The company had sales revenue of RON276.9 million last year and targets 50% growth this year.

The turnover reported by the firm in Romania is just part of the total revenues of the Bi­tdefender, which Talpes has never made public.

Bitdefender, which has divisions in the United States, Ger­many, UK, Spain and the United Arab Emirates, is one of the most extensive and internationally renowned Romanian IT businesses .

Romania exported IT services of EUR1.4 billion last year, up 15% compared to 2013, according to central bank data.