Trend
Micro Incorporated (TYO:
4704; TSE:
4704), a global leader in security software and solutions, announced
earnings results for the second quarter 2015, ending June 30, 2015.
For the second quarter, Trend Micro posted consolidated net sales of
30,774 million Yen (or US $253 million, 121.50 JPY = 1 USD). The company
posted operating income of 7,824 million Yen (or US $64 million) and net
income of 4,939 million Yen (or US $40 million) for the quarter. These
figures reflect an 11 percent increase in net sales compared to the same
period a year ago.
As of now, the company will not revise consolidated results for the full
fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 (released on February 18, 2015).
Based on information currently available to the company, consolidated
net sales for the year ending December 31, 2015 is expected to be
123,100 million Yen (or US $1,043 million, based on an exchange rate of
118 JPY = 1 USD). Operating income and net income are expected to be
34,200 million Yen (or US $289 million) and 22,600 million Yen (or US
$191 million), respectively.
Growth rate figures are calculated from Japanese Yen results. Some
discrepancy may therefore be noted in US Dollar comparisons owing to
fluctuations in currency conversion rates.
“As businesses seek to protect their organizations from the
ever-changing cybersecurity threat landscape, Trend Micro has made
significant moves this quarter to enhance support for our customers,”
said Eva Chen, CEO, Trend Micro. “Aligning with Booz Allen to provide an
unparalleled view of their cybersecurity ecosystem and initiating Trend
Micro Support as a standard service, reassures our clients that they’ve
chosen the most innovative and user-friendly security solutions.
Additionally, organizations were offered a fun, interactive way to test
their cybersecurity knowledge and better prepare for potential threats
through the release of our ‘Targeted Attack: The Game’ simulator, which
was well received.”
Q2 2015 Business Highlights
The Trend Micro vulnerability research teams identified and responsibly
disclosed 12 vulnerabilities affecting Oracle, Google, Microsoft and
Apache, of which 1 was a 0-day vulnerability exploited by high-profile
advanced attacks.
Trend Micro announced Trend Micro Support as a standard service to
provide around-the-clock customer support for mid- to large-sized
businesses in North America. Trend Micro Support provides customers with
access to support resources from technically-skilled customer service
engineers who can address their issues. Standard to most Trend Micro
business offerings purchased after April 1, 2015, customers can now rely
on assistance from expert support professionals on-demand.
To educate audiences who are tasked with thwarting attacks, Trend Micro
released an educational simulation, ‘Targeted Attack: The Game’,
designed to highlight the security challenges faced when real-world
business demands must be constantly weighed against security, risk and
of course a diminishing budget. Modeled after the “Choose Your Own
Adventure” book series, players must maneuver through the simulation’s
multiple stages and make critical decisions involving internal security
teams and communications teams, as well as the CEO.
Trend Micro announced that it was among a group of security and
technology leaders executing Operation SIMDA to thwart a massive botnet.
Trend Micro experts presented these findings at the first-ever INTERPOL World
2015 in Singapore, April 14-16, to highlight security solutions to
global law enforcement and security agencies.
Trend Micro announced that Judge Leonard Stark for the U.S. District
Court of Delaware invalidated two Intellectual Ventures patents that
have been asserted against Trend Micro since 2010. Judge Stark ruled
that the patents were too abstract and not patent eligible. Trend Micro
applauds the court’s decision which voided the need for a trial in May.
Trend Micro announced a strategic partnership that fuses Booz Allen’s
Predictive Threat Intelligence consulting and integration services with
Trend Micro’s best-in-breed threat intelligence, providing clients with
a data-rich, on-demand view of their cybersecurity ecosystems backed by
an integrated team of Booz Allen-Trend Micro analysts.
Trend Micro announced Trend Micro™ Deep Security is certified as a VCE™
Validation Ready™ solution through the VCE
Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. The TAP program is
designed for independent software vendors, hardware manufacturers,
virtual appliance vendors and other technology providers seeking to
simplify and accelerate their solutions for deployment with VCE Vblock®
Systems.
Q2 2015 Awards and Recognitions
Trend Micro Premium Security was awarded the 2015 Clear Choice Network
World Anti-Virus Software Testing.
Trend Micro was awarded the Best YouTube Campaign for the “Don’t be that
Guy” Series by PR News.
Trend Micro won the 15 Year Excellence in Information Security Testing
Award for 2015 by ICSA Labs.
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Patents
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Trend Micro was awarded the following patents in Q2 2015:
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9002333
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04/07/2015
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Mobile Device Reputation System
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9009824
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04/14/2015
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Method and Apparatus for Detecting Phishing Attacks
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9009825
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04/14/2015
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Anomaly Detector for Computer Networks
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9009474
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04/14/2015
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Method for Detecting and Preventing Data Modification Across
Kernel of the Operating System and User Mode Spaces
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2847929
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04/21/2015
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Managing Configurations of a Firewall
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9021085
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4/28/2015
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Method and System for Web Filtering
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9020151
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4/28/2015
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Secure Real Time Data Replication with Disk Encryption and Key
Management System
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9025900
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5/5/2015
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Distributed Image Storage Using Cloud
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9027128
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5/5/2015
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Automatic Identification of Malicious Budget Codes and Compromised
Websites that are Employed in Phishing Attacks
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2641656
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5/12/2015
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Methods and System for Determining Performance of Filters in a
Computer Intrusion Prevention Detection System
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9038161
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5/19/2015
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Exploit Nonspecific Host Intrusion Prevention/Detection Methods
and Systems and Smart Filters Therefor
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2607536
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5/19/2015
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Dynamic Provisioning of Protection Software in a Host Intrusion
Prevention System
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9043587
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5/26/2015
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Computer Security Threat Data Collection and Aggregation with User
Privacy Protection
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9043904
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5/26/2015
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Method and System for Dynamic Protocol Decoding and Analysis
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9043908
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5/26/2015
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Detection of Encryption and Compression Applications
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9049169
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6/2/2015
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Mobile Email Protection for Private Computer Networks
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9049222
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6/2/2015
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Preventing Cross-Site Scripting in Web-Based E-Mail
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2607649
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6/2/2015
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Method and System for Regulating Host Security Configuration
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9058509
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6/16/2015
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Screen Privacy Filter Using Software
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Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements that are made in this release are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's
current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently
available to it, but involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
Many important factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors
include:
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Difficulties in addressing new virus and other computer security
problems
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Timing of new product introductions and lack of market acceptance for
new products
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The level of continuing demand for, and timing of sales of, existing
products
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Rapid technological change within the antivirus software industry
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Changes in customer needs for antivirus software
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Existing products and new product introductions by competitors and
pricing of those products
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Declining prices for products and services
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The effect of future acquisitions on our financial condition and
results of operations
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The effect of adverse economic trends on principal markets
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The effect of foreign exchange fluctuations on our results of
operations
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An increase in the incidence of product returns
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The potential lack of attractive investment targets and
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Difficulties in successfully executing our investment strategy
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in security software, strives
to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Built on 26
years of experience, our solutions for consumers, businesses and
governments provide layered data security to protect information on mobile
devices, endpoints,
gateways,
servers
and the cloud.
Trend Micro enables the smart protection of information, with innovative
security technology that is simple to deploy and manage, and fits an
evolving ecosystem. All of our solutions are powered by cloud-based global
threat intelligence, the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™
infrastructure, and are supported by more than 1,200 threat experts
around the globe. For more information, visit TrendMicro.com.
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