New faces

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Jul 1, 2006

VB welcomes new Technical Consultant.

VB is pleased to announce the arrival of a new team member. Following the departure of Matt Ham last month, John Hawes is joining us to take over the role of Technical Consultant. John will be responsible for the all-important Virus Bulletin comparative reviews, standalone product reviews, prevalence data and more besides. I hope you will join me in welcoming John to Virus Bulletin and wishing him the best of luck - Ed.

Posted on 01 July 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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