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IDC identifies Trend Micro as fastest growing vendor among top three secure content management providers

Johannesburg, 14 Oct 2005

SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, and the southern African distributor for Trend Micro security software, today announced that IDC has identified the latter company as leading the growth among the top three secure content management vendors in its latest report Worldwide Secure Content Management 2005-2009.

According to IDC's research, in 2004 the secure content management market grew 28%. During this time, Trend Micro grew 35.7%, which not only beat the market average but eclipsed the combined growth rate of its two nearest competitors.

Trend Micro's messaging security revenue, which includes anti-spam and content filtering, was also highlighted in the report, growing 45.3% in 2004. According to IDC, the secure content management market consists of anti-virus, messaging security and Web filtering.

"Trend Micro has consistently demonstrated a strong position in the secure content management market," commented Brian Burke, research manager for IDC.

"To remain successful Trend Micro has adapted quickly to market challenges and the evolution of security threats such as spyware, phishing and spam, in which financial gain has become the number one driving force. Given Trend Micro's track record and its strong upward momentum, we expect the company to continue delivering innovative solutions that provide customers with timely protection against unpredictable threats."

"We are really pleased to see Trend Micro's success highlighted in research from a respected analyst organisation like IDC," added Eva Chen, Trend Micro CEO.

"Trend Micro continues developing industry-leading products and services that our customers need by understanding and responding to their challenges, remaining ahead of the emerging threat landscape, and adapting rapidly to industry and technology evolution."

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Trend Micro

Trend Micro, Inc is a leader in network anti-virus and Internet content security software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has business units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold through corporate and value-added resellers.

SecureData

SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, network security, intrusion prevention software and network asset management.

SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, vulnerability assessment, outsourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs.

As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the African distributor for US-based TippingPoint Technologies and the southern African distributor for US-based Application Security, eEye, Rocket Software, RSA Security, St Bernard and Websense. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.

ERP.com

ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.

Editorial contacts

Paul Booth
Global Research Partners
(082) 568 1179
pabooth@mweb.co.za