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Trend Micro Worry-Free™ Business Security 5.0 Includes Extra Data and Identity Theft Protection for Intuit QuickBooks® Users

Marlow, UK – June 2nd, 2008 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, has integrated added data and identity theft protection for Intuit QuickBooks users within Trend Micro’s newly launched Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 for small businesses.  The protection feature for QuickBooks users helps protect QuickBooks data from unauthorised changes by other programs. 

Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 passed the Intuit Developer Network’s (IDN) technical review for QuickBooks integration and other product functionality.

QuickBooks protection is easy to deploy for customers of Worry-Free Business Security 5.0.  Users simply check the “Enable Intuit QuickBooks Protection” box found within the program, and the Behavior Monitoring component of Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 is activated to help protect QuickBooks data from unauthorised changes. The QuickBooks “folder lockdown” capability included in Trend Micro solution is a layer of added security to help protect QuickBooks users from data or identity theft.

“Small businesses have a lot on their plate, and dealing with security issues is a distraction from their core business,” said Steve Quane, executive general manager, SMB business unit, Trend Micro. “By building QuickBooks-specific protection into our leading solution for small business, we’re bringing added security that goes beyond what is expected.”

With approximately 3.7 million customers, QuickBooks is the leading financial accounting package for small businesses.  Trend Micro is the first company to extend small business security to this critical small business application for financial accounting. With Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security 5.0, users of QuickBooks are assured that the critical financial accounting data they use to run their business has added protection from theft and corruption. 

Availability
This feature is standard in Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 and is available wherever Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 is sold. Intuit QuickBooks is available in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.

About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the threats. Trend Micro’s flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro’s trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit www.trendmicro.com

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