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DVForge Cancels The Mac OS X Virus Prize March 26, 2005 - For Immediate Release Today, at 12::00 noon Central Time, DVForge, Inc. announces its cancellation of the Mac OS X Virus Prize 2005 that the company announced earlier in the day. "In response to the statements put forth this past week by Symantec Corporation suggesting that Mac users are at substantial risk to infections from viruses, our company crafted and announced a contest that would have paid a $25,000 prize for the successful creation of such a virus," said Jack Campbell, DVForge, Inc. CEO, "During the first several hours after making the public announcement, I was contacted by a large number of Mac users and Mac software professionals who shared their thinking with me about the contest. A few of these people are extremely well-regarded experts in the field of Mac OS X security. So, I have taken their advice very seriously, and have made the difficult decision to cancel our contest. I have been convinced that the risk of a virus on the OS X platform is not zero, although it is remarkably close to zero. More importantly, I have been convinced that there may be legality issues stemming from such a contest, beyond those determined by our own legal counsel, prior to announcing the contest. So, despite my personal distaste for what some companies have done to take advantage of virus fears among the Mac community, and my own inclination to make a bold statement in response to those fears, I have no responsible choice but to retract the contest, effective immediately." The Mac OS X Virus Prize contest web page will remain active for the foreseeable future, and will be used to show articles and links that will help Mac users better understand the risk to computer viruses, and the reasonable measures best used to continue enjoying virus-free usage of their Mac OS X computer systems. That web page is located at http://www.dvforge.com/virus.shtml ABOUT DVFORGE, INC. Tennessee-based DVForge, Inc. is one of today's fastest growing consumer technology companies, specializing in high-style, high-function products in the computer, audio, pro music, and performance software product sectors. It develops, sells and supports industry-leading consumer technology products under a variety of market specific brands, including MacMice, ProSticks, PodBuddy, JamPlug, and others to launch in the near future. __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: BetterRAM.com(sm): Your Source for RAM http://www.betterram.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 800-895-3493 MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-MACTECH To submit a posting to MacDev-1, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to MacDev-1, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". MacTech, Xplain Corporation and its sponsors are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>. --
