SAN MATEO, California, July 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Trend Micro Integrates Smart Protection Network technology Into 
Bizanga's Intelligent Message Platform

Bizanga, provider of the world's leading email and message management
platform, today announced an extended partnership with Trend Micro
Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security. Through this
partnership, Bizanga has integrated elements of Trend Micro's Smart
Protection Network into Bizanga Intelligent Message Processor (IMP) platform
while maintaining impressive performance results. The solution is already
operational in several major carriers and is available immediately.

Service providers can now gain access to a market leading combined
solution which includes Bizanga carrier class email gateway and Trend Micro's
Email Reputation, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam content security solutions.

As global leaders in the messaging arena, Trend Micro and Bizanga are
committed to serving the unique messaging security needs of all types of
service providers. With this partnership, Bizanga enables Trend Micro to
implement its security solutions for carrier-class customers on the optimal,
high performance platform.

"This partnership allows Trend Micro to increase an already strong
carrier-class offering and combines technologies from two companies with
similar views and principles on how to best serve the global XSP market,"
said John Maddison, vice president Core Technology Solutions of Trend Micro.
"As we continue to focus on how to best support our customers in the carrier
space, Bizanga serves as key strategic partner to expand our service
offerings."

With its scalable performance, flexible email routing structure and
unique front-end IP classification system, Bizanga's IMP platform is an ideal
complement for Trend Micro's new Smart Protection Network technology.
Carriers and ISPs equipped with such a powerful solution will be
well-positioned to respond to the latest generation of botnets and malware.

"Bizanga's partnership with Trend Micro demonstrates the growing demand
for comprehensive email and message management on a global scale," said David
Harvey, head of alliances for Bizanga. "The email threat landscape is
continually changing, and incorporating Smart Protection Network technology
from Trend Micro into the Bizanga family produces a compelling solution for
the service provider market."

About Bizanga

Bizanga is the global leader in email and message management, and
provider of the world's most scalable and full-featured Email message
processing and security platform, the Intelligent Message Processor(R) (IMP).
The IMP can be deployed to protect an email infrastructure from blended
threats including spam, viruses, denial-of-service and harvest attacks. It
can also be used to perform parental control, compliance/encryption services
or simply to manage infrastructure migration or new service deployment.
Designed especially for service providers, the IMP is extremely easy to
integrate with existing infrastructure, including provisioning systems and
message store. IMPs handle email for millions of mailboxes throughout North
America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Bizanga sells direct to Internet service providers, cable operators,
fixed-line and mobile operators. The technology is also available on an OEM
basis to application software vendors. Bizanga is a member of the Messaging
Anti-Abuse Work Group (http://www.maawg.org). For more information about
Bizanga, visit the company's Web site at http://www.bizanga.com.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security,
focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and
consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing
integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity,
personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the
newest Web threats. Visit TrendWatch at
http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch to learn more about the threats.
Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are
supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. A
transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted
security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please
visit http://www.trendmicro.com.

Contacts:
    Chris Halcon
    Atomic PR
    T: +1-415-402-0230
    chris.halcon@atomicpr.com