Trend Micro and FPT to cooperate in developing cloud-computing technology and services in Vietnam.

Hanoi, 18th May- Trend Micro (Japan-based) – the world leading company in information security and network safety and FPT Group- Vietnamese leading ICT company announced their cooperation in developing and providing cloud-computing services in Vietnam. This partnership has marked a long leap in cloud-computing technology in Vietnam to keep pace with global trend .

24/05/2010

Cloud-computing is a new technological trend. Being enabled by ever-increasing development of the Internet, cloud-computing allows on-demand provision of resources and service applications. Users benefit greatly from lower cost, better security and greater flexibility .

Trend Micro shall support Vietnamese organizations and residents to access, employ and ultilize the advantages of cloud-computing based on open source code mechanism. Accordingly, applications shall be used more flexibly and cost-saving .

By the cooperation with Trend Micro , the expert in cloud-computing with more than 20 years of experience in security, FPT shall be able to actively involve in new technology trends of the world .

Vietnam market is featuring with more than 86 million people with a huge number of mobile phone and Internet users. Trend Micro and FPT believe in the co-development of cloud services in the coming time .

The global cloud-computing market is forecasted to have rapid growth rate from US$ 48 billion (2008) to US$ 150 billion in 2013 ( source: Gartner).

Cloud-computing shall change the world in future, in which the global internet data shall play the role of infrastructure to optimize the computing and internet connection .

About Trend Micro:

Trend Micro is the world leading company in securing internet content, focusing on protection of digital information alternation for enterprises and consumers .

Being the pioneer, Trend Micro integrates threat management technology to ensure operation continuity, protecting personal and asset information, preventing malicious software, spam mail and latest threats from the Web environment . More information about latest threats, visit http://www.trendmicro.com/go/trendwatch

The security solution by Trend Micro, the transnational Tokyo-based company, is trusted and sold by its partners throughout the world. For more information, visit http://www.trendmicro.com/ .

About FPT

FPT Corporation, founded on 13th September 1988, has developed continuously and become the leading ICT company in Vietnam .

In 2010, FPT continues its “e-Citizen” strategy, concentrating on core businesses of information technology and telecommunication with the synergy of member companies to provide products and services for the mass market.

About Trend Micro Smart Protection Network ™
The Trend Micro Smart Protection Network ™ is a next generation cloud-client content security infrastructure designed to block threats, malicious files and spam mail before they reach user’s computer or network. By combining Internet-based - or "in-the-cloud" - technologies with smaller, lighter-weight clients, this technology provides prevention from illegal access attempt, virus scanning and content examination and immediate access to the latest protection wherever and however you connect - from home, within your company's network or on the go.

For press information, contact :

FPT
Ms Bui Nguyen Phuong Chau
Manager of Communication and Community, FPT Corporation
Email: [email protected]
Tel: + 844 73007300/ Ext: 41028

Trend Micro
Mr Eric Chen
Sales Manager , TCloud Computing Inc
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +886 939453360