Caretower provides the latest products of McAfee
[May 02, 2012]
Imation Announces Agreement with McAfee on Encrypted USB Devices
OAKDALE, Minn. –(Business Wire)–
Imation
Corp. (NYSE: IMN), a global scalable storage and data security
company, announced that McAfee (News – Alert) will transition its Encrypted USB device
business to Imation, a McAfee partner and the McAfee Encrypted USB
devices’ OEM manufacturer and supplier. Imation will sell these USB
devices and the related USB management software extension for McAfee®
ePolicy Orchestrator® (McAfee ePO™), and will provide support for new
Encrypted USB customers.
Imation’s comprehensive
portfolio of data security solutions helps organizations deliver
secure mobility for their workforces. The portfolio features encrypted
USB products that are FIPS 140-2 validated1, and includes
high capacity, small form factor USB flash drives as well as encrypted
external hard disk drives.
Imation offers an extensive line of secure USB drives, many fully
manageable by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator software. This enables
organizations to enforce security policies for encrypted USB devices.
Government departments and corporate enterprises can secure their mobile
workforces’ USB data, while maintaining the highest data security
standards, and regulatory and compliance requirements.
Imation is also a Sales Teaming Partner for Authentication and Portable
Computing Solutions in th
McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA).
“McAfee and Imation now provide the best solutions for customers who
require secure mobile storage, authentication and portable computing
solutions,” said Ed Barry, vice president of the Security Innovation
Alliance, McAfee. “With its industry leadership and decades of
experience in data protection, the Imation team has the technology,
resources and expertise to ensure that Encrypted USB customers continue
to have products that meet the highest standards, best-in-class device
management solutions, and technical support.”
“We are very pleased that McAfee has entrusted our team to support its
customers’ continuing needs for secure mobile storage,” said Lawrence
Reusing, general manager of Imation’s Mobile Security unit. “Imation
plans to develop, enhance and advance the Encrypted USB platform to meet
the needs of McAfee customers.”
Imation offers the industry’s broadest portfolio of secure mobile
storage products and solutions, including trusted FIPS-validated
portable storage devices, digital identity products, secure portable
computing, and both cloud-based and on-premises management software
solutions.
Imation has integrated industry leading data security assets as part of
its strategic focus on the growing data security market, including
acquisition of certain assets of ENCRYPTX
and MXI
Security, and the secure hardware business of IronKey.
As a result, Imation has assembled a set of best-of-breed technologies
that enable the easy and secure transport of data, digital identities
and user workspaces using a wide range of mobile storage media.
Technology resellers interested in Imation Mobile Security solutions can
email securitypartners@imation.com
from North America, and emeasecuritypartners@imation.com
from Europe.
About Imation
Imation is a global scalable storage and data security company. Our
portfolio includes tiered storage and security offerings for business,
and products designed to manage audio and video information in the home.
Imation reaches customers in more than 100 countries through a powerful
global distribution network and well recognized brands. For more
information please visit, www.imation.com.
Imation and the Imation logo are trademarks of Imation Corp. and its
subsidiaries. IronKey (News – Alert) is a registered trademark of IronKey, Inc. and
used under limited license. All other trademarks are property of their
respective owners.
1 Cryptographic Processor (News – Alert) certification numbers vary by
product. For specific certification numbers, see applicable product
literature or visit www.imation.com.
[ InfoTech Spotlight's Homepage ]
Article source: http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2012/05/02/6285414.htm