Trend Micro to Acquire Provilla for Global Data Leak Prevention

Mumbai Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a leader innetwork antivirus and Internet content security software and services, announcedtoday a definitive agreement to acquire Provilla, Inc., a leading provider offingerprint-based intelligent endpoint solutions for data leak prevention (DLP) inorganizations. Under the agreement, Provilla will operate as a subsidiary of TrendMicro s U.S. affiliate. Provilla s data leak prevention experts as well astechnology and products will enhance the Trend Micro portfolio of easily deployedand managed multi-layered content-security solutions for business customers.Organizations of all sizes are vulnerable to data leaks that expose them tosecurity, intellectual property, monetary, privacy and compliance threats. On-the-move workers, equipped with unsecured, unprotected mobile computers, mayinadvertently or intentionally expose confidential company information via wirelessnetworks. With an ever increasing array of USB-based devices, all corporatedesktops are now also at risk. An organization's time, money, and reputation are atrisk when such a data leak occurs, with security professionals urgently attemptingto recover sensitive data and mend the leak. Enterprise security professionals are in constant battle: Even when old leaks arecontrolled, new data leaks frequently occur through a plethora of other endpoints.Provilla technology intelligently controls leaks at multiple endpoints. Thetechnology also lets organizations know the exact locations of sensitive data foractive and effective control. Provilla products also educate and sensitize end usersto corporate policies and regulatory requirements. Trend Micro is focused on providing customers with the most useful, intelligent,centrally-control led content-security solutions to address the latest unpredictable,malicious threats entering or leaving organizations, and that includes intentionalor inadvertent data leaks, said Eva Chen, CEO and co-founder of Trend Micro."Solving this growing problem will require broader and deeper insight into themultiple endpoint data leak vulnerabilities and the use of intelligent solutionsthat can identify sensitive data and prevent its misuse through endpoint devices andchannels. The acquisition of Provilla strengthens our ability to execute on ourcontent-security strategy, with technology and products complementing our own.

As demand for DLP solutions has ramped quickly, we have been able to meet the needwith a steady stream of innovative products and advancements primarily because of astellar group of Provilla technologists," said Shu Huang, chief technical officer,Provilla. Our people are excited by the opportunity to join forces with the TrendMicro team, which is known for a commitment to technical innovation and to customersglobally that starts at the top and permeates the ranks. We see this as anopportunity to build a complete data leak prevention product suite that fits withTrend Micro s philosophy of central security management."

Trend Micro will continue to offer Provilla's stand-alone products for the near termas well as gradually integrate Provilla s capabilities into its own enterprise,small and medium business solutions. Provilla products are deployed in NorthAmerica, China, Taiwan, Europe and Japan.About Trend Micro IncorporatedTrend Micro Incorporated is a pioneer in secure content and threat management.Founded in 1988, Trend Micro provides individuals and organizations of all sizeswith award-winning security software, hardware and services. With headquarters inTokyo and operations in more than 30 countries, Trend Micro solutions are soldthrough corporate and value-added resellers and service providers worldwide. Foradditional information and evaluation copies of Trend Micro products and services,visit our Web site at www.trendmicro.com.About Provilla, IncProvilla, Inc. is a leading provider of ultra-accurate, intelligent endpointsolutions for enterprise data leak prevention (DLP). Providing the broadest coverageand highest accuracy and performance in the industry, Provilla's flagship LeakProofproduct suite combines patented DataDNA fingerprinting technology with intelligentagents to help enterprises protect their intellectual property and confidentialinformation and maintain regulatory compliance. Privately owned and withheadquarters in Silicon Valley, Provilla offers the only solution that stops leaksof any data, any time, anywhere. DataDNA , RapidScan , and LeakProof are trademarksof Provilla, Inc. All other products and services mentioned herein are trademarks orregistered trademarks of their respective companies.

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