Trend Micro Wins Another Best Buy Bravo! Award

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire/ — Trend Micro Inc., for the second time, received a prestigious Bravo! Award that is presented annually by consumer electronics retailer Best Buy. This year, Trend Micro was recognized for its innovative and customizable consumer security products, sold at Best Buy retailers across the nation.

Over the past year, Trend Micro has worked with Best Buy to develop a subscription program for Trend Micro(TM) Internet Security, Trend Micro’s leading consumer security product, sold through Best Buy and Geek Squad. Customers at Best Buy have the choice of a month-to-month subscription, yearly, or multi-year prepaid subscriptions.

The Bravo! Award was presented to Trend Micro on May 4, 2009 at an event honoring the winners. Best Buy awards only 12 of its partners for their contributions to the retailer’s success. Best Buy’s award committee evaluates hundreds of nominees and chooses annual winners in several categories, considering a number of factors. “Trend Micro is honored to receive the acclaimed Bravo! Award from Best Buy,” said Ward Thomas, Trend Micro’s senior director of consumer sales who accepted the award on the company’s behalf. “Trend Micro is committed to providing our channel and retail partners with products and solutions that meet the needs of customers. We are grateful to be working with a forward-thinking retail partner such as Best Buy who, in developing this subscription model, is helping Trend Micro give customers choice and flexibility in how they want to buy our products.”

Trend Micro Antivirus and Trend Micro Internet Security are available under the subscription program, the entire 2009 Trend Micro Product line can be purchased through Best Buy and bestbuy.com. For more information on consumer products and free services offered by Trend Micro, please visit:

http://us.trendmicro.com/us/home/home-user/?WT.mc_id=2008HP_Home_Tab .

About Trend Micro Incorporated

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 newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at 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 www.trendmicro.com.

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