The Trend Micro Endpoint Security Platform is the firm's entry in the growing battle to win corporate customers that want combined security and systems management in . The Endpoint Security Platform package is basically a re-branding of the for endpoint, security configuration and vulnerability management, with specialized modules for functions such as antimalware or data-leak protection.

These Windows-based security software modules, the majority of which are available now, work as add-ons to the systems management desktop agent that's part of the Endpoint Security Platform, priced at about US$26 per user. Trend Micro and BigFix are jointly marketing them.

The Core Protection Module is similar to Trend Micro's OfficeScan antimalware software, says Dan Glessner, vice president of marketing. He adds part of the strategy around the software modules is to give BigFix customers using a competitors' antimalware software a chance to try Trend Micro and simply turn on the Core Protection Module to make the switch.

The Web Protection Module is an add-on to gain Trend's Web-based Reputation Services Protection and the Patch Management Module is basically a re-branding of the BigFix systems and security agent for Windows, Apple, Linux and Unix.

The fourth module, expected out in June, is the Data Leakage Protection Module based on desktop data-loss prevention technology Trend acquired in its acquisition of start-up in late 2007.