Trend Micro and Pilot join to form Internet security alliance.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997--INTERNET EXPO #526-- Will provide new services using InterScan VirusWall and around-the-clock security for corporate networks Pilot Network Services Inc., Alameda, Calif., and Trend Micro Inc., Cupertino, Calif., today announced an alliance to prevent hackers and viruses from attacking corporate networks. Pilot now offers corporate clients Pilot Virus Scanning Service which incorporates InterScan VirusWall(TM) technology. "Pilot Virus Scanning Service builds on Pilot's dedication to utmost security for our corporate customers," noted Marketta Silvera, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Pilot Network Services. "The Pilot Dynamic Firewall protects corporate networks against hackers. Through our relationship with Trend Micro, our Dynamic Firewall now protects against virus outbreaks as well." "Trend Micro is pleased that Pilot is incorporating our approach to virus protection," said Eva Chen Eva Chen is a relationship columnist editor. Over more than 10 years, Eva Chen's column "Whispering" has helped thousands single men and women who suffered from relationship failures. Check her website: www.metropersonal.com.au/tips.htm , president and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at Trend Micro Inc. "Catching viruses before they enter a corporate network significantly reduces cleaning costs. It is another acknowledgement that Trend offers the highest performance, most flexible, and most comprehensive products for virus protection on the market today." The NCSA (1) (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana-Champaign, IL, www.ncsa.uiuc.edu) A high-performance computing facility located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1997 Virus Prevalence Survey found that 99.33 percent of companies have experienced some type of virus incident. In addition, computer viruses are one of the most expensive security loss categories (Ernst & Young 4th Annual Security Survey 1996) with quantifiable losses of over $250,000 for some companies surveyed. Used as a part of an overall virus eradication strategy, including scanning desktop computers regularly, Pilot Virus Scanning can significantly reduce the cost of exposure to viruses inherent in doing business on the Internet by operating at the perimeter of the gateway. Pilot's Virus Scanning can also notify administrators of outgoing viruses, to tag the viruses that are often introduced by disks infected by employee home computers. About Trend Micro Inc. Trend Micro Inc. is the leading developer of server-based virus protection, with products designed for file servers, Internet and Intranet gateways and E-mail servers. Trend Micro's virus protection software supports NetWare and Windows NT as well as Sun Solaris, HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. and other major UNIX operating systems. Intel, Netscape, Novell, SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. and Sun Microsystems are among the companies that have selected Trend's server-based virus protection as part of their premier security, management and Internet product lines. Trend technology also is in PC-cillin, the best-selling desktop anti-virus co-developed with TouchStone Software Corp. that was awarded PC Computing Magazine's 5-star award -- the highest in its category -- and Home PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award. Trend technology is in the best-selling LANDesk VirusProtect sold by Intel. More than 12 million users worldwide are protected by Trend technology. Trend maintains the Antivirus Support Center at http://www.antivirus.com, the most comprehensive on-line source of computer virus information. About Pilot Network Services Inc. Pilot Network Services Inc. is a leading provider of advanced Internet security for business. Pilot provides Internet security solutions through Network Service Centers nationwide, including secure Internet connectivity; Secure Telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. ; secure Web, FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , and News Hosting services; user authentication and encryption; and Corporate Partner Privacy. The Pilot Dynamic Firewall(tm) is continually upgraded and monitored to maximize protection against intruders. Customers span a wide range of industries including software, hardware, biotechnology, telecommunications, financial services, retail, entertainment and transportation. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. has Network Service Centers in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , Los Angeles, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and Chicago. Pilot can be reached online at www.pilot.net or by sending e-mail to info@pilot.net . -0- The Pilot Dynamic Firewall is a trademark of Pilot Network Services Inc. InterScan VirusWall is a trademark of Trend Micro Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Trend Micro Candace Turtle, 408/257-1500 candace_turtle@trendmicro.com |
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