Rising is a Chinese

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 software company that produces the anti-virus software Rising Antivirus, a firewall

Firewall (computing)

A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass....

, UTM

Unified threat management

Unified Threat Management is a comprehensive solution that has recently emerged in the network security industry and since 2004, has gained widespread currency as a primary network gateway defense solution for organizations...

 and spam-blocking products.

Founded in 1991, Rising is a privately-owned company, with its global headquarters based in Zhongguancun

Zhongguancun

Zhongguancun , or Zhong Guan Cun, is a technology hub in Haidian District, Beijing, China.It is geographically situated in the northwestern part of Beijing city, in a band between the northwestern Third Ring Road and the northwestern Fourth Ring Road...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China. The company has subsidiaries and branch offices in Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. It is one of China's largest anti-virus software companies, with over 500 employees and an estimated 50% Chinese home users (of more than 100 million computer users).

Primary products are Rising Antivirus

Rising AntiVirus

Rising is a Chinese software company that produces the anti-virus software Rising Antivirus, a firewall, UTM and spam-blocking products.Founded in 1991, Rising is a privately-owned company, with its global headquarters based in Zhongguancun in Beijing, China. The company has subsidiaries and branch...

, Rising Personal Firewall, Rising UTM and Rising IS.

See also

• List of antivirus software
• Software industry in China
  Software industry in China
  China's software industry grew at a compound annual growth rate of more than 39% over the period from 2001 to 2007 to reach RMB 506 billion and is further anticipated to grow at a CAGR of nearly 22% through 2012.-Growth:...
  
  
• China Software Industry Association
  China Software Industry Association
  The China Software Industry Association is the major representative and one of the most active associations in the China Software industry...
  
  

External links

• Rising website http://www.rising.com.cn (Simplified Chinese Version)
• Rising website http://www.rising-global.com (English Site)
• Rising website http://www.rising-uk.com (UK / Ireland site)
• Rising website http://www.rising-sg.com (Singapore/ Malaysia/ Indonesia site)
• Rising website http://www.rising-eu.com (German site)
• Rising website http://www.freerav.com (Rising Free Edition Site)
• Rising website http://www.ainera.lt/rising/index.php (Lithuanian site)