… With McAfee VirusScan Enterprise

Iomega Corp., an EMC company, announced the addition of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise to all Iomega StorCenter PX  series network storage products.

The combination of McAfee running natively on the PX series network storage products authorizes an enterprise endpoint protection product running natively on desktop and rackmount network storage products designed for SMBs, remote office/branch office installations, and distributed enterprises.

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux software empowers users of IPX series with threat identification and remediation through McAfee’s global network and reach, as well as consistent features (e.g. scanning options) and behavior (e.g. management and reporting) with the rest of McAfee’s VirusScan family. Iomega is the only sub-$10K NAS vendor with an enterprise implementation of VSEL. McAfee’s VSEL is expected to be included with PX series products beginning in second half of 2012.

"The addition of McAfee VirusScan on Iomega PX series network storage products means SMBs and distributed enterprises have a valuable new protection layer against data corruption and virus attacks – a strong point of differentiation compared to other network storage solutions in the marketplace," said Mike Nikzad, COO, Iomega. "Users of Iomega’s PX series products will experience the seamless integration of McAfee VirusScan, giving them a greater comfort zone in their IT administration and data protection priorities. McAfee VirusScan is a premium feature for our customers as well as a technology innovation and collaboration of industry leading innovators."

"We are thrilled to combine McAfee’s expertise in endpoint protection with Iomega’s network storage products that already encompass EMC world class storage capabilities," said Candace Worley, SVP and GM, Endpoint Security, McAfee. "This unique product combination enables businesses to deploy network storage at the very edge of their networks, with the McAfee protection capabilities that they’ve come to trust and depend upon."

Highlights of VSEL running on StorCenter PX NAS:

• Always-on, on-access scanning – VirusScan Enterprise for Linux software provides continuous, on-access anti-malware protection against malware and other threats.
• Heuristic scanning – McAfee scanning technology includes heuristic scanning, which uses behavior-based rules to identify and block new variants of malware without needing to download a signature.
• Archive scanning – While other anti-malware products are fooled by viruses hidden within archived files, the McAfee archive scanning function detects and blocks such threats, providing more complete anti-malware protection.
• Automatic updating – By automating the update process, it ensures that the most current updates are always in place. Updates are done behind the scenes.
• Cross-platform protection – VirusScan Enterprise for Linux software is designed to meet real-world needs, including heterogeneous system environments. The anti-malware protection is effective against various types of Windows malware that try to pass through network storage to attached Windows-based systems.
• Remote administration – Using a browser-based secured interface for configuration management and a dashboard for monitoring and reporting. Does not require any additional server administration.

About Iomega StorCenter PX NAS
Designed with EMC enterprise storage technology, the desktop and rackmount array products incorporates a new version of EMC LifeLine software with advanced computing features as well as utilizing 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and soon-to-be available 4TB server class SATA drives for reliability and continuous operation in critical business functions, such as ‘always on’ video surveillance applications. Storage capacities in the StorCenter PX series range from diskless models up to 48TB.

Availability and price
Iomega plans to provide McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux on all its new shipments of StorCenter PX series network storage products starting in the second half of 2012. The StorCenter PX series products will include a 3-year license for VSEL at no additional charge.The devices are available worldwide, starting at $699.99. (Pricing is U.S. suggested retail.)