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Woodside Capital Partners Leverages Expertise in Transatlantic M&A
March 25, 2008, Palo Alto, CA: Woodside Capital Partners LLC is pleased to announce that it acted as financial advisor to UK-based Identum, a developer of email encryption technology, in its sale to Trend Micro Incorporated. Under its new name, Trend Micro Encryption Ltd., the company will integrate its encryption technology into existing Trend Micro solutions. Existing Identum products will continue to be available under Trend Micro's brand. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
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 www.trendmicro.com.
About Identum:
Founded in 2002, Identum was spun out from the UK's University of Bristol cryptography department. The company has spent more than five years developing Private Post, the first software product in the world to crack the challenge of bringing privacy to email for the mass market. The company was privately owned by its founders, employees and investors. For more information, please visit www.privatepost.com.
About Woodside Capital
Woodside Capital Partners, LLC is a boutique investment banking firm, with offices in Silicon Valley and London, specializing in transatlantic M&A and capital raising advisory services for emerging growth companies in the digital media, semiconductor, and alternative energy sectors. All securities activities are conducted exclusively through 3C-WC Partners, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and member of SIPC(www.sipc.org) and FINRA (www.finra.org). Woodside Capital Partners, LLC and 3C-WC Partners, LLCare affiliated companies. More information is available at www.woodsidecap.com or by calling 1.650.980.5006.