Sensors / Detectors / Transducers
Prevention Appliances stop network worm outbreaks.
Press Release Summary:
Trend Micro(TM) Network VirusWall 2500 and 300 provide users with flexibility in enforcing network security policies across global, distributed enterprise environments through one appliance device or to single, mission-critical devices, respectively. Both are built on technology that allows security administrators to block network worms and identify and isolate vulnerable network segments as well as non-compliant networked devices.
Original Press Release:
Trend Micro Expands Network VirusWall Family to Stop Network Worm Outbreaks
Revolutionary Outbreak Prevention Appliances Provide Network Security Policy Enforcement Capabilities for Wider Range of Environments
CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 15 -- Trend Micro, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced the expansion of its award-winning Trend Micro(TM) Network VirusWall(TM) line of outbreak prevention appliances with the introduction of Trend Micro Network VirusWall 2500 and 300. These additions are designed to provide customers with greater flexibility in enforcing network security policies -- across global, distributed enterprise environments or to single, mission-critical devices -- to help stop the damaging effects of network worms.
Network worms, self-executing malicious code that exploits system vulnerabilities and use network channels to spread (without requiring end users to open a file attachment), have become growing threats to productivity and business continuity in the past year. Threats like "Nachi" and "Sasser" were even known to disrupt automated teller machines and self-service kiosks from leading banks and airlines. To date, Trend Micro estimates there are currently over 1000 known network worms, variants, and exploits.
Introduced in early 2004, Trend Micro Network VirusWall 1200 allows security administrators to block network worms and identify and isolate vulnerable network segments and non-compliant networked devices to help eliminate internal propagation points for outbreaks.
"The success of Network VirusWall shows how the market has embraced this product as a new standard of security policy enforcement and ultimately as a tool to help ensure customers keep their networks and businesses running," said Eva Chen, Chief Technology Officer for Trend Micro, Inc. "The technology behind Network VirusWall will continue to influence the standards of outbreak management from within the network itself."
Network VirusWall 2500 builds upon Network VirusWall 1200 by enabling IT security administrators to secure multiple network segments and mission-critical application servers through a single appliance, offering high availability and redundancy to ensure minimal business disruption. Gigabit Ethernet support provides IT security administrators with the flexibility to protect today's newer, high-bandwidth network infrastructures. Built for higher throughput and performance, Network VirusWall 2500 is ideal for large complex organizations, capable of supporting thousands of concurrent users through a single appliance device.
"Lexmark successfully used Network VirusWall to isolate vulnerable systems and contain outbreaks from network worm attacks," said Frederic Tosques, Head of Security Systems, Lexmark EMEA. "I have deployed both the 1200 and 2500 in my network to address the security problems that I cannot solve with other competitive solutions and with Trend Micro Control Manager, I can easily manage everything from a centralized console."
Network VirusWall 300 is designed to help IT security administrators responsible for protecting mission-critical devices that may not easily be protected using traditional software or server-based antivirus solutions, such as bank ATMs or self-service kiosks. Blocking unauthorized access to such devices, Network VirusWall 300 creates a two-way security barrier that protects customer-facing service machines from becoming launching points of infection to both the internal and the external networks to which they are connected.
Both Network VirusWall 2500 and Network VirusWall 300 will be available (in an English interface) in Q4 2004. North American pricing for the Network VirusWall 2500 starts at $7995 per unit for quantities of 1-10 units. By comparison the price of the Network VirusWall 1200 in North America is now $3995. Volume discounts as well as academic, government and other special pricing programs apply. In North America, starting at quantities of 1000 units, the Network VirusWall 300 costs $325 per unit.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, Inc. is a leader in network antivirus 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 and managed service providers. For additional information and evaluation copies of all Trend Micro products, visit our Web site, www.trendmicro.com.
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