"MSN is focused on providing a safer online experience for consumers, and
we continue to make investments in this area. We're pleased to work with Trend
Micro, with its deep antivirus expertise, to expand the email protection of
our Hotmail customers," said Phil Holden, director of MSN Communication
Services at Microsoft Corp. "Today MSN Hotmail is the only free global email
service that provides antivirus scanning and cleaning for its customers. We
see this offering as important in helping protect our Hotmail customers while
also guarding members of the overall Hotmail community and the friends and
family they email."
    Trend Micro's antivirus technology will help protect MSN Hotmail email
attachments by scanning in real-time for the latest viruses, Trojans, and
worms.
    "Our relationship with MSN Hotmail gives Trend Micro a tremendous
opportunity to help protect millions of users with the same virus protection
that we have been providing to our customers around the world for many years,"
said Steve Chang, chairman and founder of Trend Micro. "We have numerous years
of experience and knowledge in this industry, and are committed to our vision
of creating a world safe for exchanging digital information.  This belief is
behind everything we do for every customer we serve.  We are thrilled to
extend this to millions more."
    Trend Micro also offers other products and services to individual
consumers who are looking for protection from viruses, spam, spyware and other
threats.  Due to the increased availability of broadband, wireless, and
residential gateway technologies being adopted by many consumers, Trend Micro
recently introduced the latest enhanced version of its premier desktop
antivirus and content security solution, Trend Micro PC-cillin(TM) Internet
Security 2005, which was quickly named CNET's "Editors' Choice" (November
2004) for its comprehensive security against Internet-based threats such as
viruses, spam, spyware, hackers and phishing scams.
    Since 1997, Trend Micro has offered Housecall(TM), an online antivirus
scanning service, to help protect Internet users' PCs with the latest
antivirus solutions provided directly by TrendLabs, Trend Micro's global
antivirus research and support organization, which offers 24x7 response to the
latest virus threats, and some of the fastest response times in the industry.
In Q4 2004, Trend Micro Home Network Security, which combines Internet
security services with advanced Trend Micro technology built into select home
routers, began shipping from partners in Asia Pacific and Europe.

    About Trend Micro, Inc.
    Trend Micro, Inc. is a leader in network antivirus and Internet content
security software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has business units
worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold through corporate and value-added
resellers and managed service providers. For additional information and
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