Verizon Business, a leading global provider of IT, communications, security and network solutions, and McAfee Inc. has announced a global strategic alliance to provide integrated security solutions to businesses and government agencies worldwide.
Through this agreement, Verizon Business will offer McAfee’s entire line of enterprise security products and services while McAfee will tap Verizon Business’ data center outsourcing and expert consulting and managed services capabilities.
“This strategic agreement with McAfee enables us to drive even more complete and integrated IT solutions to enterprises across the world,” said Kerry Bailey, senior vice president of Verizon Business global solutions. “Verizon Business will be able to expand and more fully touch every facet of enterprise security so that enterprises can confidently do business in this digital age. Our newly expanded and next-generation cloud capabilities will enable organizations to better use security as a strategic tool and business enabler.”
The next-generation, cloud-based managed solutions that are being developed under the agreement will leverage Verizon’s leading managed security services platform, global IP infrastructure, advanced security operation centers, expansive footprint of data centers and McAfee’s world-class security technology powered by its global threat intelligence. Verizon and McAfee will offer these new solutions in North America, South America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
