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Trend Micro to Acquire Provilla for Global Data Leak Prevention
October 2007 by Marc Jacob
Trend Micro Incorporated announced a definitive
agreement to acquire Provilla, Inc., a provider of
fingerprint-based intelligent endpoint solutions for data leak
prevention (DLP) in organizations. Under the agreement, Provilla will
operate as a subsidiary of Trend Micro’s U.S. affiliate. Provilla’s
data leak prevention experts as well as technology and products will
enhance the Trend Micro portfolio of easily deployed and managed
multi-layered content-security solutions for business customers.
Provilla technology intelligently controls leaks at multiple endpoints. The technology also lets organizations know the exact locations of sensitive data for active and effective control. Provilla products also educate and sensitize end users to corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
Trend Micro will continue to offer Provilla’s stand-alone products
for the near term as well as gradually integrate Provilla’s
capabilities into its own enterprise, small and medium business
solutions. Provilla products are deployed in North America, China,
Taiwan, Europe and Japan.
