Avanquest
Encyclopedia
Avanquest Software was founded in 1984 in France by Bruno Vanryb
and Roger Politis under the name of BVRP. It is a French consumer software developer and publisher, with extended subsidiaries in North America
, Europe
, and Asia
.
It made its debut on the Paris Stock Exchange
(Bourse de Paris) in 1996.
The headquarters of Avanquest Software is based in the Parisian suburb of La Garenne Colombes, France. The group has 600 employees and approximately 180 engineers in Research and Development.
In 2007, Avanquest acquired Nova Development in the US and Emme in Europe, doubling its size. In February 2008 it was awarded the “Best European Company” prize in the category of Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions.
Today, Avanquest is a technology and software publishing business that operates worldwide.
Bruno Vanryb
Bruno Vanryb is a French entrepreneur born in 1957.A former sound engineer, author and journalist, who is passionate about computers, new technologies and modern art, Bruno Vanryb is the President and co-founder, with Roger Politis, of Avanquest Software, one of the world’s leading software...
and Roger Politis under the name of BVRP. It is a French consumer software developer and publisher, with extended subsidiaries in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
It made its debut on the Paris Stock Exchange
Stock exchange
A stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and...
(Bourse de Paris) in 1996.
The headquarters of Avanquest Software is based in the Parisian suburb of La Garenne Colombes, France. The group has 600 employees and approximately 180 engineers in Research and Development.
In 2007, Avanquest acquired Nova Development in the US and Emme in Europe, doubling its size. In February 2008 it was awarded the “Best European Company” prize in the category of Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions.
Today, Avanquest is a technology and software publishing business that operates worldwide.
Products
- Avanquest Connection Manager
- SendPhotos
- mobile PhoneToolsMobile PhoneToolsmobile PhoneTools is a program written by the French-based company Avanquest Software . The program allows users of Motorola and other brands of cellular phones to connect their cellular phones to their personal computer....
- Fix-It Utilities Pro
- WebEasy Pro
- AutoSave Essentials
- Greeting Card Factory
- Power Desk
- Print Artist
- System Suite Pro
- Double-Anti-SpyDouble-Anti-SpyDouble Anti-Spy is a spyware and malware removal product for Microsoft Windows developed by Avanquest Software.-Versions:Version Avanquest Software produces two versions of : a free, “spyware scan-only” version and a full version that allows for the removal of spyware and malware...
Professional - KeepItPrivate Internet Privacy Pro
- Driver Genius Professional & Platinum Edition