Trend Micro to Acquire Provilla for Global Data Leak Prevention

Trend Micro to Acquire Provilla for Global Data Leak Prevention

October 26, 2007

Trend Micro will augment content-security solutions with
the addition of innovative data leak prevention experts,
technology and products

    CUPERTINO, Calif. and TOKYO, Oct. 26
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE:
4704), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content
security software and services, announced today a
definitive agreement to acquire Provilla, Inc., a leading
provider of fingerprint-based intelligent endpoint
solutions for data leak prevention (DLP) in organizations.
Under the agreement, Provilla will operate as a subsidiary
of Trend Micro's U.S. affiliate. Provilla's data leak
prevention experts as well as technology and products will
enhance the Trend Micro portfolio of easily deployed and
managed multi-layered content-security solutions for
business customers.

    Organizations of all sizes are vulnerable to data leaks
that expose them to security, intellectual property,
monetary, privacy and compliance threats.  On-the-move
workers, equipped with unsecured, unprotected mobile
computers, may inadvertently or intentionally expose
confidential company information via wireless networks. 
With an ever increasing array of USB-based devices, all
corporate desktops are now also at risk. An organization's
time, money, and reputation are at risk when such a data
leak occurs, with security professionals urgently
attempting to recover sensitive data and mend the leak. 

    Enterprise security professionals are in constant
battle:  Even when old leaks are controlled, new data leaks
frequently occur through a plethora of other endpoints.
Provilla technology intelligently controls leaks at
multiple endpoints. The technology also lets organizations
know the exact locations of sensitive data for active and
effective control. Provilla products also educate and
sensitize end users to corporate policies and regulatory
requirements. 

    "Trend Micro is focused on providing customers
with the most useful, intelligent, centrally-controlled
content-security solutions to address the latest
unpredictable, malicious threats entering or leaving
organizations, and that includes intentional or inadvertent
data leaks," said Eva Chen, CEO and co-founder of Trend
Micro. "Solving this growing problem will require
broader and deeper insight into the multiple endpoint data
leak vulnerabilities and the use of intelligent solutions
that can identify sensitive data and prevent its misuse
through endpoint devices and channels. The acquisition of
Provilla strengthens our ability to execute on our
content-security strategy, with technology and products
complementing our own."

    "As demand for DLP solutions has ramped quickly,
we have been able to meet the need with a steady stream of
innovative products and advancements primarily because of a
stellar group of Provilla technologists," said Shu
Huang, chief technical officer, Provilla. "Our people
are excited by the opportunity to join forces with the
Trend Micro team, which is known for a commitment to
technical innovation and to customers globally that starts
at the top and permeates the ranks. We see this as an
opportunity to build a complete data leak prevention
product suite that fits with Trend Micro's philosophy of
central security management." Trend Micro will
continue to offer Provilla's stand-alone products for the
near term as well as gradually integrate Provilla's
capabilities into its own enterprise, small and medium
business solutions. Provilla products are deployed in North
America, China, Taiwan, Europe and Japan.

    Teleconference for Media Outlets, Analysts 

    To hear further information regarding this
announcement, Trend Micro is holding a telephone conference
today, 25 October, at 8:30 am PDT / 11:30 am EDT / 4:30 pm
BST / 5:30 pm CEST.

    Those wishing to attend can get more
information/dial-instructions at:
http://us.trendmicro.com/us/about/news/index.html

    For those unable to join the call, please contact Trend
Micro PR at 
[phone] directly to obtain further information.

    About Trend Micro Incorporated 

    Trend Micro Incorporated is a pioneer in secure content
and threat management. Founded in 1988, Trend Micro provides
individuals and organizations of all sizes with
award-winning security software, hardware and services.
With headquarters in Tokyo and operations in more than 30
countries, Trend Micro solutions are sold through corporate
and value-added resellers and service providers worldwide.
For additional information and evaluation copies of Trend
Micro products and services, visit our Web site at
http://www.trendmicro.com.

    About Provilla, Inc.

    Provilla, Inc. is a leading provider of ultra-accurate,
intelligent endpoint solutions for enterprise data leak
prevention (DLP). Providing the broadest coverage and
highest accuracy and performance in the industry,
Provilla's flagship LeakProof product suite combines
patented DataDNA fingerprinting technology with intelligent
agents to help enterprises protect their intellectual
property and confidential information and maintain
regulatory compliance. Privately owned and with
headquarters in Silicon Valley, Provilla offers the only
solution that stops leaks of any data, any time, anywhere.
DataDNA(TM), RapidScan(TM), and LeakProof(TM) are
trademarks of Provilla, Inc. All other products and
services mentioned herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.


    For more information, please contact:

     Michael Sweeny
     Trend Micro Incorporated
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     Andrea Mueller
     Trend Micro Incorporated
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