SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, and the southern African distributor for Trend Micro security software, today announced the latter's 2004 agreement with MSN has been extended, and that the companies will continue providing real-time anti-virus scanning and cleaning protection for approximately 230 million Hotmail e-mail accounts.
Through the agreement, Trend Micro provides users of MSN Hotmail with award-winning scanning and detection services that offer automatic protection any time they send and receive e-mail attachments, ensuring a safer Internet experience.
Trend Micro's anti-virus technology and services will help protect e-mail messages and attachments in MSN Hotmail by scanning in real-time for viruses, Trojans, worms and other malicious threats.
"We look forward to supporting Microsoft in its long-standing commitment to better secure Hotmail for customers with our real-time anti-virus scanning services," commented Lane Bess, global general manager of consumer products and services, Trend Micro. "As Internet threats remain a top concern among users worldwide, Microsoft can rely on Trend Micro - with our proven track record in delivering a scalable anti-virus engine and rapid-response service - to continue safeguarding e-mail for MSN's growing base of Hotmail customers."
For further information, please contact Dean Brazier at telephone (011) 257 8600; fax (011) 257 8699; e-mail deanb@securedata.co.za.
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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 AirDefense, Application Security, eEye, Network Engines, 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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