Dell, Trend Micro Expand Relationship For Security Solns For SMEs

Dell has announced it expanded relationship with Trend Micro to enhance its security solutions portfolio and bring Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services to small and medium businesses worldwide for safer, smarter and simpler data protection.

“According to the FBI, cybercriminals steal millions from small and midsize companies,” said Carol Carpenter, General Manager, Trend Micro Consumer and Small Business. “Small businesses and emerging entrepreneurs are targeted more often than enterprises as they typically have limited IT resources to manage security threats. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services lets business owners focus on growing their business without worrying about IT by protecting their customer data while keeping the maintenance cost low.”

With customers’ evolving security needs in mind, Dell and Trend Micro worked closely to develop a customised user interface, simplifying the management process for business owners and IT administrators when it comes to endpoint security. Customer benefits resulting from this collaboration include:

• Centralised web-based management console: IT administrators and business owners have anywhere, anytime web-access to view and manage their security.

• Low impact to system performance: Trend antivirus and threat scans are processed in the Smart Protection Network with little impact to system performance.

• Minimal management: Pre-configured security parameters make it easy for businesses with little to no IT management. Trend Micro does the rest by continuously updating against web threats when systems connect to the internet.

• Global neighborhood watch threat detection: Threat sensors around the world identify new web threats wherever they emerge constantly to block dangerous web sites, viruses and other threats.

“Customers consistently tell us that their data is priceless and security is the top IT concern in their businesses,” said Paulette Altmaier, Vice President and General Manager, Global SMB Solutions, Dell. “To address this, Dell has gone out into the market on behalf of our customers and assessed the best approach to security. We’ve put a comprehensive security solution into place by integrating best-of-breed products with Dell’s own products and technology as well as components from strategic partners including Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Business Security Services.”