Trend Micro, Sendmail deal on virus protection software

NEW DELHI: Trend Micro Inc., provider of anti-virus solutions for the

Internet gateway, has announced shipment of InterScan VirusWall 3.6 Sendmail

edition, a Solaris-based Internet gateway virus protection software designed

specifically for Sendmail Internet messaging solutions.

The two companies also entered into a worldwide reseller agreement that will

enable Sendmail, Inc. to resell Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall and InterScan

eManager content filtering plug-in through Sendmail's direct sales force.

Sendmail's messaging solutions expand the functionality of Sendmail, the mail

transfer agent that routes the majority of mails across the Internet. InterScan

VirusWall 3.6 is tightly integrated with Sendmail and is designed to provide

enterprises and service providers with a high performance security solution that

is easy to deploy and manage.

"Scanning for viruses at the Internet gateway is the most effective way

to deal with Internet-borne virus outbreaks", said Trend Micro senior vice

president of Global Alliances, Allan Thompson. Integration with Sendmail's

solutions provides our corporate and service provider customers with a cost

effective, reliable, and easy means to identify and eliminate viruses before

they enter internal mail systems."

InterScan VirusWall for Sendmail is sold on a per seat basis, has a suggested

retail price of $5750 for 250 users, and is given free for existing InterScan

VirusWall customers.