SafeNet and Arrow ally to secure Storage, Virtual, Cloud Environments

Acknowledging the growing market demand for comprehensive data security and compliance solutions within virtualized and storage environments, SafeNet Inc and Arrow Electronics Inc. have announced an extended North American distribution agreement. This expands the existing agreement for authentication solutions now including the entire data protection portfolio in North America between Arrow and SafeNet.

“Data security continues to be a top concern that we hear from our channel partners. By incorporating additional SafeNet solutions into our larger portfolio of virtualization and storage solutions, we are helping solution providers simplify what can be a highly complex, technical sale, and helping them assure customers that world-class data protection is built into the enterprise IT solutions they are buying,” said Mike Nowlan, Vice-President of North American Security, Virtualization, and Networking within Arrow ECS.

“Our broader engagement with Arrow will empower the channel to free enterprises of security concerns as they move to new IT environments. Strengthening Arrow’s security portfolio makes this the best way for VARs and ISVs to have a one-stop shop for expertise and best-of-breed manufacturer options,” said Laurie Usewicz, Vice-President – Channel Sales, SafeNet.

Under the terms of the new agreement, Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions segment will offer SafeNet’s complete portfolio of Data Protection solutions, including ProtectV, a comprehensive data encryption solution for virtualized and cloud environments, and StorageSecure, the only Highly Secure (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) encryption appliance for Network Attached Storage (NAS). These data protection products delivered with virtualization and storage solutions from multiple vendors deliver cost-effective security and compliance without compromising existing network and storage architectures.