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NETWORK ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES NEW MCAFEE VirusScan FOR NetApp

Network Associates, a leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, announced the availability of McAfee VirusScan for NetApp, which delivers reliable anti-virus protection for data stored on Network Appliance devices. The release of McAfee VirusScan for NetApp offers important new features and upgrades, including integration with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) and multiple storage system support, giving organizations greater control and visibility into their system security. With McAfee VirusScan for NetApp, NetApp customers can ensure that they have the most robust protection against malicious threats, such as viruses, worms and Trojans.

Network Appliance Inc (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. With McAfee VirusScan for NetApp, organizations can utilize high-performance virus scanning and repair capabilities to protect valuable data stored on their NetApp unified storage devices. McAfee VirusScan for NetApp allows customers to install multiple NetApp storage systems to a single McAfee VirusScan scanner, providing solid failover and enhanced performance capabilities at a reduced cost.

"Enterprise companies are increasingly migrating and consolidating their data storage systems to Windows based storage solutions," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of alliances at Network Appliance. "McAfee VirusScan for NetApp scans NetApp storage solutions and provides real-time virus protection for the massive amounts of critical information being stored and accessed by enterprise-level users."

With this release, McAfee VirusScan for NetApp is managed by McAfee ePO, the market leading tool for system security management. With McAfee ePO, IT managers can maintain up-to-date protection, configure and enforce policies, and generate detailed graphical reports on McAfee Security.

"Network Associates is aware that an increasing number of enterprise customers are adopting Network Appliance solutions for their data consolidation needs, but with this trend comes associated security risks," said Robin Matlock, vice president of product marketing for Network Associates McAfee Systems Protection Solutions Group. "McAfee VirusScan for NetApp combined with the centralized policy management and reporting capabilities of McAfee ePO provides the comprehensive must-have server-based content security needed against viruses and malicious code threats."

McAfee VirusScan for NetApp scans files across the network as they are moved to and from the NetApp storage systems. The Network Appliance systems are optimized to work together with McAfee VirusScan to ensure high-performance client access, greater data reliability and protection, and a lower total cost of ownership.