Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704, NASDAQ: TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced that West Coast Labs has published an independent evaluation of competing small and medium business (SMB) client-server security suites and determined that Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Security product—Client Server Messaging Security for SMB 3.0—offers the first class protection with low administrative efforts, most desirable for small business with little or no IT staff.
West Coast Labs, an independent organization which tests and validates the functionality and performance of security products and which also developed the Checkmark certification system into one of the world's foremost certification programs, conducted a comparative assessment of three SMB-focused solutions—Symantec Client Security 3.0 for Groupware, McAfee Active AV Defense 8.0i and Trend Micro Client Server Messaging Security for SMB 3.0. The review evaluated each solution’s ease-of-use and its ability to automatically prevent, protect, and cleanup following virus outbreaks with potentially little or no IT intervention. Each product was graded based on the following criteria:
• Usability in the areas of installation, management, and intuitiveness
• Ability to detect and defend against known and unknown future malware threats
• Clean and repair infected clients, with little or no IT intervention.
• Assess and identify computers vulnerable to specific malware attack
West Coast Labs published its results in a report entitled, ‘Evaluating Client-Server SMB Solutions’. Based on its findings from the test methodologies employed, Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Security offers features best tailored for businesses with little or no IT staff.
“At the time of testing, it is the only solution that has built-in automatic capabilities to monitor and prevent propagation of a new virus before a signature file is available, and to identify computers that have a system vulnerability that can be exploited by this new threat,” notes West Coast Labs in the report. “Given that most SMBs don’t have 24/7 IT security staff, this automatic protection capability should help to ensure business uptime within such organizations.”
Hundreds of Trend Micro channel partners have echoed the results published by West Coast Labs in addition to observing the value that Worry-Free Security provides in protecting their margin and improving customer satisfaction. In fact, channel sales of Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Security products—which include Client Server Messaging Security for SMB 3.0 and Client Server Security for SMB 3.0—have increased roughly 60% quarter over quarter (Q12006/Q12005).
“Far too often security vendors emphasize the threat more than the quality and satisfaction expected in any IT product,” said Greg Clift, president, PCNet Inc. “Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Security is to our organization more than simply a tagline. It actually addresses our customers’ wishes to have a dependable IT security solution that will keep them protected without dedicating time to manage it or even unnecessary support costs.”
Trend Micro first announced its Worry-Free Security initiative in November 2005 specifically designed to offload the time and expertise required to protect against viruses, worms, spyware, spam, trojans, and the loss of confidential information. Acting as a virtual 24x7 security staff, these solutions assess, prevent, protect, and clean up attacks before they become costly problems. In doing so, they help eliminate numerous security and business concerns that smaller organizations typically face.
“Over the last few quarters, Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Security solutions have proven their merit by helping SMBs adopt a straightforward security solution that actually enables them to focus on their business rather than IT issues,” said Steve Quane, general manager of Trend Micro Small and Medium Business operations. “Our channel partners recognized the value in all-in-one security solutions that requires zero administration while providing automatic protection against zero-day threats, and have therefore been very receptive to the our Worry-Free Security initiative.”
For more information on West Coast Labs’ report and Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Security solutions, please visit www.trendmicro.com/worryfree/test/.
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Trend Micro Incorporated is a pioneer in secure content and threat management.
Founded in 1988, Trend Micro provides individuals and organizations of all sizes with award-winning security software, hardware and services. With headquarters in Tokyo and operations in more than 30 countries, Trend Micro solutions are sold through corporate and value-added resellers and service providers worldwide. For additional information and evaluation copies of Trend Micro products and services, visit our Web site at www.trendmicro.com.
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, www.trendmicro-middleeast.com
