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McAfee recently announced that it has entered into a broad relationship with VMware to advance virtualization security. As part of the relationship McAfee plans to embed the newly announced VMware VMsafe security technology into future security solution offerings. McAfee has also signed an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with VMware to utilize its VMware ESX Server technology.

McAfee is the first security company to adopt and publicly demonstrate VMware VMsafe security technology. VMware unveiled VMsafe at VMworld Europe in Cannes, France, where McAfee Chief Technology Officer Christopher Bolin showed how VMsafe will offer unprecedented levels of security for virtualized environments.

"With VMsafe, VMware introduces a new paradigm in the security of virtualization just like the company introduced a new paradigm in computing with its game-changing virtualization software," said Bolin. "Together McAfee and VMware will be able to protect virtual environments in ways beyond what is available to protect physical environments today."

Alongside, McAfee also announced availability of its new Email and Web Security Virtual Appliance for early delivery customers, built from the ground up for the VMware platform. The virtual appliance has the same features and effectiveness of the physical McAfee security appliances and helps organizations defend their networks from spam, malware and malicious Web sites, while at the same time reduce overall cost of security for customers and allow customers to implement security faster, claimed McAfee.

As part of its strategy to provide the most complete solution for virtualization security, McAfee also unveiled a new Foundstone Professional Services offering. Foundstone's Virtual Infrastructure Security Assessment is the first security service dedicated to virtualization. Foundstone has been helping companies secure their IT environments for years.

"With the popularity of virtualization and the rush to reap its benefits, security must not become an afterthought. McAfee is in an excellent position to advance the levels of security in virtualized environments," said David Scholtz, McAfee senior vice president of worldwide strategic alliances. "McAfee offers real security for virtual environments. Our strategic relationship with VMware will make our solutions even better."