InterScan VirusWall First Complete Virus Protection Approved for Sun Internet Mail Server Software

Business Wire, Nov 24, 1998

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1998--

Trend Micro's Award Winning Virus Protection Now Available

for Sun's Industry Leading Messaging Platform

Trend Micro Inc., the leader in centrally managed virus protection, today announced that its Internet gateway virus scanning solution, InterScan(R) VirusWall 2.6 for Sun(TM) Solaris(TM), has been tested and approved by Sun (Nasdaq:SUNW) for use with Sun(TM) Internet Mail Server(TM) software.

With this approval, InterScan VirusWall becomes the industry's first interoperable virus scanning solution for Sun's high-powered messaging platform.

After rigorous testing, Trend Micro's high performance scanning solution demonstrated its complete interoperability with Sun Internet Mail Server software. InterScan VirusWall provides high performance real-time scanning of both in-bound and outbound SMTP (e-mail) traffic to keep viruses and other known malicious code from getting into or out of the network.

Sun and Trend Micro have prepared instructions detailing how to setup and configure InterScan VirusWall to run with Sun's mail software.

"With Sun Internet Mail Server software the clear leader in Internet messaging, Trend Micro's solution for virus protection is a natural complement to the Sun platform," said Stuart Wells, vice president of Sun's Network Software Products. "We are excited to see ISVs, like Trend Micro, aggressively developing applications for the Sun platform and enhancing the capabilities of Sun software."

"Most viruses today are infiltrating organizations as attachments to e-mail," said Laura Ventura, market analyst with The Radicati Group, Inc. a leading research firm specializing in messaging. "High performing virus protection, like Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall, ensures that Sun's Internet Mail Server users are protected from Internet-borne viruses without slowing mail delivery."

"We're delighted to offer our industry-leading Internet gateway virus scanning solution to customers using the high-performance Sun messaging platform," said Eva Chen, chief technology officer for Trend Micro. "With Trend's reputation for high performance, best-of-breed malicious code protection technology, customers can be assured that they're getting a solution that will operate seamlessly with Sun's Internet Mail Server and provide the best protection available today on the market."

About InterScan VirusWall

Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall is an award-winning tool for blocking viruses, malicious applets and ActiveX objects at the Internet gateway, and provides real-time scanning for all inbound and outbound SMTP, HTTP and FTP file transfers. InterScan VirusWall is invisible to end-users and can be installed on the same machine as Sun Internet Mail Server software or on a different machine in minutes.

InterScan's high-performance, high-volume, 32-bit multi-threading scan engine detects thousands of viruses. Administration requires no attendance: all routine operations (e.g., downloading virus pattern updates, sending virus-event notifications and deleting old log files) occur automatically.

Trend's InterScan VirusWall for Solaris has been tested and approved as supporting the CVP protocol from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., provider of policy-based enterprise security and traffic management solutions. This will enable seamless integration with Check Point Software's FireWall-1 enterprise security suite.

About Sun Internet Mail Server

Based on Internet standards, Sun Internet Mail Server software is a highly scalable solution designed for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or Enterprise Service Providers (ESPs) that require a dependable, cost-effective messaging platform.

Built for business-critical use, Sun Internet Mail Server software's client/server design and committed message transport, combined with the proven reliability of the Solaris operating environment, delivers a truly robust mail system. For more information on Sun's messaging software, visit http://www.sun.com/sims.

Pricing and Availability

InterScan VirusWall 2.6 for Sun Solaris is available now and starts at $725 for 25 users. Evaluation software is available for download from Trend Micro's Web site, http://www.antivirus.com.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro provides centrally controlled server-based virus protection. By protecting information that flows through file servers, e-mail servers and Internet gateways, Trend Micro allows companies worldwide to stop viruses from a central point before they ever reach the desktop.

Trend Micro's award-winning products have been chosen by Check Point, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lotus Softswitch, Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Wingra and WorldTalk as a key part of their server security solutions. Trend Micro is publicly held in Japan with North American headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., and offices worldwide.

Evaluation copies of all of Trend Micro's products may be downloaded from its award-winning site, http://www.antivirus.com. Web site visitors may also test-drive products online through Trend Micro's Virtual Lab. Recent Trend Micro awards: -0-