MCAFEE, INC. REINVENTS THE WAY COMPANIES MANAGE SECURITY WITH MCAFEE TOTAL PROTECTION

MCAFEE, INC. REINVENTS THE WAY COMPANIES MANAGE SECURITY WITH MCAFEE TOTAL PROTECTION

McAfee Reduces the Cost and Complexity of Managing Security for

Companies of All Sizes by Delivering Totally Integrated Solution for Desktop Security

HONG KONG– April 7, 2006 – McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), the global leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, today unveiled McAfee^Ò Total Protection. Designed to redefine the way in which companies manage security solutions, McAfee Total Protection is the industry’s first and only offering to combine and manage all the elements of a comprehensive system security solution through a single console and agent platform. With McAfee Total Protection, McAfee SecurityAlliance^™ partners can help companies of all sizes improve security while reducing the complexity of managing security — without compromise.

 

McAfee Total Protection is a single concept with four distinct offerings for customers of all sizes and needs. For the first time, these customers can purchase a single solution with proven award-winning technology that is tightly integrated into a single console. The end result is increased security, policy compliance and significant ongoing cost savings.

 

IDC believes there is a growing need for a tightly integrated, single solution managed through one console.“Attacks on corporate networks, corporate PCs and consumers will continue to increase in sophistication, frequency and severity, and defending against this onslaught requires a comprehensive and integrated security solution,” said Chris Christiansen, IDC’s Vice President of Security Products and Services. “The increasing sophistication of attacks will drive demand for more proactive security products and services. As the complexity of managing security increases, customers are demanding more integrated solutions. IT security is increasingly moving away from a focus on a single type of protection, such as anti-virus, toward a focus on broad protection from a wide range of emerging threats to enterprise security.”

 

Ashley Wearne, McAfee’s Vice President of Field Marketing and Integrated Solution Sales for Asia Pacific region, said McAfee Total Protection is a strategic response to the evolving threat landscape, and therefore changing needs of businesses. “There is an imbalance in customer security spending that emphasizes network security over desktop security. However, threats to desktops and servers have intensified while existing solutions have been fragmented, ad-hoc, costly and complex to manage and maintain.

 

 

 

“With McAfee Total Protection, McAfee is well ahead of the rest of the industry. McAfee offers a comprehensive, totally integrated approach to desktop and server security. Total Protection is a single solution that addresses all aspects of end-point security, offers a single management console and reduced cost and complexity. Our promise is McAfee Total Protection will be the only security decision companies need to make for total desktop security.”

 

McAfee Total Protection for enterprise users leverages a single agent platform already deployed in more than 40 million endpoints to provide everything a business needs for complete endpoint security and network access control, today and into the future. Total Protection solutions for medium to large enterprises consist of:

• McAfee Total Protection for Enterprise – Advanced provides medium to large companies (typically over 250 nodes) comprehensive system protection and network access control. This solution includes anti-virus for all tiers of the network, anti-spyware, anti-spam, desktop firewall, host intrusion prevention and a complete network access control system — all managed by a single console.
• McAfee Total Protection for Enterprise provides medium to large enterprises with over 100 nodes comprehensive system protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware, system vulnerability attacks, DDOS attacks, spam and other threats. The solution is tightly integrated with a single, enterprise scalable security management console for centralized control and reporting.

 

McAfee Total Protection for small business builds upon McAfee’s heritage of delivering security and software-as-a-service, ensuring an “always on, always up-to-date” security environment. McAfee, which pioneered software as-a-service seven years ago, now has more than two million customers protected under this model. For small businesses with typically less than 100 nodes, McAfee Total Protection solutions consist of:

• McAfee Total Protection for Small Business – Advanced provides desktop and server protection from viruses, spyware, hacker attacks, spam and identity thieves. It is delivered as an automatic service, with automated security updates. Reporting and configuration control is delivered through a centralized web portal.
• McAfee Total Protection for Small Business provides desktop and server anti-virus, desktop anti-spyware and desktop firewall. Security updates are automatic and reporting and configuration control is delivered through a centralized, Web-based management console.

 

McAfee Total Protection Solutions are also designed to offer McAfee SecurityAlliance partners tremendous business value, providing new opportunities for highly profitable sustained business with their customers. The integrated security solution helps partners deliver comprehensive protection against newly emerging threats coupled with a service component that drives value and creates a trusted advisor relationship. 

 

Availability

The McAfee Total Protection is available starting April 17 for enterprise customers and April 25 for small business users through McAfee and its channel partners. For more information please visit http://www.mcafee.com.

 

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

 

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