The anti-virus vendor hopes the newly acquired Ottawa security firm will boost its data centre security plans and help them keep pace with other industry giants such as Symantec and McAfee. Plus, analyst reaction from Info-Tech and IDC Canada

Trend Micro Inc. will look to ramp up its virtualization security portfolio — and establish a Canadian presence to boot — as the anti-virus vendor has purchased Ottawa-based security firm Third Brigade Inc.

The Tokyo-based security vendor, which has its U.S. offices in Cupertino, Calif., had been using Third Brigade’s host-based intrusion-prevention software in its flagship OfficeScan product line for several years. Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen said that being able to fully own and control its investment in the firewall technology was a key driver being the deal.

“We see this as a great synergy that can help us with our new dynamic data centre protection strategy,” she told reporters on a conference call Wednesday. “We’re very happy that we can bring the Third Brigade team onto Trend Micro and together deliver on this strategy.”

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