Verizon Business and McAfee Enter into Global Stategic Alliance

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications and a major player in communications and IT solutions, and McAfee, Inc, have entered into a global strategic alliance to provide integrated security solutions to businesses and government agencies worldwide.

 

McAfee officials said that through this agreement, Verizon (News - Alert) Business will offer the company’s entire line of enterprise security products and services while it taps Verizon Business’ data center outsourcing and expert consulting and managed services capabilities.

 

The companies will also jointly develop a suite of next-generation, cloud-based managed security services.

 

“This strategic agreement with McAfee (News - Alert) 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 (News - Alert) global solutions, in a statement.

 

Bailey said that 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.

 

Bailey also said the company’s newly expanded and next-generation cloud capabilities will enable organizations to better use security as a strategic tool.

 

“This agreement underscores the importance of delivering comprehensive security solutions to meet the needs of business and government clients,” said David Scholtz, senior vice president of worldwide strategic alliances at McAfee.

 

Scholtz said that 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 the customers’ investments and control their operational costs.

 

Recently TMCnet reported that McAfee, Inc. had expanded the McAfee Initiative to Fight Cybercrime, extending the program to address critical infrastructure protection.

 

Company officials said that in expanding the initiative, McAfee has developed a multi-point plan that focuses on several critical and available industries including the energy sector, telecommunications and transportation.