{"id":8005,"date":"2017-06-21T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/06\/21\/news-1785\/"},"modified":"2017-06-21T05:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T13:00:36","slug":"news-1785","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/06\/21\/news-1785\/","title":{"rendered":"Tradition and Technology: Trend Micro Takes to the Water for Dragon Boat Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Eva Chen| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:00:46 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At Trend Micro, we\u2019re used to fighting it out against a constant barrage of cyber threats facing our customers. But we don\u2019t just want to be number one in cybersecurity: We\u2019re also highly competitive elsewhere. As a company proud of our East Asian links we\u2019re keen Dragon Boat racers, and guess what? Dragon Boat season is now officially in full swing now: not just in traditional countries like Taiwan, but also around the world.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Trend Micro will be blending technology with tradition when we take on all comers at the long-running Ottawa Dragon Boat festival later this month, following our battling performance at a similar event in Taipei at the end of May.<\/p>\n

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A tragic tale<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dragon Boat Festival has many different Chinese names associated with it, but most commemorate the same event: the suicide of poet and minister Qu Yuan back in 278 BC. Qu\u2019s protests at the corrupt Chu government of the day led him to be stripped of his title as minister, and subsequent banishment. After a rival state captured the Chu capital many years later, he is said to have drowned himself in the Miluo river in southern China in a ritual suicide.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s claimed that locals who admired the politician-turned-poet raced out in their boats in an attempt to save him, banging their drums in a bid to scare aware the fish circling his body. Or at least, that\u2019s how many interpret the festival\u2019s origins. Given it\u2019s traditionally held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional Chinese calendar it\u2019s also been linked to crop fertility rituals in the region.<\/p>\n

Racing for victory<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Trend Micro, all 5,000+ employees across the planet share a common vision: to make the world a safer place in which to exchange digital information. But we\u2019re particularly proud that our unity of purpose in battling cyber threats also brings our disparate teams together in other ways. That\u2019s why despite being located on opposite sides of the globe, our teams in Taiwan and Canada are united not just in a passion for cybersecurity but also Dragon Boat racing.<\/p>\n

We sent two teams of more than 60 people to compete in the 2017 Taipei Dragon Boat Festival<\/em><\/a> on 28-30 May, hailing from all parts of the business \u2013 R&D to Sales, Technical Support to HR. For anyone who hasn\u2019t seen or taken part, let\u2019s be clear: these are noisy, high-octane, no-holds-barred races \u2013 a riot of sound and color but definitely not for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n

Not to be outdone, our Canadian colleagues are going out to stamp their mark on the upcoming Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival<\/em><\/a>, 22-25 June. Dating back to the early 90s, it\u2019s North America\u2019s largest and one of the biggest sporting and entertainment events in Canada\u2019s capital, boasting over 200 teams and 75,000 attendees. If you fancy coming down to cheer on our brave participating Trenders, why not do it from the Trend Micro Paddler\u2019s Paradise<\/em><\/a>, our sponsored area in a prime spot of the shore, offering great views of the races?<\/p>\n

We wish all taking part good luck!<\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Eva Chen| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:00:46 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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