Trend Micro intros hosted email security

CUPERTINO, Calif.: Trend Micro, a provider in Internet security solution, recently announced that it has introduced Trend Micro Hosted Email Security.

The solution is based on a new platform, which would create a new mission-critical service standard for what small and large customers should expect from their hosted email security vendors, said a press release.

"We're listening to customers and they're telling us, 'Email is mission critical. Email security should be mission critical, too',” said Eric Jensen, senior product marketing manager for Trend Micro.

He added, "With our new and improved Trend Micro Hosted Email Security, customers will receive 100 per cent service uptime, 99 per cent or better spam blocking and zero email-based viruses – or money back. In addition, we're including our anti-malware technology to ensure that customers have the very best solution to stop malicious URLs embedded in their email."

As Trend Micro extends its business into hosted security, customers would benefit in real-time, rather than having to wait for the next update, as the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network engine improves its security response, said the release.

Customers can choose between Trend Micro Hosted Email Security (formerly IMHS Advanced), which includes the full SLA, as well as inbound filtering, outbound filtering, content filtering and spam blocking settings and rules; and Trend Micro Hosted Email Security – Inbound Filtering (formerly IMHS Standard), which includes SLA commitments for 100 per cent uptime, zero email-based viruses, no more than one minute of email delivery latency and support response commitments, and only includes inbound filtering with default best practices spam blocking settings.

Existing IMHS Advanced customers will be automatically upgraded and migrated, at no cost, to Trend Micro Hosted Email Security.

IMHS Standard customers – including those customers who purchased IMHS Standard as part of the Worry Free Business Security Advanced bundle, which would be automatically upgraded and migrated at no charge to Trend Micro Hosted Email Security – Inbound Filtering.

Trend Micro Hosted Email Security starts at $40 per user. Trend Micro Hosted Email Security – Inbound Filtering starts at $32 per user.

Both Trend Micro Hosted Email Security and Trend Micro Hosted Email Security – Inbound Filtering would be available for purchase on April 1, 2010, added the release.