SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, and the southern African distributor for Trend Micro security software, today announced that the latter has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for 2005 for the second consecutive year.
The World Index, which comprises more than 300 companies from 34 countries, represents the top 10% of leading sustainable companies worldwide, and Trend Micro is the only one of the world's largest three anti-virus and content security vendors listed.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which was launched in 1999, is the first global index to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies around the world.
According to Swiss-based SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Group, the partner of the Dow Jones Index, the annual review is based on a number of factors, including a thorough assessment of companies' economic performance and environmental and social responsibility.
Organisations are assessed based on corporate governance, environmental and social reporting, customer relationship management, strategic planning, risk and crisis management, and talent retention. These and other factors collectively suggest the quality of a company's overall financial health, stability and long-term value for shareholders.
"Trend Micro is very pleased to have achieved recognition as one of the leading companies in the world for the second year in a row," commented Mahendra Negi, Trend Micro's Chief Financial Officer. "We are entirely focused on providing value to customers and shareholders through strategic vision, technological innovation, and the responsible management of our business resources. Trend Micro constantly strives to improve and develop its business in accordance with customer and shareholder expectations."
Since it was established in 1988, Trend Micro has introduced security products and services that have influenced and shaped computing security's evolution. Today, Trend Micro is focused on delivering security products and services that enable business continuity by protecting digital information channels throughout a business organisation.
In 2004, Trend Micro generated $587.4 million in revenue, marking a 32% increase from the year before. In 2005, the company has made more strides in evolving its solutions and protection to meet the unpredictable nature of today's threat landscape. Acquisitions of InterMute (anti-spyware) and Kelkea (anti-spam and anti-phishing) and the strategic alliance with Cisco are adding to the company's momentum in business and consumer spaces.
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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.
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