Crossbeam Systems and Trend Micro Join Forces to Deliver Extreme Performance for...

Crossbeam Systems and Trend Micro Join Forces to Deliver Extreme Performance
for Messaging Security
Combined Solution Provides Power to Process up to 140 Million Email Messages
per Day

BOXBOROUGH, Mass. and CUPERTINO, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ --
Crossbeam Systems, Inc., the leading provider of next-generation security
platforms for high-performance networks, and Trend Micro Incorporated
(TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, today launched the
Next Generation Content Gateway Solution for Messaging Security. This solution
couples the virtualization, consolidation and performance benefits of
Crossbeam's carrier-class X-Series Next Generation Security Platform with
Trend Micro's leading gateway messaging security to provide one of the highest
performance email security solutions on the market.
Trend Micro(TM) InterScan Messaging Security Suite is the newest addition
to be available on Crossbeam's Next Generation Content Gateway solution,
blocking spam, phishing, viruses, spyware and other malicious email content.
This messaging protection also provides flexible content filtering to help
enforce compliance and prevent data leaks. As a Next Generation Content
Gateway solution, this comprehensive email security is offered on Crossbeam
Systems' platform, the only open and extensible security platform that can
integrate the industry's best security solutions. This Crossbeam and Trend
Micro solution helps organizations balance security with the high-performance
demands of their business.
Next Generation Content Gateway Delivers Fast Performance
Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite was recently tested on
Crossbeam's X-Series platform by independent testing agency, Opus One. The
benchmark results demonstrated superior performance for next-generation
networks to scale and grow easily as the customer's security needs change.
"Our real-world testing of Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite
on Crossbeam's X80 Next Generation Security Platform proved that it can handle
the email loads of the world's largest enterprises," said Joel Snyder, senior
partner at Opus One. "Trend Micro's gateway messaging security on the
Crossbeam X80 hardware was capable of scanning 600 messages per second for
viruses and spam, and 750 messages per second for viruses alone. When Trend
Micro's Email Reputation was activated, the Crossbeam X80 could handle a load
of up to 1,645 messages per second, or an astonishingly high 140 million
messages in a 24-hour period."
The X-Series platform provides five times the performance over traditional
appliances available today, enabling multiple applications to run
simultaneously at up to 40 Gbps throughput in a single chassis, including
firewall, IPS and antivirus applications. This allows customers to apply any
combination of leading security applications on the X-Series with the
assurance that they will have more than enough processing capacity.
"Enterprise customers are increasingly looking to offload management of
their security services to Telefonica," said Juan Miguel Velasco, Information
Services Protection and Projects Director at Telefonica. "The Next Generation
Content Gateway messaging solution provided by Crossbeam and Trend Micro will
be a cornerstone solution for us in offering 'clean-pipes' content security
services to our enterprise customers. This combines the best of both worlds --
the best in messaging security delivered through the industry's leading
security platform."
Additional Next Generation Content Gateway Solutions
Crossbeam's Next Generation Content Gateway solution also integrates Trend
Micro InterScan(TM) Web Security Suite. Both the Trend Micro messaging and Web
suites may be deployed together for consolidated gateway security or as
dedicated, high-capacity solutions on the X-Series platform, depending on the
customer's content security requirements. The Crossbeam and Trend Micro Next
Generation Content Gateway solution family now offers comprehensive messaging
and Web security to large enterprise and service provider customers, without
compromising the performance, scalability and availability of their mission-
critical networks.
For more information on securing your organization from a wide range of
content threats, including spyware, malware, malicious Web sites and
inappropriate Web content, please visit:
http://www.crossbeamsystems.com/NGCG_SG/
About Crossbeam Systems
Crossbeam Systems, Inc. transforms the way enterprises, service providers
and government agencies architect and deliver security services. The basis of
Crossbeam's solution is its Next Generation Security Platform, a highly
scalable hardware platform that facilitates the consolidation, virtualization
and simplification of security services delivery, while preserving the
customers' choice of best-of-breed security applications. Crossbeam offers the
only security platform that delivers unparalleled network performance,
scalability, adaptability and resiliency. Customers choose Crossbeam to
intelligently manage risk, accelerate and maintain compliance, and protect
their businesses from evolving threats. Crossbeam is headquartered in
Boxborough, Mass., and has offices in Europe and Asia Pacific. More
information is available at: http://www.crossbeamsystems.com
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security,
focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and
consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing
integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity,
corporate information, and network resources from malware, spam, data leaks
and the newest Web threats. Its flexible solutions, available in multiple form
factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. A
transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted
security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please
visit http://www.trendmicro.com .
Crossbeam Systems and Crossbeam are registered trademarks of Crossbeam
Systems, Inc. All other company, product or service names not owned by
Crossbeam mentioned in this press release are the property of their respective
owners.
Contact: Matt Rollender Sharon Dratch
Crossbeam Systems Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
(978) 318-7695 (781) 418-2425
mrollender@crossbeamsys.com crossbeam@daviesmurphy.com
http://www.crossbeamsystems.com http://www.daviesmurphy.com

SOURCE Crossbeam Systems, Inc.,

Matt Rollender of Crossbeam Systems, +1-978-318-7695,
mrollender@crossbeamsys.com; or Sharon Dratch of Davies Murphy Group, Inc.,
+1-781-418-2425, crossbeam@daviesmurphy.com, for Crossbeam Systems