Trend Micro is the first security vendor to unveil an anti-malware solution that leverages the new VMware vShield Endpoint. Integrating VMware vShield Endpoint APIs has enabled Trend Micro to create anti-malware protection for VMs without requiring a third-party agent to be installed on each VM, thereby reducing memory and CPU load. As a result, Trend Micro is able to provide anti-malware protection for VMs, while minimizing performance and operational impact.  

"VMware vShield Endpoint further demonstrates VMware's ongoing commitment to security," said Prig Patel, Vice-President, Global Strategic Alliances, VMware. "Security solutions like Trend Micro Deep Security that leverage this new technology enable VMware vSphere customers to secure their virtualized desktops and servers while minimizing performance and operational impact. Customers can accelerate their virtualization investments, achieve higher VM consolidation rates and reap greater operational expenditure savings, while helping to ensure compliance with regulations and corporate policies."

Trend Micro delivers agentless anti-malware for VMware through Trend Micro Deep Security 7.5. Deep Security provides advanced protection for virtualized systems, and the latest version includes agentless anti-malware, together with IDS/IPS, web application protection, firewall, integrity monitoring and log inspection modules.

By leveraging VMware vShield Endpoint, Trend Micro is able to provide effective solutions to businesses that want the cost-savings and operating efficiencies of virtualization, but need the protection from malware and other Web threats that may compromise their networks.