Trend Micro

By Sujendro

Trend Micro Inc.  is a computer security company. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and markets Trend Micro Internet Security, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security, OfficeScan, and other related security products and services. Eva Chen has been CEO for the company since 2005 succeeding Steve Chang, who is now Chairman.

History

Foundation

The company was founded in 1988 in Los Angeles by Steve Chang (Chang Ming-cheng), his wife, Jenny Chang, and her sister, Eva Chen. Shortly after establishing the company, its founders moved headquarters to Taipei.

In 1992, Trend Micro took over a Japanese software firm to form Trend Micro Devices and established headquarters in Japan. It then made an agreement with CPU maker Intel under which it produced an anti-virus product for local area networks (LANs) for sale under Intel’s name. Intel paid royalties to Trend for sales of LANDesk Virus Protect in the United States and Europe, while Trend paid royalties to Intel for sales in Asia. In 1993, Novell began bundling the product with its network operating system. In 1996 the two companies agreed to a two-year continuation of the agreement in which Trend was allowed to globally market the ServerProtect product under its own brand alongside Intel’s LANDesk brand.

Products

Consumer products

In 1990, Trend Micro launched its first product, PC-cillin, an anti-virus program for consumers. In 1993 it was launched in Japan as VirusBuster.

The 2010 Trend Micro consumer products include Trend Micro Internet Security Pro, Trend Micro Internet Security, Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware and the 2011 range of products are Titanium Internet Security, Titanium Maximum Security and Titanium Seurity for Netbooks as well as Trend Micro SafeSync and Online Guardian. The company also offers a variety of free tools to diagnose and mitigate security issues including HouseCall, CWShredder, Smart Surfing for the iPhone, RUBotted, Rootkit Buster]] and HijackThis.

There are also various versions for mobile devices, including Trend Micro Titanium Tablet Security for Android.

Small business products

Trend Micro offers Worry-Free Business Security and InterScan Messaging Hosted Security for small businesses.

Enterprise products

The 2010 Trend Micro Enterprise products include OfficeScan, InterScan Web Security, InterScan Messaging Security, and Deep Security. Trend Micro acquired the OSSEC project along with its acquisition of Third Brigade, and has promised^[5] to keep it open source and free.

Technologies

In June 2008, Trend Micro introduced Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, a cloud-client content security infrastructure designed to protect customers from web threats, such as data stealing malware. This combines in-the-cloud technologies with other client-based AV technologies to reduce dependency on conventional pattern file downloads on the endpoint. AVTest.org results from December 2009 testing show Trend Micro Office Scan ahead of the competition.^[7]

Mergers and acquisitions

• In May 2005: Trend Micro acquired InterMute Inc., a developer of anti-spyware products.
• In June 2005: Acquired Kelkea Inc; an IP filtering and reputation company.
• In February 2007: Acquired HijackThis, an antispyware program from Merijn
• On October 25, 2007: Acquired Provilla, Inc; a provider of data loss prevention solutions.
• On February 25, 2008: Acquired Identum Ltd; a provider of ID-based cryptography (IBE)
• On April 29, 2009: Acquired Third Brigade; a provider of intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) systems.
• On June 10, 2010: Acquired humyo; an online storage and data synchronization company, based in Leeds, UK
• On November 29, 2010: Acquired Mobile Armor; an innovative encryption specialist based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Patent Lawsuits

Trend Micro is suing Barracuda Networks for the latter’s distribution of ClamAV as part of a security package. Trend Micro claims that Barracuda’s use of ClamAV infringes on a software patent for filtering viruses on an Internet gateway. The free software community has responded in part by calling for a boycott of Trend Micro. The boycott is backed by the Free Software Foundation.

References

1. “2010 Financial Data”. Trend Micro. 2011-02-17.
2. http://us.trendmicro.com/us/about/company/index.html
3. http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=117&CtNode=1354
4. http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=117&CtNode=1354
5. “Trend Micro to Acquire Third Brigade”
6. Stefanie Hoffman. “Trend Micro Releases New ‘Smart Protection Network'”
7. http://us.trendmicro.com/us/trendwatch/core-technologies/competitive-benchmarks/avtest/index.html
8. “Trend Micro press release announcing Intermute acquisition”
9. Trend Micro press release announcing Kelkea acquisition
10. Everett, Cath (2005-06-15) Trend Micro tackles spam with Kelkea buy ZDNet
11. Trend Micro acquires HijackThis antispyware tool CNET
12. Trend Micro to Snap Up Provilla for DLP eWeek
13. “Trend Micro press release announcing acquisition of Identum”
14. “Crypto vendor Identum bought by Trend Micro”.
15. “Trend Micro Accelerates Dynamic Datacenter Security Strategy with Acquisition of Third Brigade”.
16. Trend Micro to Buy Cloud Storage Provider Humyo CNET
17. Mobile Armor to be acquired by Trend Micro for expanded data protection Trend Micro Inc.
18. “Trend Micro patent claim provokes FOSS community, leads to boycott”. Linux.com. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
19. “Boycott Trend Micro”. Free Software Foundation. 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-02-12.

Links

• Official website
• TrendWatch Threat Resource Center
• HouseCall
• Malware Blog
• Trend Cloud Security Blog
• Threat Encyclopedia
• Trend Micro Smart Protection Network

Official website Trend Micro

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Taiwan Info

By Sujendro

Taiwan Info

Taiwan Info is a French-language online daily published by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its purpose is to keep French speaking readers around the world informed of what takes place in the island-nation.

History of the site

Taiwan Info was launched in April 2002 to replace Les Echos de la République de Chine, a printed bulletin that had been published every 1, 11 and 21 of the month since its establishment on October 20, 1968. It was finally transformed into an online daily to better reflect current situations of the country and to respond to increasing use of internet around the world.

Content of the site

The site can be regarded as a window on Taiwan for French speaking readers. In the ‘La une’ page, the headlines of 3 local newspapers, today’s photo story together with 5 to 10 news are presented concisely everyday except weekends and public holidays. A variety of news are selected by the editors team to meet French speaking readers’ interests. News releases are classified under 6 different topics : Politics (Politique), Cross-Straits Relations (Deux rives), Economic and Social Issues (Eco-Social), International, Society (Société), and Culture.

Official Website Taiwan Info

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Taiwan Journal

By Sujendro

Taiwan Journal is an English-language weekly newspaper published by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its purpose is to inform English readers around the world about current events taking place on the island nation. The newspaper, with both print and online editions, is published every Friday, 51 issues per year (no publication during the lunar new year week), with National Day and occasional special editions.

The weekly ceased publication May 22, 2009 and was relaunched June 1, 2009 as ‘Taiwan Today’ , an English-language news portal, to keep the international community better informed of events and developments in Asia’s most vibrant and dynamic democracy.

Instead of weekly postings, the new site includes daily updates of 12 political, economic, social and cultural news stories Monday through Friday (“In the News”); photos of the day (“Snapshots”); as well as weekly opinion pieces and features offering in-depth analyses and follow-up reports on current affairs (“Opinion” and “Features”).

History of the newspaper

Founded as the Free China Weekly—as opposed to the communist Chinese mainland—on March 1, 1964, the newspaper was renamed the Free China Journal on January 1, 1984, Taipei Journal on January 7, 2000, and changed to its present name in March 2003. The newspaper was changed, for a period of time, to a semi–weekly format, from July 4, 1988 to June 18, 1993.

Content of the newspaper

For the past 40 years, Taiwan Journal has been at the forefront in providing reliable, up-to-the-minute information on developments in Taiwan. The eight-page newspaper, publishing an average of 15 articles weekly, covers Taiwan-related international news, national news, and economic news. It also features an editorial, opinion and political cartoon page, a critical issues page, as well as society, arts and culture, and industry pages. The newspaper, with privileged access to first-hand information on the ROC government agencies, offers authoritative accounts on national policies, and the government’s stance on national and international affairs.

Readership

Taiwan Journal is published simultaneously in Taipei and Los Angeles once each week. With a circulation of 16,000 print copies, this newspaper reaches to more than 160 countries and territories around the globe, including some 5,000 copies in the United States alone. The newspaper’s audience includes members of the mass media, government institutions, political circles, academic research institutes, university libraries, and the business sector.

Official website Taiwan Journal

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Taiwan Review

By Sujendro

Taiwan Review is a general-interest English-language monthly published by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its purpose is to inform English readers around the world of what takes place in the island-nation.

History

The Taiwan Review was established in April 1951 under the name Free China Review – as opposed to the communist Chinese mainland – and at that time was the first ROC government-funded English-language publication targeting overseas readers. The Free China Review title stayed for half a century before it was renamed Taipei Review in April 2000, and finally Taiwan Review in March 2003 to better reflect the origin of the publication.

Content

For more than half a century, the magazine has been the periodical of record concerning Taiwan’s socio-economic development, as well as its democratization, through in-depth reports, features and commentaries. Today the 65-page periodical remains the GIO’s flagship publication, a credible source of information for academics in East Asian studies, and an engaging read for whoever takes an interest in trends and events that shape the lives of Taiwanese people.

Other language versions

The Taiwan Review publishes in English, French, German, Spanish and Russian. Among the non-English TRs, the Spanish Taiwan Hoy, which has published bimonthly since September 1982, was the first established. The French Taiwan aujourd’hui started publication in January 1984, the German Taiwan heute in September 1988 and the Russian Тайваньская панорама in May 1994. All of the non-English TRs – except the French magazine, which began publishing monthly in April 2002—publish bimonthly, and serve as the nation’s only government-funded foreign-language publications introducing Taiwan and issues related to Taiwan.

Official website the Taiwan Review

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Tempo Magazine

Tempo Magazine

By Sujendro

Magazine is a weekly news magazine Tempo Indonesia are generally covering the news and politics. Tempo The first edition was published in March 1971 which is the first magazine that has no affiliation with the government.

The magazine was banned by the government in 1982 and 21 June 1994 and re-circulated on October 6, 1998. Tempo magazine also published in English since 12 September 2000 which called Tempo Magazine and on 2 April 2001 Tempo Tempo is also published.

Prohibition of Tempo magazine published in 1994 (along with a magazine editor (magazines) and instant tabloid (tabloids), is never clear why. But many people believe that the information minister at the time, Harmoko, revoke Business License Press Publishing (SIUPP) Tempo because of reports magazine about the import of German warships. this report is considered to endanger “the country’s stability.” the report discusses the main objections of the military against imports by Research and Technology Minister BJ Habibie. a group of journalists who were disappointed at the attitude of Indonesian journalists Association (PWI) which approved the ban Tempo, Editor, and Seconds, then established the Alliance of Indonesian Journalists.

Feud with the Police

In June 2010, the magazine Tempo published edition of 28 June to 4 July 2010 with a cover titled “Fat Account of Police Officers” depicting a policeman was herding pig piggy bank. This edition was told several police generals who have accounts containing billions of dollars. Police cover the protest, and asked for Tempo magazine apologized.

On July 8, 2010, both sides finally agreed to settle out of court line. The meeting, mediated by the Press Council is in Building Press Council, which is represented by the Police Public Relations Head of Police Headquarters Inspector General of Police Edward Aritonang, while Tempo was represented by the Editor of Tempo, Revelation Muryadi.
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Official website Tempo Megazine

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Detik (tabloid)

By Sujendro

DeTik is an established political news tabloid Eros Djarot, along with student activists from various campuses in Indonesia, such as the National University (Unas) Jakarta, Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, etc.. This tabloid with a weekly magazine Tempo and magazine editor, on June 21, 1994 banned by the totalitarian regime of General Suharto.

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DetikCom

By Sujendro

DetikCom is a web portal which contains the actual news and articles online in Indonesia. DetikCom is one of the most popular news sites in Indonesia. Different from sites other Indonesian language news, DetikCom has only the online edition and hung from the field of advertising revenue. Nevertheless, the DetikCom is at the forefront in terms of new news (breaking news).

DetikCom can acces at 1998 May 30, but going online with a complete presentation on July 9, 1998.

Official website DetikCom

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The Washington Post

By Sujendro

The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.’s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation. The newspaper is published as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white.

Perhaps the most notable incident in The Post‘s history was when, in the early 1970s, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American media’s investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal. The newspaper’s reporting greatly contributed to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon. In later years, its investigations led to increased review of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.^[3] The newspaper is also known as the namesake of “The Washington Post March”, the 1889 march composed by John Phillip Sousa while he was leading the U.S. Marine Band, it became the standard music to accompany the two-step, a late 19th-century dance craze.

Since Leonard Downie, Jr. was named executive editor in 1991, The Post has won 25 Pulitzer Prizes, more than half of the paper’s total collection of 47 Pulitzers. This includes six separate Pulitzers awarded in 2008, the second-highest number of Pulitzers ever given to a single newspaper in one year. The Post has also received 18 Nieman Fellowships and 368 White House News Photographers Association awards, among others.

The newspaper is owned by The Washington Post Company, an education and media company that also owns Kaplan, Inc. and many media ventures aside from The Post.

Official website washingtonpost.com

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The New York Times

By Sujendro

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded, and continuously published in New York City, since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization. Its website is the most popular American online newspaper website, receiving more than 30 million unique visitors per month.

Although the print version of the paper remains both the largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States, as well the third largest newspaper overall, behind The Wall Street Journal and USA Today, its weekday circulation has fallen since 1990 (not unlike other newspapers) to fewer than one million copies daily, for the first time since the 1980s. Nicknamed “the Gray Lady”,and long regarded within the industry as a national “newspaper of record”, The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which also publishes 18 other newspapers including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe. The company’s chairman is Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., whose family has controlled the paper since 1896.

The paper’s motto, printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” It is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, Home, and Features. The New York Times stayed with the eight-column format for several years after most papers switched to six columns, and it was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography.

Access to the newspaper’s online content is through a metered paywall. Frequent users (over 20 articles per month) have to purchase digital subscriptions, but access remains free for light users. There are apps to access content for various mobile devices, such as the iPhone and Android devices.

Official website nytimes.com

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USA Today

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USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper has 1.8 million copies as of March 2010 compared to the Wall Street Journal’s 2.1 million though this figure includes the WSJ’s 400,000 paid-for, online subscribers. USA Today remains the widest circulated print newspaper in the United States. USA Today is distributed in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Canada and the United Kingdom. The newspaper has its headquarters in the Tysons Corner area of Fairfax County, Virginia. Currently, USA Today sells for US$1.00 in newsstands; however, it is often found free at hotels and airports that distribute it to their customers.

Official website USAToday.com

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