Trend Micro Participates in the First Meeting of Asian Anti-Virus Researchers; Group Formed to Improve Cooperation Among Anti-Virus Researchers

Business Wire, Sept 15, 1998

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998--Trend Micro Inc., the leader in centrally managed virus protection, participated in the first meeting of AVAR (Asian Anti-Virus Researchers), held in Hong Kong on September 4, 1998. AVAR was formed in June this year to improve the cooperation among anti-virus researchers in the region. The group is not affiliated with any particular anti-virus software vendor, and includes technical staff from developers and distributors of different products.

AVAR was the idea of Seiji Murakami of JCSR (Japan Computer Security Research Center), and all members are prominent experts from Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Murakami commented, "We hope that AVAR will grow, and will keep close relationships with other international anti-virus organizations so that our effort leads to the worldwide prevention of incidents and damage caused by computer viruses."

The organization has a code of conduct and is committed to improving members' knowledge and skills.

Most AVAR interaction is though a private e-mail list, but the members are anticipating the benefits of the first face-to-face meeting. On the agenda are reports of the local virus situation, the latest anti-virus technologies from each participant and more general discussions on upcoming virus threats.

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Allan Dyer (Yui Kee, Hong Kong)
Charles Ahn (Dr. Ahn's Laboratories, Korea)
Richard Ku (Trend Micro, Taiwan)
Seok-Chul Kwon (HAURI, Korea)
Motoaki Yamamura (Symantec, Japan)
Yoshihiro Yasuda (Network Associates, Japan)
Ikuo Yamashita (Yamada Corporation, Japan)
Motoi Endo (JCSR, Japan)
Seiji Murakami (JCSR, Japan)

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"Trend Micro is pleased to be supporting our anti-virus researchers' participation in this effort," said Igor Grebert, senior virus expert at Trend Micro. "All cooperative efforts that help increase public awareness and information about viruses and lead to increased cooperation between anti-virus researchers in the region is a positive, worthwhile effort."

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 helps major companies worldwide stop viruses from a central point before they ever reach the desktop. Trend Micro's award-winning products have been chosen by Check Point Software Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, 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-

--   1998 -- OfficeScan for Microsoft Small Business Server:
     Recommended by Computer Reseller News/Spring COMDEX Test Center
--   1998 -- ServerProtect: Five Palm Award, Beverly Hills Software
--   1998 -- ScanMail for Lotus Notes: Gold Editors' Choice Security
     Award, Lotus Notes and Domino Advisor
--   1997 -- ScanMail for Lotus Notes 1.0: Best of Test Center Award,
     InfoWorld
--   1997 -- HouseCall: Best of the Web, HomePC
--   1997 -- InterScan E-Mail VirusWall, Editors' Choice for Internet
     E-mail Gateway Antivirus, PC Magazine

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