Verizon Business and McAfee Form Strategic Alliance
08 10월 2009 - 1:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Industry Leaders Join Forces to Deliver Expanded Security
Capabilities to Organizations Small and Large and Develop
Next-Generation Cloud Solutions LAS VEGAS, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ --
Verizon Business, a leading global provider of IT, communications,
security and network solutions, and McAfee Inc., the world's
largest dedicated security technology company, announced on
Thursday (Oct. 8) a global strategic alliance to provide integrated
security solutions to businesses and government agencies worldwide.
Through this agreement, Verizon Business will offer McAfee's entire
line of enterprise security products and services while McAfee taps
Verizon Business' data center outsourcing and expert consulting and
managed services capabilities. Additionally, the companies will
jointly develop a suite of next-generation, cloud-based managed
security services. The agreement between Verizon Business and
McAfee extends significant value to enterprise clients by providing
comprehensive world-class security solutions and services,
including new cloud-based offerings. Building on both companies'
success in technology and security, McAfee and Verizon Business can
deliver solutions that effectively meet enterprise and government
security challenges ahead, especially as more communications
functions move to the "cloud," or network, to take advantage of
faster implementation, enhanced security and lower costs. "This
strategic agreement with McAfee enables us to drive even more
complete and integrated IT solutions to enterprises across the
world," said Kerry Bailey, senior vice president of Verizon
Business global solutions. "Verizon Business will be able to expand
and more fully touch every facet of enterprise security so that
enterprises can confidently do business in this digital age. Our
newly expanded and next-generation cloud capabilities will enable
organizations to better use security as a strategic tool and
business enabler." David Scholtz, senior vice president of
worldwide strategic alliances at McAfee, said, "This agreement
underscores the importance of delivering comprehensive security
solutions to meet the needs of business and government clients. The
complexities of today's threats and turbulent economic times call
for agreements of this kind where products from multiple providers
are combined to help improve our customers' investments and control
their operational costs." Multi-Faceted Agreement Benefits
Enterprises The new agreement includes the following components: --
Verizon Business now offers the full complement of McAfee
enterprise security solutions to its diverse client base through
Verizon's customer premises equipment (CPE) catalog. The new
security offerings broaden the choice of world-class security
solutions available to Verizon Business' customers while helping
McAfee significantly expand its global distribution channel. --
Starting this fall, Verizon Business will offer McAfee's PCI
(Payment Card Industry) compliance services to acquiring banks and
other organizations that support merchants that handle fewer than
20,000 e-commerce transactions or up to 1 million credit card
transactions each per year. This group of retailers -- known as
Level 4 merchants -- presents the greatest risk for a breach and
represents 99 percent of all merchants and approximately one-third
of all credit card transactions. Previously, Verizon Business PCI
compliance services were focused on larger-volume merchants and
associated banks. -- McAfee customers will have access to Verizon
Business' network of 1,200 security professionals who can help
design, implement and integrate holistic security solutions
worldwide. -- Together, McAfee and Verizon Business will offer a
comprehensive portfolio of managed security services (MSS) to
enterprises, leveraging the strength of Verizon Business MSS
offerings and McAfee's technology. -- Verizon Business will provide
data center outsourcing services to McAfee. Verizon Business will
help McAfee consolidate its data centers, enabling McAfee to
further improve the 24 x 7 management of its Web hosting operations
and better position the company to deliver cloud-based solutions.
-- Verizon Business and McAfee will jointly develop and market a
suite of next-generation, cloud-based managed security solutions,
expanding Verizon Business' current portfolio of cloud-based
security solutions. Next Generation of Cloud-Based Security
Products The next-generation, cloud-based managed solutions that
are being developed under the agreement will leverage Verizon's
leading managed security services platform, global IP
infrastructure, advanced security operation centers, expansive
footprint of data centers and McAfee's world-class security
technology powered by its global threat intelligence. The new
security services will be managed by Verizon Business and operated
in the cloud. The services will include a broad selection of
security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion prevention
services, anti-malware, content control and Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) virtual private network (VPN). Ideal for highly distributed
businesses, these new solutions will offer enterprises a number of
advantages, including strong security included with their IP
connectivity, tighter security integration with other protected
assets, and enhanced flexibility. These services are well-suited
for the small-to-medium enterprise, large enterprise and government
agencies. Verizon and McAfee will offer these new solutions in
North America, South America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
About Verizon Business Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon
Communications (NYSE:VZ), is a global leader in communications and
IT solutions. We combine professional expertise with one of the
world's most connected IP networks to deliver award-winning
communications, IT, information security and network solutions. We
securely connect today's extended enterprises of widespread and
mobile customers, partners, suppliers and employees -- enabling
them to increase productivity and efficiency and help preserve the
environment. Many of the world's largest businesses and governments
-- including 96 percent of the Fortune 1000 and thousands of
government agencies and educational institutions -- rely on our
professional and managed services and network technologies to
accelerate their business. Find out more at
http://www.verizonbusiness.com/. About McAfee McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE:MFE), headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the
world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee is
committed to relentlessly tackling the world's toughest security
challenges. The company delivers proactive and proven solutions and
services that help secure systems and networks around the world,
allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop
the web more securely. Backed by an award-winning research team,
McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users,
businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling
them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent
disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and
improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com/ Forward-Looking
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Verizon Business CONTACT: Verizon Business: Janet Brumfield,
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