Trend Micro, NetIQ, Check Point and Compaq Sponsor Microsoft Exchange Security Seminar Tour; Six-City Tour Focuses on Securing Microsoft Exchange Environments

Business Wire, Sept 6, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000

One of the leading enterprise antivirus solution providers, Trend Micro (Nasdaq:TMIC), today announced that it will join fellow market-leading IT vendors NetIQ Corporation (Nasdaq:NTIQ), Check Point Software (Nasdaq:CHKP) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) to sponsor a six-city seminar tour on how to increase the security for Microsoft Exchange environments this fall. "Mastering the Art of Exchange Security" will present hard-hitting facts and valuable techniques for securing Exchange environments. The free educational seminar tour is designed to inform business decision makers about key industry trends and to provide practical examples of how they can proactively monitor and secure network activity in a Microsoft Exchange environment.

The half-day sessions are designed for IT professionals, including IT directors, exchange administrators, network administrators and security administrators. The seminars will address the most important security issues end-users face when planning, deploying and operating Exchange, highlighting the benefits of integrated, best-of-breed solutions. Presentations will provide in-depth, focused information on how to:

-- Reduce Exchange infrastructure security exposures

-- Undermine the threat of Trojan Horses

-- Thwart Denial of Service Attacks

-- Eliminate SPAM and objectionable content

-- Create a secure transition from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000

NetIQ's AppManager can be used to manage Microsoft Exchange, Trend Micro's ScanMail(R) for Exchange, and Check Point's FireWall-1 and VPN-1 for integrated best-of-breed enterprise email security. Through Compaq Global Services, medium to large-sized businesses can obtain a high availability service contract that will ensure maximum availability for their Exchange environment and guarantee uptime for their mission critical servers.

"No one security vendor can provide best-of-breed security and management tools for the enterprise and clearly securing the Exchange environment is mission critical given the recent proliferation of e-mail propagated viruses," said Allan Thompson, senior vice president, Global Alliances for Trend Micro.

"That's why we've partnered with the leading Internet-Security, Management and Server Technology vendors -- namely Check Point, NetIQ and Compaq -- to provide the enterprise with a top-of-the-line security solution for Microsoft Exchange."

"We are happy to work with our OPSEC partners to promote a comprehensive security solution for Exchange environments," said Bradley Brown, director of Business Development for Check Point Software. "The integration of Check Point's market leading Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture with Trend Micro, Net IQ and Compaq demonstrates a real-world deployment, where customers reap the benefits of OPSEC integration for a centrally managed, security solution."

"Customers need a central point to manage and monitor their Exchange environment, as well as the security applications -- including antivirus and firewalls -- protecting that environment," said Tom Kemp, vice president of Products at NetIQ. "We are pleased to be working with Trend Micro, Check Point and Compaq to bring a comprehensive security solution for Exchange security to the marketplace."

"Reliable hardware and software alone aren't enough to ensure the high availability requirements of mission critical groupware and collaborative environments in today's 24x7 business environment," said Debbie Dunnam, vice president of Sales and Marketing, Compaq North America Customer Services. "That's why Compaq's High Availability Services emphasize proactive measures that predict and prevent problems before they can disrupt business -- while still providing the expertise and rapid response needed to solve problems quickly when they do occur."

The tour will kick off September 12 at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Additional dates and venues will include the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk on September 14, the San Jose Museum of Art on September 20, the Dallas Museum of Art on September 21, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art on October 3, and the Museum of Science in Boston on October 5. Deadline for registration is Friday, September 8, 2000. For additional information and to register online, visit http://www.antivirus.com/netiq/.> About Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange

ScanMail for Exchange 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, enhances the Microsoft enterprise messaging and collaboration environment with server-based email content filtering and spam blocking capabilities. ScanMail for Exchange is designed to seamlessly integrate with Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and will take advantage of security enhancements that will be made available with Exchange 2000.