Trend Micro Worry-Free(TM) Business Security Named eWeek Channel Insider’s ‘Product of the Year’ for Host/Client Security

CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, today announced Trend Micro Worry-Free(TM) Business Security (WFBS) 5.0 Advanced received the eWeek Channel Insider “Product of the Year” Award in the Host/Client Security category.

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For eWeek Channel Insider’s top 10 best products of 2008, senior technology editor Frank Ohlhorst looked back at more than 200 products he reviewed throughout the year and weighed them for innovation, functionality, up-sell and value-add service opportunities and market potential. The result is a top 10 list of the best of the best.

“Trend Micro is honored that Worry-Free Business Security is recognized by eWeek Channel Insider as winning the Product of the Year award in the Host/Client security category and that it placed among the top 10 best products of 2008,” said Frank Mong, VP of Marketing, Small and Medium Business at Trend Micro. “Not only do our Worry-Free customers get safer, smarter, simpler security, they receive un-matched protection by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network that powers all Worry-Free products and solutions.”

“I’ve reviewed all of my reviews to pick the cream of the crop, the best of the best channel products of the year. I’ve re-examined the results and put a new evaluation filter on them, screening the previous reviews for their innovation, up-sell opportunities, value-added service opportunities and market potential,” wrote Frank Ohlhorst. “For host/client security, Trend Micro brings something new to the table with Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 Advanced, a product that offers both traditional software features, along with hosted features. Highly configurable and starting at a low per seat price, Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 Advanced can meet the needs of many small to medium businesses with little fuss or muss.”

In a review published last summer, Ohlhorst wrote: “The real value of the product comes from the little extras that Trend Micro includes, such as Wi-Fi protection and IM protection. Most products on the market ignore the threats that can come via those two elements. That shows Trend Micro is thinking about the complete picture when it comes to small business security.”

http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Reviews/Trend-Micro-Makes-Play-for-Symantec-Partners/

Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 Standard and Advanced are designed to protect small and medium businesses and their reputations against data theft and risky websites. Trend Micro’s safer, smarter, simpler security blocks viruses, spyware, and other Web-based threats to protect businesses assets and customer information.

Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 has a number of features to address business’ internet security concerns. Unique web threat protection prevents exposure to infected Web sites without relying on matching each threat to a pattern file. This stops threats before they reach businesses without causing PC slowdown. Worry-Free location awareness automatically changes Worry-Free Security settings on notebooks to set protection for employees inside or outside the office. Application behavior monitoring monitors application activities and prevents unauthorized, harmful changes to computer system files. Multilayer spam blocking blocks spam before it reaches businesses. Integrated protection layer stops spam by checking IP addresses against Trend Micro’s constantly updated database of known spam sources.

About Trend Micro:

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the latest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the threats. Trend Micro’s flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network, a next generation cloud-client content security infrastructure designed to protect customers from Web threats. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro’s trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.

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