Trend Micro Delivers Updated Microsoft Exchange Email Virus Protection with New Content Filtering and Spam Blocking Functionality.

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999--

ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange 3.0 Provides Comprehensive

Internet Content Security Solution

Trend Micro, Inc. (Nasdaq:TMIC), the leader in server-based virus, malicious code, and Internet content protection, today announced a new version of its award-winning ScanMail(R) virus protection software product for Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) Exchange Server, ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange Version 3.0.

ScanMail for Exchange 3.0 not only scans email attachments for viruses at the Exchange Server before they reach users' in-boxes. It now provides server-based email content filtering and spam blocking capabilities for the Microsoft enterprise messaging and collaboration environment.

ScanMail for Exchange 3.0 is also the first true cluster compliant antivirus solution, provides a new file-blocking feature for emergency virus alert situations, and boasts a totally re-designed Windows and web-based administrator interface. These and other new features make the program more powerful and even easier to use.

With ScanMail for Exchange 3.0, administrators now have a more comprehensive and reliable solution for protecting enterprise Exchange email environments from viruses, malicious code, inappropriate email content and spam.

Administrators who wish to determine the extent of email-borne virus infiltration into their Exchange Server mail boxes can access Trend Micro's free online scanning service for Microsoft Exchange, HouseCall for Microsoft Exchange at http://housecall.antivirus.com/smex_housecall/.

"We're excited to see services like Trend Micro's HouseCall being made available to customers," said Dave Malcolm, Group Product Manager, Exchange Marketing at Microsoft Corporation.

"HouseCall will give administrators a quick report on the number of infected files hiding in their Exchange store. And installing an antivirus product designed specifically for Exchange, such as Trend Micro's ScanMail for Exchange, gives customers more tools for ensuring a virus-free mail environment."

Organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft Exchange for mission-critical communications -- integrated email, group scheduling, electronic forms, groupware and Internet capabilities -- to collaborate on vital projects.

Always leading the industry with innovative antivirus technology solutions for customers, Trend Micro was one of the first companies to recognize the threat posed by Internet-borne viruses traveling in email attachments and in November, 1996, announced the first server-based antivirus solution specifically designed for the Microsoft Exchange environment.

Today, ScanMail for Exchange is one of the most stable and scalable antivirus solutions on the market with powerful central management capabilities that make the product easy to manage and contribute to a lower total cost of ownership.

"With the exponential growth of the Internet and email, it only takes a few seconds for viruses to travel across the world. The Melissa virus and the ExploreZip worm are both good examples of how viruses and other malicious code increasingly use email to rapidly infiltrate organizations contributing to data damage and network downtime," said Eva Chiang, CTO for Trend Micro.

"With the increasing popularity of email in the workplace, email also has the potential to become the source of junk mail which can dramatically decrease both network performance and worker productivity. ScanMail for Exchange counters all of these threats at the server, before virus-laden email attachments or spam mail can be accessed by end users."

Integrated with the Microsoft Exchange server using MAPI, and fully compliant with Microsoft's cluster API, ScanMail ensures that information distributed through groupware and email systems is virus free by detecting and removing viruses and malicious code in all attachments -- even compressed files.

In addition, inappropriate content and spam mail is filtered out and mission-critical data is protected with fail-over and disaster recovery through full compliance with cluster and non-cluster versions of Microsoft Exchange.

ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange 3.0 -- What's New

Microsoft Outlook Administer Interface -- ScanMail has a totally redesigned Windows interface so it's easy to configure and manage. Single console management enables remote management from any NT desktop or Exchange server. ScanMail also includes a Web interface with the same features and functions for Web-based remote management and configuration.

Fully Compliant with Microsoft Exchange Cluster Technology -- ScanMail is seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Exchange Cluster API to provide 24x7x365 protection of mission critical Exchange servers. ScanMail provides the only true cluster compliant antivirus solution.

ScanMail eManager Plug-In -- The content filter portion of ScanMail eManager allows administrators to filter out "offensive and inappropriate" email at the Exchange Server. The anti-spam component filters out spam or unsolicited junk email before it has a chance to reach user inboxes. eManager provides a list of key words and phrases and scans email traffic to block messages with inappropriate content from entering the network. It includes a Windows-based interface that can be accessed remotely from any NT server on the network.

Emergency File Blocking -- For virus alert situations, administrators can use this feature to block incoming files by file name, type, etc., (the recent ExloreZip worm file attachment, for instance) while still permitting other non-threatening email to pass through. Blocked files can either be deleted or quarantined. An extensive log of all blocked files is automatically generated for later analysis and inspection.

Active Update Technology -- ScanMail now automatically updates and installs new scan engine, pattern file and program files simultaneously to multiple Exchange servers via a single button click without the need to reboot enabling a quick response to new virus threats. Updates can also be scheduled to occur automatically without any administrator intervention, reducing the overall maintenance and cost of support.

Built in Online Support -- ScanMail links directly to Trend Micro's Solution Bank, a database of the latest questions and answers to any product issue or virus problem. A built-in debug tool, eDiagnostic, allows administrators to send problems directly to Trend engineers for analysis and automatically collects the troubled server and ScanMail settings.

ScanMail Server Status -- Using this feature, administrators can see the real-time status of each ScanMail server running on the network. The monitor displays what scan engine, pattern file and product version is running on a particular server and automatically notifies the administrator if any of the ScanMail servers is inactive or has stopped functioning.

ScanMail for Exchange can be centrally deployed to multiple Exchange servers, which can all be configured updated, and managed from Trend Micro's web-based central management console, Trend Virus Control System (Trend VCS). Trend VCS also provides central logging and reporting of virus events.

Pricing and Availability

ScanMail for Exchange 3.0 is available in beta now at www.antivirus.com and is expected to ship in 3rd quarter, 1999. The U.S. suggested retail price for ScanMail 3.0 without eManager is $5,000 for 250 users.

ScanMail for Exchange with ScanMail eManager has a U.S. suggested retail price of $6,250 for 250 users. For existing ScanMail customers, ScanMail eManager can be purchased as an upgrade for a SRP of $5.00/seat for up to 250 users.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro provides centrally controlled server-based virus and malicious code protection. By protecting information that flows through file servers, e-mail servers and Internet gateways, Trend Micro helps major companies worldwide stop viruses and other malicious code from a central point before they ever reach the desktop.

Trend Micro's award-winning products have been chosen by Check Point Software Technologies, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, ISS, Lotus, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle, Pilot, and Sun Microsystems as a part of their server security solutions.

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

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.

1999 Awards include: -0-

  --   PC-cillin 6: WinList, Windows Magazine --   HouseCall for Microsoft Exchange: Finalist for `Best New      Technology,' PCWeek's Best of Comdex --   Trend Virus Control System: Highly Commended, SECURE Computing --   InterScan VirusWall: Editor's Choice Award, Network Week Magazine --   Trend Virus Control System: Product of the Year Award, Network      Magazine --   Trend NeaTSuite: Editor's Choice Award, PC Magazine --   InterScan VirusWall: Editor's Choice Award, Network Computing      Magazine --   Trend Micro's network anti-virus solution -- declared "Solution      of the Year" by InfoWorld --   OfficeScan Corporate Edition: Recommended by SC Magazine 

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