Trend Micro Delivers Enhanced Spyware Protection for Enterprise Organizations
October 31 2005 - 8:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Solution Provides Enterprise-Class Protection, Management, and
Reporting - Offers Scalability and Compatibility With Existing
Security Systems CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Trend Micro, Inc. (TSE:4704TSE:Nasdaq:TSE:TMIC), a leader in
antivirus and Internet content security, today announced the
availability of Trend Micro(TM) Anti-Spyware Enterprise
Edition(TM), the latest in its range of anti-spyware products
incorporating technologies gained through its acquisition of
InterMute, Inc., in May of this year. Trend Micro Anti-Spyware
Enterprise Edition is the third product in Trend Micro's new
standalone anti-spyware solution set for desktops. Targeted at
mid-sized to larger business organizations, the product supports
Trend Micro's multi-layered approach to protecting enterprise
networks. Its extensive management tools and proactive technology
detect spyware, protect end users from spyware, and clean up and
restore systems if they get infected. Clients and servers are
shielded by a defense system that actively monitors file downloads
and uses a highly efficient spyware database and heuristic rule set
to scan and clean desktops, laptops and servers, without
significant processing overhead. Trend Micro Anti-Spyware
Enterprise Edition is the only product that includes Trend Micro
CWShredder(TM), industry-acclaimed technology that eradicates
spyware programs like CoolWebSearch and its variants -- programs
that are extremely difficult to remove. The product's
enterprise-class management enables easy deployment and
administration across large organizations, particularly via the
centralized management capabilities of Trend Micro Control
Manager(TM). Through a Web-based console, all machines on the
network can be managed from one enterprise server. The product can
discover client machines automatically and transparently push
agents to desktops without the need for end-user intervention.
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition is also compatible with
all major enterprise desktop security products, offering a
flexible, complementary layer of protection regardless of the
existence of other security products on the desktops. The product
comes at a time when end users are expressing a desire for greater
education on security threats and collaboration with IT
departments. According to a recent Trend Micro study of corporate
end users, 53 percent of respondents said they wanted greater
education from IT to better understand the threat of spyware. In
the same study, end users said viruses and spyware caused the most
concern among various security threats. "Spyware slows machines,
consumes bandwidth, and steals sensitive information from end user
systems," said Max Cheng, general manager of Trend Micro enterprise
business operations. "It reduces productivity, which costs
businesses money. Currently, employees may be aware of the threat,
but according to our research, their knowledge is limited,
highlighting the need for greater end-user education and proactive
anti-spyware protection." In order to counteract the threat posed
by spyware, Cheng said it is important that enterprise
organizations deploy advanced solutions with central management
capabilities, thereby enabling efficient control of security
policies and reducing the danger to end users. Trend Micro's
enterprise-class anti-spyware solution can serve as part of a
larger risk management strategy. It can be incorporated as a
layered, more holistic security approach throughout an enterprise
network to prevent downtime, increase productivity, and ensure
system integrity. "Security and business strategies must be unified
as one initiative to sustain business continuity and protect
employees, customers, corporate data, and privacy," Cheng said. "A
multi-layered security infrastructure, which protects the entire
network environment, must include enterprise-level anti- spyware
that is compatible with other major solutions." Availability and
Pricing: Trend Micro Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition will first be
available for English Language Operating Systems only. Further
language versions will follow in Q1 2006. In North America the
product is available now and in North America the per-user SRP for
a 501-user license is $11.55. About Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro,
Inc. is a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security
software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has business
units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold through corporate
and value-added resellers and managed service providers. For
additional information and evaluation copies of all Trend Micro
products, visit our Web site, http://www.trendmicro.com/ NOTE:
Trend Micro, Control Manager, CW Shredder and the t-ball logo are
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