Trend Micro Ships OPSEC Certified Virus Scanning Solution on Sun Solaris Platform
InterScan VirusWall is the first CVP-compliant anti-virus server on Sun Solaris, providing a highly scaleable and reliable solution Cupertino, Calif.—August 4, 1998—Trend Micro Inc., the leader in centrally managed virus protection, today announced that its Internet gateway virus scanning solution, InterScan VirusWall 2.6 for Sun Solaris, has been OPSEC™ Certified by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKPF). With this announcement, InterScan VirusWall provides the industry's first and most scaleable virus scanning solution for Check Point™ FireWall-1 on the Sun Solaris platform. InterScan VirusWall for Sun Solaris interoperates with Check Point FireWall-1 on all platforms, including Windows NT, UNIX platforms from Sun, HP and IBM, and Check Point's new VPN-1 RemoteLink—a plug-and-play hardware solution that integrates Check Point's new VPN-1 software. OPSEC (Open Platform for Secure Enterprise Connectivity) Certified status is granted only to solutions that have undergone rigorous testing by Check Point Software. The certification ensures that InterScan VirusWall and FireWall-1 operate together for seamless administration and operation, and central, policy-based management. InterScan VirusWall is closely integrated with FireWall-1 using the CVP API (application programming interface) to keep viruses, malicious Java applets and ActiveX programs from entering networks via e-mail, Internet downloads and FTP file transfers. ‘‘We're very excited about InterScan VirusWall for Solaris earning the OPSEC Certified brand," said Allan Thompson, director of strategic alliances for Trend Micro. "Certification enables Check Point's highly focused and qualified network of resellers to sell InterScan quickly and easily, dramatically enhancing deployment of this product out to customers." "We're pleased to have Trend Micro's world-class Internet gateway virus scanning technology OPSEC Certified and integrated with FireWall-1," said Asheem Chandna, vice president of business development at Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. "Trend's InterScan VirusWall for Solaris provides an answer to customer demand for a scaleable virus-scanning solution on the Solaris platform." "With OPSEC Certification, customers are assured that InterScan VirusWall has been tested and certified to operate seamlessly with Check Point FireWall-1," said Clark Richter, territory sales manager for Midwest Systems, a Minnesota-based reseller providing a wide range of Internet security solutions. "Customers with larger networks using the Solaris platform will be very excited about having this OPSEC Certified virus scanning solution available for use." About InterScan VirusWall Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall is an award-winning tool for blocking viruses, malicious Java applets and ActiveX objects at the Internet gateway, and provides real-time scanning for all inbound and outbound SMTP, HTTP and FTP file transfers. InterScan VirusWall for Solaris is invisible to end-users and installs on a FireWall-1 machine or different CVP server in minutes. Its high-performance, high-volume ICSA-certified, 32-bit multi-threading scan engine detects thousands of viruses. Administration requires no attendance: all routine operations (e.g., downloading virus pattern updates, sending virus-event notifications and deleting old log files) occur automatically. Trend Micro plans to integrate InterScan VirusWall for NT with eManager , an e-mail and Internet content filter, using the CVP API. This upcoming version, scheduled for fall, will add the ability to block spam, filter e-mail content and manage the delivery of large e-mails. eManager functionality will be included in the next release of InterScan VirusWall for Solaris as a free upgrade.
Pricing and Availability As an OPSEC Certified solution, InterScan VirusWall is available for download from http://www.opsec.com as well as from Trend Micro's Web site, http://www.antivirus.com. Check Point Software corporate customers purchasing a CVP-compliant
version of Trend InterScan VirusWall before September 30,
1998, are eligible for a 50 percent discount off the normal
resale price. Such customers are also eligible to purchase
a license for Trend Micro's corporate desktop protection
product, OfficeScan Corporate Edition, at $1 per seat. Please
note that this special offer applies only in the United States
and Canada. About OPSEC Check Point Software's Open Platform for Secure Enterprise
Connectivity (OPSEC) is a revolutionary concept that delivers
the industry's first enterprise-wide security framework.
OPSEC uses a combination of published application programming
interfaces (APIs), industry-standard protocols and a high-level
scripting language to provide a single framework that integrates
and manages all aspects of network security through an open,
extensible management framework. With OPSEC, customers can
easily, seamlessly, and selectively integrate a full spectrum
of security applications, defined and driven by a single,
central enterprise-wide security policy. About Trend Micro Trend Micro provides centrally controlled server-based virus protection. By protecting information that flows through file servers, e-mail servers and Internet gateways, Trend Micro helps major companies worldwide stop viruses from a central point before they ever reach the desktop. Trend Micro's award-winning products have been chosen by Check Point Software, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Lotus Softswitch, Microsoft, Netscape, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Wingra and WorldTalk as a key part of their server security solutions. Trend Micro is privately held and based in Cupertino, Calif., with offices worldwide. Evaluation copies of all of Trend Micro's products may be downloaded from its award-winning site, http://www.antivirus.com. Web site visitors may also test-drive products online through Trend Micro's Virtual Lab. Recent Trend Micro awards:
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