Ottawa, ON - July 7, 2008 - e-academy, a global provider of online software delivery and license management has launched a partnership with Trend Micro Incorporated to provide academically discounted downloads of Trend Micro™ AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008.

Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008 is an essential security tool for safeguarding data and files. With automatic scans, updates and outbreak alerts, this package provides systematic, ongoing protection against the latest malicious viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and spyware. Nancy Reynolds, VP of Channel and SMB Sales, North America, for Trend Micro, is excited to be e-academy's first partner in online security and with the opportunity to offer virus and spyware protection to educators and students. "We are especially pleased with the ease of distribution offered by e-academy's Web Stores," said Reynolds. Additional features of the Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware package include email safety scan, protection against rootkits, proactive intrusion blocking, and customer support in North America via phone, email and chat.

School districts, universities and colleges will be able to access the software through e-academy managed and hosted Web Stores. Specializing in software management in the education market, e-academy serves over 10,000 North American educational institutions ranging from universities to colleges to K-12 schools and districts. e-academy's value to both educators and software publishers like Trend Micro, Adobe, Microsoft and others, is its unmatched ability to connect eligible students and faculty with discounted software. "e-academy's Integrated User Verification (IUV) System," says Ram Raju, CEO, "is unique in that it is able to leverage an institutions' own user database and authentication system to ensure that only eligible users receive discounted software-it's the strongest verification system in the market place."

To find out if your school has an e-academy Web Store offering Trend Micro AntiSpyware, search the name of your university/college/school or school district at: www.onthehub.com.

About e-academy
For 10 years e-academy has been a leader in software management, license compliance and software distribution in the education market. With an international client base and relationships with software providers such as Microsoft and Adobe, e-academy is a trusted source for bridging the gap between software publishers and educators. e-academy currently supports over 3.5 million transactions a year in 76 countries. For more information about e-academy, visit www.e-academy.com.

About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the newest Web threats. Its flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. A transnational company, with headquarters in Tokyo, Trend Micro's trusted security solutions are sold through its business partners worldwide. Please visit http://www.trendmicro.com.