The company has also produced a program called Espólín, a [[genealogy]] program<ref name="genealogy program">{{cite web | url = http://www.frisk.is/espolin.html | title = Friðrik Skúlason ehf. | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = March 14 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>, and Púki, a [[spellchecker]] with additional features<ref name="puki">{{cite web | url = http://vefur.puki.is/ | title = Púki 2007. | format = .htm | publisher = FRISK | accessdate = April 25 | accessyear = 2008}}</ref>.


FRISK Software International should not be confused with [[F-Secure]], another data security company, although they are historically related. (At one time, F -Secure used FRISK's F-Prot anti-virus search engine for their anti-virus product.)
FRISK Software International should not be confused with [[F-Secure]], another data security company, although they are historically related. (At one time, F-Secure used FRISK's F-Prot anti-virus search engine for their anti-virus product.)


[[Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-FRISK-HQ-1.jpg|thumb|right|FRISK Software's headquarters in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]]]
[[Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-FRISK-HQ-1.jpg|thumb|right|FRISK Software's headquarters in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]]]

==Trivia==
* The genealogy program Espólín is named after [[:is::Jón Espólín|Jón Espólín]], a 18th century magistrate of [[Snæfellsnes]].
* The name of the spellchecker "Púki" stands for "demon" in a similar sense as the [[:Image:Bsd daemon.jpg|BSD daemon]].


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 13:30, 25 April 2008

File:FRISKSoftwareInternational.jpg
FRISK Software International's company logo

FRISK Software International (FSI), is an Icelandic software company that develops F-Prot antivirus and F-Prot AVES antivirus and antispam service[1]. Its name is derived from the initial letters of the personal name and patronymic of Friðrik Skúlason, its founder. The company was founded in 1993[1].

F-Prot Antivirus is sold in both home and corporate packages, of which there are editions for Windows, Linux, and BSD. There was also a DOS version for home users, and corporate versions exist for Microsoft Exchange, Solaris, and certain IBM eServers.[2][3] F-Prot has been produced since 1989[4]. The distribution of the DOS version was stopped in 2007.

F-Prot AVES is for corporate users[5].

The company has also produced a program called Espólín, a genealogy program[6], and Púki, a spellchecker with additional features[7].

FRISK Software International should not be confused with F-Secure, another data security company, although they are historically related. (At one time, F-Secure used FRISK's F-Prot anti-virus search engine for their anti-virus product.)

File:Iceland-Reykjavik-FRISK-HQ-1.jpg
FRISK Software's headquarters in Reykjavík, Iceland

Trivia

  • The genealogy program Espólín is named after Jón Espólín, a 18th century magistrate of Snæfellsnes.
  • The name of the spellchecker "Púki" stands for "demon" in a similar sense as the BSD daemon.

References

  1. ^ a b "F-Prot Antivirus - FRISK Software - Information and..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Friðrik Skúlason ehf" (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antivirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Friðrik Skúlason ehf" (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Púki 2007" (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved April 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)