Trend Micro Wins VMware Global Partner Innovation Award
Nearly a Decade Long Partnership with VMware Topped by Award for Continued Extraordinary Performance
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced that they have been honored as the
global winner of a VMware 2016 Global Partner Innovation Award in the Technical ISV category. Trend Micro was recognized at VMware
Partner Leadership Summit 2017, held in Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.
“I am pleased to recognize this year’s Global Partner Innovation Award winners, which are given to a select group of partners
for their exceptional efforts in 2016,” said Ross Brown, senior vice president, Worldwide Partners and Alliances, VMware. “VMware
is proud to see Trend Micro win Partner of the Year and we look forward to our continued collaboration.”
Since 2011, Trend Micro has been recognized every year by VMware for the Japan Partner Award. However, this is the first year
the company has received the Global Technical Partner Award. Recipients of a Global VMware Partner Innovation Award were
acknowledged in 21 categories for outstanding performance and distinctive achievements during 2016.
“We have a long-standing history of innovation and success with VMware,” said Partha Panda, vice president of corporate and
business development for Trend Micro. “More than 10 years ago we partnered to bring modern security to the software-defined data
center and cloud, and since then have continuously enhanced our relationship. We’ve had many successes along the way with joint
product innovation, sales activity, and tech support collaboration, making us particularly proud of an award that recognizes the
strength of our partnership.”
Trend Micro Deep Security™, powered by XGen™, has been specifically built and optimized to secure VMware customers around the world. Modern data centers using VMware products are able to fully protect their
hybrid cloud environments from the latest threats without slowing down business operations. Additionally, Trend Micro recently
integrated its Mobile Security for Enterprises with VMware Airwatch to protect organizations from unsecured mobile devices.
About VMware Partner Leadership Summit
VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2017 offered VMware partners the opportunity to engage with VMware executives and industry
peers to explore business opportunities, customer use cases, solution practices and partnering best practices. An invitation-only
event, VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2017 provided partners with resources to develop and execute comprehensive go-to-market
plans in 2017 and beyond. The event concluded with awards ceremonies recognizing exemplary achievements in the VMware Partner
ecosystem.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, helps to make the world safe for exchanging digital
information. Our innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments provide layered security for data centers, cloud
environments, networks and endpoints. All our products work together to seamlessly share threat intelligence and provide a
connected threat defense with centralized visibility and control, enabling better, faster protection. With more than 5,000
employees in over 50 countries and the world’s most advanced global threat intelligence, Trend Micro enables organizations to
secure their journey to the cloud. For more information, visit www.trendmicro.com.
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