While our product line focused on securing Internet and e-mail gateways, we also leveraged on the global network to improve, speed up and coordinate our responses. We put a global emergency team in place around the clock to provide immediate service during major outbreaks. A few years ago we pioneered a new business model aimed at building security into the Internet s infrastructure by enabling service providers like ISPs to scan and clean content before it reaches the end-user. Today, we re extending variations of that concept to wireless devices and especially to the broadband access market which introduces a new set of security issues to address. At Trend Micro I have always tried to bring together the best and brightest creative people, and keep them motivated.
Creativity needs to be managed, through inspiration, encouragement and reward.
While I strongly support stock options to give employees a stake in the company, motivation requires more than just money and benefits. I think it is more important to keep people challenged creatively. Our corporate culture definitely rewards creativity, even if it involves a degree of risk, and allows room for failure. After all, failure can be a great learning experience, much better than not trying anything new at all. But based on our track record thus far, I d say the odds look pretty good.