Trend Micro announces comprehensive client/server security for Citrix XenApp

Issued by Global Research Partners for SecureData

Johannesburg, 06 Feb 2009

SecureData Security, part of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings and the sole sub-Saharan distributor for Trend Micro, today announced the latter's leading enterprise endpoint security product, OfficeScan Client/Server Edition 8.0 that has been verified as Citrix Ready. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that add the greatest value in Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure products.

OfficeScan Client/Edition 8.0 is powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, a cloud-client next-generation content security infrastructure that is designed to protect customers from Web threats through real-time, in-the-cloud threat analysis and correlation.

OfficeScan delivers industry-leading client/server security for Citrix XenApp by combining Trend Micro's Web reputation technology along with virus and spyware protection, new variant detection, anti-rootkit security, malware and remnant removal, plus firewall security. Its plug-in architecture, virtualisation, and extended platform support ensure better security, seamless compatibility, and ease-of-management.

"Citrix has long been a leader in desktop and application virtualisation. Citrix customers can now benefit from Trend Micro's leading endpoint security product to protect both their traditional and virtualised environments," commented Scott Clinton, senior director of business solutions and alliances for Trend Micro. "The Citrix Ready designation plays a key role in ensuring customer confidence in solutions optimised to support Citrix environments."

OfficeScan Client/Server Edition 8.0 is verified as Citrix ready

The Citrix Ready program makes it easy for customers to identify complementary products and solutions that can enhance Citrix environments. OfficeScan Client/Edition 8.0 successfully completed a verification process so customers can be confident that the product is compatible with the Enterprise and Platinum editions of XenApp.

For further information, please contact Dean Healey at tel. +27 11 790 2500; fax +27 11 790 2599; e-mail deanh@securedata.co.za.

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 latest Web 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 Smart Protection Network, a next-generation cloud-client content security infrastructure designed to protect customers from Web threats.

SecureData

SecureData is a specialist, value-added distributor of perimeter, application, network, endpoint, storage and identity information security solutions and risk management solutions for the African sub-continent and Indian Ocean islands. A cross-section of the available solutions from SecureData illustrates wide coverage of the following information security and risk management domains: business continuity, security appliances and devices, hardware authentication, identity and access management, security and vulnerability management, secure content management, threat management and security services.

SecureData's information security and risk management solutions include best-of-breed solutions, devices and appliances for the perimeter, data centres, applications, network, endpoints, messaging and Web. In addition, as a value-add to vendor, channel and customer, SecureData also provides a full complement of support, pre-sales and professional services around the solutions positioned in each discrete security vertical.

For more information, visit SecureData at http://www.securedata.co.za.

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