Equant to Offer Trend Micro's Internet Virus Protection as a Managed Service to its Customers Worldwide.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

MAIDENHEAD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000

World's largest network operator licenses Trend Micro's

best-of-breed InterScan VirusWall and eManager technology

to protect customers from Internet viruses and malicious code

Trend Micro (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4704) (Nasdaq:TMIC), a leading provider of enterprise antivirus and content security software and services today announced a technology licensing agreement with Equant (NYSE:ENT), operator of the world's largest network, providing voice, data, Internet, integration, and application services to companies around the globe. This agreement will enable Equant to offer Trend Micro Internet gateway virus protection as a managed service in order to protect multinational companies' networks from computer viruses and other malicious code.

It took less than one week for the "I love you" email virus to cause damage costing corporations more than $700 million in lost time and productivity, according to ICSA.net, an affiliate of Gartner Group Inc., in Stamford, Conn.(1) By outsourcing Internet Gateway virus protection to the experts at Equant, companies can minimise the chances of costly network virus outbreaks and the associated downtime and productivity loss associated with them.

Equant will offer technology found in Trend Micro's flagship product, InterScan(R) VirusWall(R) as well as the award-winning eManager(TM) to provide its customers with real-time virus detection, cleaning and content filtering for email traffic as part of its Managed Firewall Service. The service enables companies to gain access to best-of-breed firewall and VirusWall protection that is globally monitored and managed 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. By utilizing this service, customers are relieved from having to deploy internal resources to support and manage Internet security, enabling them to focus instead on their core business. Initially, the virus scanning service will be offered to Equant's Managed Firewall Service customers, but eventually the service may be extended to other Equant services as well.

"We chose Trend Micro's technology for its scalability and proven effectiveness." said Peter Glock, product manager, security services, at Equant, "Gateway-based Internet virus protection is a necessary network management service in today's Internet-driven economy. Not only will Trend Micro provide the flexibility and easy integration we need for worldwide deployment but more importantly this leading-edge technology will deliver peace of mind to our customers."

Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall provides a high-performance antivirus solution at the Internet gateway, stopping viruses and other malicious code before they can spread through servers and to desktops. SMTP, HTTP, and FTP traffic is scanned for the latest Trojans and viruses as well as for malicious ActiveX and Java code. InterScan VirusWall is OPSEC certified to integrate with state-of-the-art Checkpoint Firewall-1 software, the technology used by Equant to protect its managed firewall customers. OPSEC-certified status is granted to solutions that have undergone and passed rigorous testing by Check Point Software and ensures that InterScan VirusWall and VPN-1/FireWall-1 operate together for seamless administration and operation, and central policy-based management. InterScan VirusWall is also certified to detect 100% of "in-the-wild" viruses by the International Computer Security Association (ICSA).

As part of the agreement, Equant will be provided with priority access to the latest virus pattern files from Trend Micro to ensure their customers are protected with the latest and best protection available. Equant will also be using Trend Micro's eManager, a plug-in for InterScan that manages spam, message content and mail delivery. eManager can also be used to stop email-spamming viruses, such as the infamous Melissa and Loveletter Trojan worms, even before updated virus protection is deployed to provide maximum protection against fast-spreading Internet viruses.

"We are very excited that Equant has chosen to offer our antivirus solution to its of global network of corporate customers," said Bernie Wu, senior vice president at Trend Micro. "We are proud that our products are able to handle the demands of the world's largest network provider and we look forward to a fruitful relationship."

With this announcement Equant becomes the newest member of Trend Micro's eDoctor(TM) Global Network. Providing a better defense against Internet viruses, the eDoctor Global Network is a worldwide Internet antivirus initiative comprised of Managed Service Providers (ISPs, ASPs, email outsourcers and telcos) which rely on Trend Micro technology to provide value-added content security services to their clients. Qwest, MCI WorldCom, Sprint, PSINet, BT, NTT, Telstra, Compaq Services, Pilot and USi are among the other leading service providers which have chosen Trend Micro as their content security partner.

About InterScan VirusWall

Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall provides high-performance, three-in-one real-time Internet gateway protection against viruses and malicious code. InterScan installs on the gateway server. Trend Micro's virus scanning engine incorporates both rule- and pattern-based recognition technologies that detect and clean known and unknown viruses and malicious code.

Trend Micro pioneered the concept of Internet gateway virus scanning when it introduced InterScan VirusWall in October of 1995 and has led the industry with innovative antivirus technology solutions ever since. Today, InterScan VirusWall is one of the most stable and scalable antivirus solutions on the market. InterScan VirusWall supports the Windows NT, Solaris, Red Hat Linux and HP-UX platforms.

About eManager

Trend Micro's eManager is a server-based, optional plug-in to InterScan that integrates information management with virus protection. It provides content management tools allowing the administrator to control the type of email data entering or leaving the network at the Internet gateway

About Equant

Equant operates the world's largest network, providing voice, data, Internet, integration, and application services to companies around the globe. The network reaches key business centers in more than 220 countries and territories. For additional information, see www.equant.com

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro 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 and managed service providers worldwide to stop viruses and other malicious code from a central point before they ever reach the desktop.

Trend Micro's corporate headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan, with business units in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Trend Micro's North American headquarters is located in Cupertino, CA. Trend Micro's products are sold through a network of service providers and corporate, value-added resellers. Evaluation copies of all of Trend Micro's products may be downloaded from its awarding winning web site, http://www.antivirus.com.

InterScan and VirusWall are registered trademarks of Trend Micro in the United States and trademarks in other countries. eDoctor and eManager are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc. in the United States. Other product and company names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

(1) From the article "Putting Up Virus Fences" appearing in eWeek

on June 18, 2000