Trend Micro to distribute Intego OS X security products

Stuart Corner
Tuesday, 25 September 2007 06:59

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Trend Micro has signed an agreement with Mac OS security specialist Intego that will enable Trend Micro distributors and partners worldwide to offer customers endpoint and network security, and centralised management solutions for Apple Mac OS X users based on Intego technology.

The move reflects the increasing use of MACs in the corporate world. According to Trend Micro, "Beyond Apple's strong presence in the education, publishing and design sectors, Macs are becoming increasingly popular in other business environments."

Tom Miller, vice president and general manager of Trend Micro Global Enterprise Business, said: "We looked at a number of [OS X security] providers, but Intego stood out from the pack. Trend Micro will supply and support Intego's VirusBarrier X4 (endpoint), VirusBarrier Server, and VirusBarrier Mail Gateway, claimed to provide full protection from all known viruses. Also available is a remote management console to enable management of Intego software on any number of Macs on a network.

Intego claims to provide the widest range of software to protect users and their Macs from the dangers of the Internet. It has more than one million users in over 60 countries.

The agreement will be implemented initially by Trend Micro and distributors/reseller partners in North America and will roll out in other regions by the end of 2007.