Software Product Introduction in United Kingdom and Throughout Eurpoe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

Software Product Introduction in United Kingdom and Throughout Europe Middle East , and Africa (EMEA

2006

Software Product Introduction in United Kingdom and Throughout Europe Middle East , and Africa (EMEA

Introduction

In information technology , in general , there are two complementary elements they are hardware and its soul , the software . Concerning the software industry , most computer users know that Microsoft is the leading company in terms of software products since its products like MS Office and mostly its operating system , MS Windows , dominate the world software markets

However , if hardware

components like hard disk and floppy disk drive are prone to electromagnetic forces and physical accidences , software programs are influenced by many security threats like viruses

Interestingly , although security of software program is highly important , only small number of companies is aware of the need to secure the computer networks . According to one survey conducted in 1999 , only 17 per cent enterprises that considers the importance of security in e-commerce while the others concern on competition ( Fear of Competition

The situation suggests that expensive computerized system employed in an organization means nothing if the enterprise does not provide appropriate level of security . Therefore , security issues in networked system continue rising since enterprises are afraid of losing important information

Concerning the security issue and computerized system , this will elaborate proposed business analysis for Shavlik Technologies LLC , patch management software from US-based Shavlik Technologies LLC , in expanding its sales market into the UK and Europe , Middle East , and Africa (EMEA In addition , this also elaborate country risk analysis and foreign direct investment (FDI ) index in deciding which country to market marketing strategy , dealing with Foreign Exchange Risk , developing appropriate organization structure for foreign market operation and financial management

2 . Background of Shavlik Technologies LLC

Shavlik Technologies was established in 1993 . in 13-year operation the company has evolved to be world 's recognized brand in security solutions . The company employs about 6 ,000 customers worldwide and performs partnership with more than 20 OEM partners integrating our technology with theirs . Some of the partners are Symantec , BMC , and Microsoft (Shavlik Technologies , 2006 - Pro

In addition , their products are also recognized to have excellent quality as they win many kinds of awards like Redmind 's Readers Choice and SC Awards 2006 Winner and the company is named to be one of a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company (Shavlik Technologies , 2006a

Shavlik Technologies , LLC has become the world 's well-recognized leader in network security products and technology solutions . In addition Shavliks Technologies also provide security risk assessment and recommendations for enterprise network environments

This is in line with the company 's mission to enable businesses globally to manage security risks around desktops , servers , networks and devices in a systematic and auditable manner (Shavlik Technologies 2006b

In to realize this mission , the company needs to make investment to provide solutions that can solve the security issues that customers encounter . Shavliks NetChk Enterprise Security Risk Management Series has many features . However all of them have similarity to...