Leading analyst firm report identifies Trend Micro as fastest growing vendor among top three secure content management providers

According to IDC's research, in 2004 the Secure Content Management market grew 28 percent. During this time, Trend Micro grew 35.7 percent - which not only beat the market average but eclipsed the combined growth rate of its two nearest competitors. Trend Micro's messaging security revenue, which includes anti-spam and content filtering, was also highlighted in the report, growing 45.3 percent in 2004. According to IDC, the Secure Content Management market consists of antivirus, messaging security, and Web filtering.

"Trend Micro has consistently demonstrated a strong position in the Secure Content Management market," said Brian Burke, research manager for IDC. "To remain successful Trend Micro has adapted quickly to market challenges and the evolution of security threats such as spyware, phishing and spam, in which financial gain has become the number one driving force."

"Given Trend Micro's track record and its strong upward momentum, we expect the company to continue delivering innovative solutions that provide customers with timely protection against unpredictable threats," continued Burke.

"We are really pleased to see Trend Micro's success highlighted in research from a respected analyst organisation like IDC," said Eva Chen, Trend Micro CEO. "Trend Micro continues developing industry-leading products and services that our customers need by understanding and responding to their challenges, remaining ahead of the emerging threat landscape, and adapting rapidly to industry and technology evolution."

In the Middle East, Trend Micro has an established reputation for focusing on customers' needs, developing new strategies and delivering timely updates to protect business and home computer users against increasingly unpredictable threats.

"The IDC figures strongly mirror the growth of Trend Micro's Secure Content Management business in the Middle East," commented Justin Doo, Trend Micro's Middle East managing director. "As the non-oil economy matures, an increasing number of companies are relying on the swift and secure transfer of information as the lifeblood of their operations; keeping that information secure is business critical."