Trend Micro's Exchange Antivirus Software Supports New Microsoft Virus Scan API

Business Wire, March 13, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Cupertino, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 13, 2000

ScanMail For Exchange 3.5 Seamlessly Integrates With the New Microsoft Exchange Virus Scan API and is Windows 2000 Compatible; Provides Fast,

Reliable and Scalable Virus Detection and Elimination

Trend Micro Inc. (Nasdaq:TMIC), announced today that its award-winning antivirus solution for Microsoft Exchange, ScanMail for Exchange 3.5, is integrated with Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT) Exchange Server 5.5, Service Pack 3 (SP3) and Microsoft Exchange 2000's new Virus Scan Application Programming Interface (API).

ScanMail for Exchange 3.5 supports both MAPI and the new Virus Scan API and provides administrators with real-time switching between methods. The integration with both APIs provides Trend Micro customers with more efficient inbound and outbound virus detection and removal by scanning all email messages and attachments before they reach an individual user's mailbox, reducing the threat of virus infections.

ScanMail for Exchange 3.5 is in the Beta 2 stage of product development and is scheduled to ship on March 30, 2000.

       ScanMail for Exchange 3.5 features

--   Earlier detection and elimination of auto-executing viruses by
     intercepting and scanning at the Information Store before mail
     hits the Exchange server mailboxes

--   Real-time scanning and blocking of both inbound and outbound
     messages, including previously unknown macro viruses, ensuring
     complete virus protection in the Exchange environment

--   Single instance scanning (smart-scanning) of email messages and
     attachments, intended to provide high reliability, scalability,
     and performance, as messages will only be scanned once,
     regardless of the number of servers, senders, and recipients

--   100% scanning of email messages and attachments before being
     delivered to the individual mailboxes, reducing the potential
     threat of virus infections

--   Active Online Support, enabling administrators to communicate via
     the Web directly with Trend Micro support engineers, providing
     tools to aid in faster virus response and diagnosis, and
     providing direct access to the Trend Micro Solution Bank (a
     database containing hundreds of frequently asked product and
     virus-related questions)

--   Because of the close integration with the Microsoft Exchange
     Virus Scan API, ScanMail for Exchange 3.5 scans for viruses 50%
     faster than the previous version

"Over the last year, we've been working closely with Microsoft to support their new Virus Scan API," said Richard Ku, Trend Micro's product manager for ScanMail for Exchange. "By taking advantage of Microsoft's new API, ScanMail for Exchange customers can be assured that they have a fast and reliable Exchange antivirus product."

"We are pleased that Trend Micro's ScanMail for Exchange antivirus product is now fully integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server Virus Scan API and believe that the combination provides a valuable solution to the problem of maintaining a virus-free Exchange environment," says Branck Hendrix, group product manager at Microsoft.

ScanMail for Exchange 3.5 provides administrators with a comprehensive and reliable solution for protecting enterprise Exchange email environments from viruses and other malicious code. ScanMail for Exchange is the first true cluster compliant antivirus solution that integrates with the Microsoft Cluster API. It provides a file-blocking feature for emergency virus alert situations, contains both a Windows and Web-based administrator interface, and is Windows 2000 compatible.

The optional plug-in for ScanMail for Exchange, eManager(TM), enhances the Microsoft enterprise messaging and collaboration environment with server-based email content filtering and spam blocking capabilities.

Pricing and Availability

ScanMail for Exchange 3.5 with support for the Microsoft Virus Scanning API and MAPI (available in Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3 and Exchange 2000) is scheduled for shipment on March 30, 2000. Currently the product is in the Beta 2 stage of product development. The U.S. suggested retail price for ScanMail for Exchange without eManager is USD $5,000 for 250 users. ScanMail for Exchange with eManager has a suggested retail price of USD $6,250 for 250 users.

For existing ScanMail for Exchange customers, eManager can be purchased as an upgrade for a suggested retail price of $5.00/seat for up to 250 users. For more information please visit our Website at http:://www.antivirus.com or call Trend Micro's customer service center at 408/863-6404.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Inc. provides centrally controlled server-based virus protection and content-filtering products and services. By protecting information that flows through Internet gateways, email servers, and file servers, Trend Micro allows companies worldwide to stop viruses and other malicious code from a central point before they ever reach the desktop.

Trend Micro's corporate headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan, with business units in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The North American head office is located in Cupertino, Calif. Trend Micro's products are sold directly and through a network of corporate and value-added resellers.