McAfee expands SIA program; adds new compatible solutions

New Delhi: McAfee has announced that it has added 11 new partners across the United States and Europe to its McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) program. Its SIA is a technology partnering program that accelerates the development of inter-operable security products and simplifies the integration of those products within complex customer environments.

“In 2007, McAfee made the strategic decision to unlock its technology architecture, allowing integrations with the McAfee ePolicy orchestrator platform, vulnerability management service and end-point encryption solutions,” said Ed Barry, Senior Director-Security Innovation Alliance, McAfee. “Today, the program includes more than 65 partners that are collaborating with us to maximize the value of existing customer investments, to reduce time to problem resolution and to ultimately lower operational costs. We are proud of our growth and look forward to the program's continued success.”

McAfee has promoted six of its partners to status of Technology Partner, including AirPatrol, Guidance Software, HID Global, Skybox Security, UPEK and Voltage Security. These new solutions have also been awarded the 'McAfee Compatible' designation. In addition, nine new Associate Partners have joined SIA and are working with McAfee to complete their integrations, including Insightix, Intrinsic, MANDIANT, Netcordia, NetWitness, Precise Biometrics, SignaCert, Toshiba America Information Systems and Tufin. McAfee has also icluded AirPatrol, Absolute Software, Prevari, Triumfant and Voltage Security to its invitation-only Sales Teaming Program.