Classmethod, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Satoshi Yokota; hereinafter "Classmethod") announced that it received the TREND MICRO Partner Award 2026 "Cloud Marketplace Security Award" at "TrendAITM Spark 2026," held by Trend Micro Incorporated (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Eva Chen; hereinafter "Trend Micro"), a developer and provider of cybersecurity products and solutions, on July 3, 2026 (Fri). Additionally, Kyohei Shima and Takeshi Yoshida received the "TREND MICRO Partner Engineer Award 2026." This marks the third consecutive year that two engineers have received an award concurrently with the Partner Award. The fact that both engineers received the top award in their respective categories is a testament to Classmethod's highly recognized technical expertise and information dissemination capabilities regarding Trend Micro products. ■About the TREND MICRO Partner Award 2026 The TREND MICRO Partner Award 2026 is presented to partner companies that have achieved significant contributions, achievements, and results in expanding the business of Trend Micro's products and solutions during the period from April 2025 to March 2026. The "Cloud Marketplace Security Award," newly established last year, was awarded in recognition of providing Trend Micro products that protect customers' cloud environments to the largest number of customers in Japan through the AWS Marketplace (※). (As of the end of May 2026). ■About the TREND MICRO Partner Engineer Award 2026 Similar to the Partner Award, the TREND MICRO Partner Engineer Award 2026 is presented to individual engineers from partner companies who have made significant technical contributions to expanding the business of Trend Micro's products and solutions and have achieved customer success during the period from April 2025 to March 2026. The "Product Innovation Award" is presented to engineers who have contributed to improving the quality and value of Trend Micro product