Security news and products; Trend Micro OfficeScan available as beta version for Microsoft's Windows Vista RTM.Trend Micro Incorporated has announced the web posting of Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.8 beta, the company's corporate desktop security solution. OfficeScan 7.8 beta will provide antivirus and other protections for Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. , the next generation of the Windows client operating system See desktop operating system. , as it becomes available for Windows Vista. OfficeScan protects an organisation's Windows Vista computers from viruses and malicious code, including file viruses, macro viruses A virus that is written in a macro language and placed within a document. Viruses have to be "run" in order to do things. When the document is opened and the macro is executed, commands in the macro language do the destruction or the prank. Thankfully, most viruses are harmless. , and malicious spyware, Java applets A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. and ActiveX Controls. Offered originally in May through participation with Microsoft's Technology Adoption Program (TAP), the Trend Micro OfficeScan beta for Windows Vista beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.8 is immediately available for download through the Trend Micro public website at: http://vistaresponse.trendmicro.com "Microsoft is committed to providing customers the most secure version of Windows yet with Windows Vista, and we see our partners as an important part of this commitment," said Mike Sievert sie·vert n. Abbr. Sv A unit of ionizing radiation absorbed dose equivalent in the International System of Units, obtained as a product of the absorbed dose measure in grays and a dimensionless factor, stipulated by the International , corporate vice president, Windows at Microsoft. "We're pleased that Trend Micro has stepped forward to add OfficeScan 7.8 beta for corporate desktops to its portfolio of available Windows client security products currently in development." Within 90 days of the general availability for Windows Vista, Trend Micro plans to launch Trend Micro OfficeScan version 8.0 which, among other new and enhanced capabilities, will include full support for Windows Vista. But to support the range of customer types who will be purchasing or evaluating Windows Vista over the next several months. www.trendmicro.com |
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