Computer Sciences Corporation Selects Trend Micro to Help Keep Business Units Virus-Free.Business Editors and Technology Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 ScanMail for Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. 2.02 to provide comprehensive and easy-to-manage virus protection for over 57,000 employees Trend Micro Inc. (Nasdaq:TMIC TMIC Trend Micro Inc. (stock symbol) TMIC Top Mount Intercooler (automotive turbo systems) TMIC Traffic Management and Information Centre TMIC Training Management Information Center ) today announced that Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CSC), a major worldwide provider of information technology services to commercial and government markets, has selected Trend Micro as its antivirus solution provider in their global Lotus Notes environment. Since its implementation, Trend Micro's ScanMail(R) for Lotus Notes 2.02 has been used for scanning all of CSC's Internet mail See Internet e-mail service. . ScanMail will soon be fully implemented for scanning email, databases, and data replication activity throughout CSC's more than 700 offices located around the world. Under the terms of the relationship, CSC will also be able to offer Trend Micro's products to its clients as part of their outsourcing support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services agreements. ScanMail for Lotus Notes reliably operates under the Notes proprietary environment to give virus protection with broad platform support. In addition to supporting the popular Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and OS/2 platforms, ScanMail for Lotus Notes supports IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) S390 and AS/400. "ScanMail's most appealing capabilities are its easy setup, efficient use of server resources, filtering functionality, effectiveness in virus detection, and the automation features that free up our IT resources," said Ellen D. Campbell, Director of the Corporate Technology Center at CSC. "By employing ScanMail we are greatly enhancing our internal productivity and security." Due to the increased sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of malicious code and virus deployment methods, unprotected networks can be quickly overcome by outbreaks. Manual, scheduled and real-time scanning real-time scanning see real-time ultrasonography. capabilities combined with ScanMail's automatic downloading, distribution and installation of virus pattern updates help ensure that ScanMail for Lotus Notes is effective and up to date on a continuous basis. The Virus Activity Log assists in tracing and securing virus entry points so administrators can proactively address and deter future threats. The Email Traffic Monitor function enables administrators to adjust their Notes configuration setting for optimum bandwidth utilization. "Providing our customers with the best tools to protect themselves from malicious code attacks is our objective," commented Mike Conner, vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales at Trend Micro. "We are pleased to team with a respected industry player like CSC and that they have chosen our ScanMail products to protect and monitor their Lotus Notes environments." About ScanMail for Lotus Notes ScanMail for Lotus Notes detects and removes viruses hidden in databases, as well as email attachments, before infections can spread to the desktop. ScanMail scans and cleans email attachments in real time at the router and also scans and cleans databases and modified data during replication in real time. ScanMail scans for malicious HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , Visual Basic Script (language) Visual BASIC Script - (VBScript) Microsoft's scripting language which is an extension of their Visual Basic language. VBScript can be used with Microsoft Office applications and others. It can also be embedded in web pages but can only be understood by Internet Explorer. , JavaScript, Active X and Java Applets, with the ability to detect and clean known and unknown macro viruses. ScanMail for Lotus Notes is part of Trend Micro's integrated family of virus protection products that covers the key access points -- Internet gateways, groupware and intranet servers, LAN servers and desktops. On-demand database scanning cleans infections in existing message attachments in mailboxes. ScanMail provides frequent automatic Web-based virus pattern updates and maintains a comprehensive activity log. Its configuration interface is fully integrated with the Lotus Notes user interface. ScanMail is also available for Windows NT, Solaris, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , S/390 and AS/400. About CSC Computer Sciences Corporation helps clients in industry and government use information technology to achieve strategic and operational objectives. With 57,000 employees in more than 700 offices worldwide, the company tailors solutions from a broad suite of integrated service offerings, including e-business strategies and technologies; management and I/T I/T Inner Tank consulting; systems development and integration; application software; and I/T and business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in . Since its formation in 1959, CSC has been known for its flexibility in its relationships with clients. Through numerous agreements with hardware and software technology firms, the company is able to identify and manage solutions specifically tailored to each client's needs. CSC had revenues of $9.1 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 1999. Its headquarters are in El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census. . For more information, visit the company's web site at www.csc.com. About Trend Micro Trend Micro Inc. provides centrally controlled server-based virus protection and content-filtering products and services. By protecting information that flows through Internet gateways, email servers, and file servers, Trend Micro allows companies worldwide to stop viruses and other malicious code from a central point before they ever reach the desktop. Trend Micro's corporate headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan, with business units in North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia, and Australia. The North American head office is located in Cupertino. Trend Micro's products are sold directly and through a network of corporate and value-added resellers. 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. Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the effectiveness of ScanMail for Lotus Notes in protecting CSC's global Lotus Notes environment against computer viruses and the ability of ScanMail for Lotus Notes to help enhance CSC's internal productivity and security. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, ScanMail's ability to work effectively in CSC's global Lotus Notes environment, and other risks indicated in the Risk Factors section of Trend Micro's prospectus dated October 18, 1999 relating to the recent offering of its shares for the U.S. option program of Trend Micro's 1999 Incentive Plan. The prospectus in on file with the SEC. Actual results could differ materially. Trend Micro assumes no obligation to update this information. ScanMail is a registered trademark of Trend Micro, Inc in the US and a trademark in other countries. Other product and company names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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