Trend Micro Delivers Support for Vista RTM with OfficeScan 7.8 Beta

OfficeScan 7.8 Beta is immediately available for download. Security company Trend Micro had initially delivered Trend Micro OfficeScan beta for Windows Vista beta exclusively to the participants in Microsoft's Technology Adoption Program (TAP). Trend Micro has revealed that OfficeScan 7.8 Beta fully supports Windows Vista RTM Build.

"Microsoft is committed to providing customers the most secure version of Windows yet with Windows Vista, and we see our partners as an important part of this commitment," said Mike Sievert, corporate vice president, Windows at Microsoft. "We're pleased that Trend Micro has stepped forward to add OfficeScan 7.8 beta for corporate desktops to its portfolio of available Windows client security products currently in development."

OfficeScan 7.8 Beta offers protection against traditional threats such as file viruses, macro viruses, worms and Trojans but also against spyware, Java applets and ActiveX Controls. Additionally, the security company has revealed that OfficeScan 8.0 will be certified for Windows Vista protection designed for enterprise endpoints and scheduled to be available in the first half of 2007, but no longer than 90 days after the official release of Windows Vista.

"We are pleased to have worked closely with Microsoft during the Beta program of Windows Vista by ensuring that corporate and consumer customers using the beta and RTM can receive reliable malware protection from our TrendLabs(SM) researchers," said Lane Bess, president, North American operations, Trend Micro. "Windows Vista customers can rely on Trend Micro's long-standing security expertise for protecting their systems, just as we've safeguarded users of Windows client operating systems for nearly two decades. More than 220,000 downloads of the Windows Vista-compatible version of PC- cillin Internet Security for consumers prove the value to customers of client- side security solutions from Trend Micro that complement the additional security features in Microsoft's new operating system."