McAfee, Inc. and Citrix Deliver First Phase of Virtual Desktop Security Partnership
October 06 2010 - 4:30AM
Business Wire
At Citrix Synergy™, the conference where virtualization,
networking and cloud computing meet, McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) and
Citrix Systems delivered the first product of a joint collaboration
announced earlier this year to make virtual desktop security
simpler and more scalable for large enterprise deployments.
Available today, McAfee Management for Optimized Virtualized
Environments AntiVirus (MOVE AV) has been specifically designed for
Citrix XenDesktop®, making it easy for customers to secure
corporate data and applications delivered to virtual desktops
running on servers in the datacenter.
The release of McAfee® MOVE AV reaffirms the strategic
commitment of McAfee and Citrix to provide security solutions
designed and optimized for virtualized environments. McAfee and
Citrix also previewed the next phase of their partnership, which
would allow for the extension of McAfee MOVE to support millions of
laptop users by integrating security directly into the Citrix
XenClient™ hypervisor. XenClient, a core feature of Citrix
XenDesktop, is the industry’s first secure-by-design client
virtualization platform, enabling virtual desktops “to go” by
delivering native performance to virtual desktops running directly
on PCs and laptops. The companies are demonstrating both solutions
at Citrix Synergy Berlin, October 6-8, 2010.
Desktop virtualization is quickly becoming a top strategic
initiative for CIOs as they seek a more secure, flexible and
cost-effective way to deliver Windows desktops and applications to
business users in any location, over any network, and on any
device. With traditional desktop computing, security has often been
an afterthought – an approach that cannot scale to protect
enterprises from the changing security threat landscape in an
environment where employees are increasingly mobile and are using
their own devices to access corporate resources. McAfee and Citrix
are committed to driving the transformation of desktop computing by
providing virtual desktops that are “secure by design.” McAfee’s
ability to provide deep intelligence of operating system, network,
applications and data gives customers new and better ways to
correlate, predict and prevent possible threats.
The addition of McAfee MOVE to all XenDesktop virtual desktops –
whether running on the server or in a local client-side VM – will
simplify desktop security and increase user density by 60 percent
through a “virtualization aware” centralized service where
resources are optimized and intelligence is shared. For example, if
McAfee MOVE encounters malware, it can process appropriate behavior
based on a set of security policies on behalf of the guest
attempting to access the file. Additionally, it will also update
all of the other guests supported by MOVE. Having the flexibility
and adaptive security to provide in-depth intelligence will open
new opportunities to protect and provide flexible IT delivery
methods to business users.
“Desktop virtualization is rapidly being adopted as the best way
to solve critical business objectives of enabling virtual
workstyles for users and increasing agility for IT. Simple and
scalable security specifically designed for virtual environments is
a critical requirement for mainstream adoption of desktop
virtualization,” said Raj Dhingra, group vice president and general
manager, XenDesktop product group at Citrix. “With the availability
of MOVE for hosted virtual desktops, and the upcoming extension of
its capabilities to client-side virtual desktops, our customers are
realizing the benefits of the best-in-class security capabilities
from McAfee designed for the industry-leading desktop
virtualization solution, XenDesktop.”
“While traditional security tools and solutions can get in the
way of maximizing the full power of virtualization, McAfee is
providing optimized security solutions specifically designed for
virtualized environments,” said Candace Worley, general manager,
endpoint protection business unit at McAfee. “McAfee and Citrix are
giving customers security that is flexible, secure and designed to
protect virtual desktops and servers without impacting
performance.”
For more information about McAfee MOVE visit
www.mcafee.com/virtualization.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the
world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee
delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help
secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world,
allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop
the Web more securely. Backed by unrivaled Global Threat
Intelligence, 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. McAfee secures your digital
world. http://www.mcafee.com
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an
on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization,
networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio
of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual
datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely
on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT
environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more
than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.
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