Verizon Business and McAfee form alliance

Verizon Business and McAfee announced a global 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 taps Verizon Business’ data center outsourcing and expert consulting and managed services capabilities.

Additionally, the companies will jointly develop a suite of next-generation, cloud-based managed security services.

“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.”