At an informal industry gathering on the evening of September 22, industry insiders discussed their views on Qihoo 360's announcement to launch free antivirus software. Representatives from Qihoo also attended the discussion. The focus of the conversation centered around whether the security software launched by Qihoo could truly be free and if the service would be able to keep up with demands. Ruixing's marketing director, Ma Gang, stated that the free 360 Antivirus tool released by Qihoo cannot be considered a real antivirus software.
Ruixing's marketing director, Ma Gang, further remarked that Ruixing's biggest enemy is not its competitors, but rather viruses. Ma Gang also acknowledged that Ruixing's recently announced "Cloud Security" plan does not represent a breakthrough in core technology, nor was it the first to be announced, as Spain’s security vendor Panda Software had proposed a similar plan back in May.
Regarding the question of whether Qihoo's free software poses a threat to Ruixing...