Tyco Selects McAfee for Next-Generation Protection Against Malicious Threats Across 100,000+ Systems
June 20 2005 - 9:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Tyco Selects McAfee for Next-Generation Protection Against
Malicious Threats Across 100,000+ Systems Tyco International
Standardizes Virus Protection With McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i
and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 20
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), the leader in
Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, today announced
that Tyco International (NYSE:TYC)(BSX:TYC) has selected McAfee(R)
Active Virus Defense as its company-wide anti-virus standard for
workstations and servers. The company had been using a multi-vendor
anti-virus approach -- including McAfee Active Virus Defense -- but
decided, as part of its information security strategy, to move to a
single workstation and server vendor company-wide. The company
plans to fully implement the solution globally during the summer of
2005. "Tyco has more than 100,000 workstations and servers in over
60 countries, encompassing multiple business units around the
globe," said Dana Deasy, corporate CIO and senior vice president of
Tyco International. "We selected McAfee Active Virus Defense --
after a competitive evaluation process -- based on features, price
and service. This is further evidence of Tyco's drive to implement
solutions to support operational excellence and efficiency
throughout the company." Shelley Stewart, vice president of Supply
Chain for Tyco added, "We are pleased to announce this significant
strategic relationship with McAfee, which is a result of our "One
Tyco" Strategic Sourcing Initiative. McAfee Active Virus Defense is
an integrated suite of security solutions that provides
multi-layered protection at the desktop, Internet gateway, email
server and file server levels of the network. As part of the suite,
Tyco has selected next-generation malware prevention with McAfee
VirusScan(R) Enterprise 8.0i, plus centralized policy management
and reporting through McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator(R) (ePO(TM)).
"Tyco replaced its previous system because the company realized the
potential for efficiency and economies of scale that weren't
possible in a multi-vendor environment," said Vincent Rossi, senior
vice president of product marketing and product management. McAfee
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i is the first anti-virus software product
to integrate elements of intrusion prevention and firewall
technology into a single security agent -- providing Tyco with
advanced, yet easy to implement protection that blocks and removes
attacks without signature updates. The solution is centrally
managed under a single console with the highly scalable McAfee ePO
3.5 for the enterprise. About McAfee, Inc. McAfee, Inc.,
headquartered in Santa Clara, California and the global leader in
Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, delivers
proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and
networks around the world. With its unmatched security expertise
and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users,
businesses, the public sector, and service providers with the
ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously
track and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com/. About
Tyco International Tyco International Ltd. is a global, diversified
company that provides vital products and services to customers in
five business segments: Fire & Security, Electronics,
Healthcare, Engineered Products & Services, and Plastics &
Adhesives. With 2004 revenue of $40 billion, Tyco employs
approximately 250,000 people worldwide. More information on Tyco
can be found at http://www.tyco.com/ . NOTE: McAfee, VirusScan,
ePolicy Orchestrator, GroupShield, ePO and Foundstone are
registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc. and/or its
affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. The color
red in connection with security is distinctive of McAfee brand
products. All other registered and unregistered trademarks herein
are the sole property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE:
McAfee, Inc. CONTACT: Tracy Ross of McAfee, Inc., , or
+1-408-346-5965; or Ally Zwahlen of Porter Novelli, , or
+1-408-369-4665, for McAfee, Inc. Web site: http://www.tyco.com/
Web site: http://www.mcafee.com/
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