About EAST Technologies

Company Overview

EAST Technologies, founded in 1997 by Horatiu Tanescu and Eugen Malita, creates innovative and award-winning privacy and security products and solutions. EAST Technologies is widely known for the East-Tec Eraser security product designed to protect the privacy, identity and confidential information of the computer and Internet user.

EAST Technologies has a customer base that spans individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, the Fortune 500 and governmental agencies. They all trust the quality of EAST Technologies products and enjoy accessing powerful features through intuitive and easy to use interfaces.

EAST Technologies has development offices in Europe and partner companies and resellers in the United States and worldwide.

14 Years of Recognition

EAST Technologies products have been featured, reviewed and recommended by the most important computer and security magazines (PC Magazine, PC World, SC Magazine, Information Security Magazine, ComputerBild, Computer Shopper, Chip, etc.), software networks (CNET, ZDNet, VNUNet, 5 Star Network, SoftPedia, etc.) and international magazines (PC World Spain, Emedia Germany, PC Advisor United Kingdom, Computer Magazine Italy, Australian PC Authority, LaPresse Canada, Folha de S. Paulo Brazil, PC World Philippines, Computer Times Singapore, etc.).

1998

East-Tec Eraser receives The Editor's Pick Award from Softseek.

June 03, 1999

East-Tec Eraser Version 2.0 receives The Editors' Pick Award and Five Star Rating from ZDNet. Five Star Rating means: "Outstanding in all respects. One of the best of its class". The conclusion of the review: "Eraser is easy to use and performs extremely well."

October 2001

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) uses East-Tec Eraser 2000 in an experiment designed to harden the protection of information on the laptops used by Marines. "Marines are regularly deployed to remote locations where their laptops are at increased risk of attack." "East-Tec Eraser 2000, a commercial security solution for protecting data privacy, was used to protect sensitive files, such as the paging surface and temporary files left behind by applications." Read More

November 2001

Computer Shopper magazine recommends East-Tec Eraser on page 194: "Because "delete" never really means "forever" - and your Windows Temp folder can hold thousands of unneeded files and documents - East-Tec Eraser 2000 is a download that's well worth the money."

December, 2001

East-Tec Eraser 2000 is reviewed in the Law Office Computing magazine. The authors of the article, a city manager and a legal practitioner, start the article with: "East-Tec Eraser 2000 Professional Edition seems to be the easiest firewall software to use and the safest data security program we have found so far."

October 2004

PC Utilities writes about East-Tec Eraser 2004 on page 92: "This is a tool that lets you put any security fears to rest, and is a sure-fire way of deleting any data from your PC."

January 10, 2005

East-Tec Eraser 2005 receives a Five Star Editor's Rating from CNET Download.com. The review says: "This app's cleaning tools are enough to impress us by themselves, but it was the file shredder that really knocked us out. ... In the final analysis, we believe East-Tec Eraser will give both home and professional users peace of mind."

July 22, 2005

East-Tec Eraser 2005 is recommended by SC Magazine: "Eraser deserves a place alongside your anti-spyware and antivirus tools."

October 2005

PC World Spain writes an article about East-Tec Eraser 2005 on page 116, in the "Primeros Contactos" section: "East-tec Eraser 2005 Professional: Proteja sus datos y elimine su rastro de la Red".

December 15, 2005

East-Tec Eraser 2006 receives the Pick Award and a Five Star Excellent Review from Softpedia. The title of the review is: "One Word for East-Tec Eraser... WOW".

December 2005

Personal Computer World magazine features East-Tec Eraser on page 211: "What could a snooper with an undelete tool recover from your PC? Nothing that matters, if you've made good use of East-Tec Eraser."

December 2005

East-Tec Eraser 2005 is included by SC Magazine in its "Data security/encryption (BEST OF 2005)" selection and article.

August 2006

Windows XP: The Official Magazine has an article and a step by step guide for using East-Tec Eraser on page 70. Their conclusion: "In fact, it's so good that East-Tec Eraser exceeds the US Department of Defense standards for permanent erasure of digital data - there's nothing that can get past this program."

February 2007

PC Utilities has an article and a step by step guide for using East-Tec Eraser on page 40: "You don't need any specialist knowledge to use the program since it takes care of everything for you."

May 2007

Computer Buyer magazine writes about East-Tec Eraser on page 97: "Whether you destroy unwanted files on your current PC, clean out internet data or wipe everything on a machine you're selling, it's an invaluable safeguard."

May 2007

Evidence Technology Magazine features East-Tec Eraser 2007 in the Product News section, on page 8: "The program knows where your computer has stored what you might consider to be sensitive information. And it can delete it, permanently, at your command. There are a lot of features to read about with this unique program."

May 2007

PC Pro magazine writes on page 193: "Use East-Tec Eraser, and your data will never be recovered."

September 2007

Windows XP: The Official Magazine has an article and a step by step guide for using East-Tec Eraser on pages 72 and 73. "It'a a sobering thought that anyone with access to your computer could discover private information. East-Tec Eraser helps you make sure that you can defend your privacy by securely wiping key areas of your hard drive on command."

January 2008

Smart Computing magazine reviews East-Tec Eraser 2007 on page 23. The review starts with: "It's not often that we see perfect software, but East-Tec Eraser is close. If you are concerned about erasing your tracks online or on the PC, this product is for you."

June 2008

Personal Computer World magazine writes about East-Tec Eraser on page 171: "Windows and your applications can record details on just about everything you do. Fortunately East-Tec Eraser 2007 knows which files and Registry keys store this data, and can erase it all on your behalf."

October 2008

Computer Buyer magazine writes about East-Tec Eraser on page 93, and concludes with: "Short of physically destroying the drive, you can't get much safer."

June 2010

PC Pro magazine calls East-Tec Eraser "the perfect program to cover your tracks". The article is on page 149.

April 2011

PC Advisor magazine writes about East-Tec Eraser on page 125: "It cleans away evidence from the latest versions of the most popular web browsers and hundreds of popular programs."

April 2011

Computer Shopper magazine writes about East-Tec Eraser on page 154: "If you're concerned about your personal information being used by others or your identity being stolen, East-Tec Eraser is the ideal solution."

November 2011

IDG Techworld calls East-Tec Eraser 2012 "a supremely powerful privacy tool which can quickly and securely cover your PC tracks, deleting a whole host of Windows and application histories and so preventing others from spying on your computing activities."