Trend Micro Leads in Score Ratings for SMB Endpoint Solutions

In a comparative test of SMB Endpoint Solutions, Trend Micro Worry-Free
Business Security Advanced Scored the Highest in protection and performance.

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In a comparative test of three Small
Medium Business endpoint products commissioned by Trend Micro, its
Worry-Free(TM) Business Security Advanced product received the highest total
test rating and highest total feature rating over McAfee and Symantec.

The tests, which were conducted between October 2008 and January 2009 by West
Coast Labs, part of the Haymarket Media Group and one of the world's leading
independent test facilities for information security products and
services,compared and tested the functionality and performance of the then
current versions of Worry-Free Business Security Advanced (WFBS-A), McAfee
Total Protection Advanced and Symantec Endpoint Protection against a defined
methodology and specific technology feature sets.

"In the technologies where a comparison could be identified and tested,
Worry-Free Business Security Advanced, achieved a higher score rating," said
Richard Thomas, senior test engineer, West Coast Labs.

The Trend Micro solution received 39 stars in the total test rating compared
to Symantec's 28 stars and McAfee's 22 stars. In the total feature ratings,
which provided grades on feature sets as observed by West Coast Labs during
testing, Trend Micro received 45 out of 50 stars compared to Symantec's 34
stars and McAfee's 28 stars.

According to West Coast Labs, Worry-Free Business Security Advanced addresses
today's threats and provides product leadership in numerous categories.
Worry-Free Business Security Advanced received the highest combined ratings
score compared to Symantec and McAfee in the following categories: web threat
protection, file protection, perimeter protection, data protection, outbreak
protection, and memory footprint. Worry-Free Business Security Advanced is the
only product with a Wi-Fi advisor, QuickBooks protection, Instant Messaging
and email content-specific outbound filtering, outbreak defense, built-in
vulnerability assessment, and true damage cleanup.

Thomas concluded that, "Worry-Free Business Security Advanced goes far beyond
a simple anti-malware, anti-spam, or firewall product... a complete security
solution that provides high levels of security combined with maximum
efficiency for the small-to-medium size business."

Malware Multiplies

Malware has become more stealthy and sophisticated, with more frequent and
specifically-targeted attacks from locations around the world. AVTest.org
estimated that the total number of malware at the end of the first quarter of
2008 was almost 12 million files. This represented an increase of nearly 4
million files from the beginning of that year and it's likely that this pace
of increase will continue for the foreseeable future. This drastic increase in
both the volume of malware and the wide variety of different types of malware
has had a technical impact on the operating efficiency of security solutions.

"Trend Micro is aggressively addressing the malware issue. Powered by the
Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network, Worry-Free Business Security
Advanced provides one of the highest level of protection, with Web threat
blocking occurring before any malicious content can be downloaded onto a
user's machine," said Dan Woodward, director of product marketing SMB, Trend
Micro. "Tests proved that Trend Micro's anti-malware capabilities through
Outbreak Defense and Damage Cleanup protect effectively in a variety of attack
vectors - HTTP, FTP, SMTP and IM - against a wide variety of different types
of malware."

Worry-Free Business Security is Trend Micro's flagship SMB solution designed
to be safer, smarter and simpler than competing products and will easily adapt
to the changing needs of small businesses the complex threat landscape they
face. Stopping threats up-front, rather than having to implement a fix after a
security incident has taken place, Worry-Free Business Security uses hosted
technologies that do the work and block threats "in the cloud."

Easy to use and deploy, Worry-Free Business Security can be managed by channel
resellers via a single console, Worry-Free(TM) Remote Manager. This can
remove administrative burden for solution partners' direct customers of
Worry-Free Business Security.

For the full West Coast Labs Test Report, please visit and register at:
http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/sb/worry-free-business-security/reviews-and-awards/west-coast-labs-report/

About West Coast Labs

Part of the Haymarket Media Group, West Coast Labs is a global leader in
technical research, testing and the Checkmark Certification of information
security products and services. With market-leading technology and testing
facilities accredited to ISO17025 in the UK, USA and India, West Coast Labs'
services and the Checkmark Certification System are being used by the leading
global brands to create market advantage and by large business enterprises for
obtaining crucial technical insight into product performance.

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,
personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the
newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to
learn more about the threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in
multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts
around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro(TM)
Smart Protection Network, a next generation cloud-client content security
infrastructure designed to protect customers from Web threats. A transnational
company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions
are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit
www.trendmicro.com.

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