Trend Micro Announces NAS Antivirus Solution

Trend Micro Inc. today announced that its integrated antivirus solution for Network Appliance storage devices, Trend Micro ServerProtect(R) for Network Appliance(TM) filers, is scheduled to ship in October, 2001.

According to the company, ServerProtect version 5.3 for Network Appliance filers provides large-scale organizations with a high-performance, reliable, scalable solution for protecting network-attached data from viruses and other malicious code in real time, ensuring the integrity of mission-critical corporate information.

“Trend Micro is a pioneer and leader in bringing best-in-class functionality to real-world enterprise problems,” said Charlie Stuart, director of Alliances for Trend Micro. “Extending that functionality to include antivirus protection for the storage networking market is a strategic move for us and we are certain that our customers will benefit from our close relationship with Network Appliance.”

ServerProtect for Network Appliance filers has a suggested retail price of USD $6,475 for 250 users. Existing ServerProtect customers can upgrade to ServerProtect for Network Appliance filers for a suggested retail price of USD $1,438 for 250 users. ServerProtect for Network Appliance filers is compatible with Network Appliance filers, OS Data ONTAP(TM) 6.1 or above.