Trend Micro and Hewlett-Packard Form Strategic Alliance for Enhanced Virus Protection

Trend Micro, the leading developer of server-based virus protection, has announced a strategic alliance with Hewlett-Packard to provide integrated virus protection technology for OpenMail, Hewlett-Packard's enterprise-wide messaging infrastructure. This collaboration aims to protect messaging environments from the rapidly increasing number of viruses traveling in email attachments. The integration of Trend Micro's award-winning enterprise virus protection technology with Hewlett-Packard's OpenMail technology will meet growing customer demands for robust virus protection solutions.

Key Takeaways:

• The strategic alliance between Trend Micro and Hewlett-Packard will provide integrated virus protection technology for OpenMail users, addressing the growing need for robust virus protection solutions.
• The integration of Trend Micro's e-mail scanning technology and Hewlett-Packard's OpenMail technology will result in a series of technology firsts that will help enterprises protect complex mail environments.
• Trend Micro's virus protection product line already includes InterScan VirusWall 2.0 for Hewlett-Packard's enterprise-class UNIX operating system, which is the first and only virus protection available for HP-UX.
• Trend Micro has alliances with major vendors, including Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Netscape, Lotus, Microsoft, and others, to deliver high-performance server-based virus protection technology to enterprise customers.
• Trend Micro's products protect more than 14 million users, and its technology has been chosen by Intel, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Lotus, Oracle, Control Data Systems, WorldTalk, and SCO as a key part of their server security solutions.
• The partnership will enable HP to offer proven, top-of-the-line virus protection for OpenMail customers, resulting in a significant reduction in productivity losses due to virus outbreaks.

Statistics:

• More than 3 million users of Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Mail, Lotus Notes, and Lotus cc:Mail benefit from Trend's integrated ScanMail virus protection.
• Trend Micro's virus protection technology has been chosen by Intel, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Lotus, Oracle, Control Data Systems, WorldTalk, and SCO as a key part of their server security solutions.
• Trend Micro's products protect more than 14 million users.
• HP had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.

Sources:

• "Trend Micro Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company Announce Strategic Alliance"
• "About Trend Micro"
• "HP Will Help Create an Information-Management Infrastructure"
• "About Hewlett-Packard Company"