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Trend Micro Named to Everything Channel's 2009 Annual Report Card

Posted on: Thursday, 20 August 2009, 20:02 CDT

CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro, a global leader in Internet content security, today announced it has been named to Everything Channel's 2009 Annual Report Card (ARC). For 24 years, the ARC Awards have recognized outstanding partner programs and superb vendor service. The ARC awards were held at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, August 19 during the XChange '09 conference at the Gaylord National Hotel in Washington, DC.

Trend Micro was named the Overall Winner in the Network Security Software category, winning the support and partnerships subcategories.

Recently, Trend Micro was selected as the top contender in security software by solution providers in Everything Channel's 2009 Channel Contenders survey. Over the last 12 months Trend Micro has fortified its security software portfolio with a vast array of cloud-based endpoint security offerings for all market segments. In the spring, Trend Micro launched Worry-Free(TM) Business Security 6.0, Worry-Free(TM) Business Security Hosted, and OfficeScan(TM) Client/Server Suite. The company also established a new partner program specifically for MSSPs, to help its partners in the managed services space.

"For years, we've asked Solution Providers to rate vendors to determine their level of commitment to the partner community. Being named an Annual Report Card Company of the Year is one of the most prestigious honors in the IT industry. We congratulate Trend Micro on being named to this year's list," said Robert C. DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

Winners in 18 major product categories were selected by Everything Channel's editorial team, based on the survey results of more than 5,000 systems integrators, IT consulting organizations, value-added resellers (VARs), solution providers and software developers.

"Trend Micro is honored to be recognized by Everything Channel as the Overall Winner in the Network Security Software Category," said Darren Blank, vice president of sales and marketing, Trend Micro North America. "Trend Micro's commitment to the channel is solid. We will continue to provide our partners with all the right tools, solutions, support, and services they need to be successful."

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 newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the latest 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 products and 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/.

About Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for accessing, enabling, managing and accelerating technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities - from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists - with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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