Arrow Extends Distribution of SafeNet

SafeNet, Inc., in data
protection, and Arrow Electronics Inc.
announced an extended North American distribution agreement focused on
addressing market demand for data security and compliance solutions
within virtualized and storage environments.

This expands the existing agreement for authentication solutions now including
the entire data protection portfolio in North America between Arrow and
SafeNet.

Under the terms of the agreement, Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions
segment will offer SafeNet’s complete portfolio of data protection solutions,
including ProtectV, a data encryption solution for virtualized and cloud
environments, and StorageSecure, an high-assurance encryption appliance for 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.

“Data security continues to be a top
concern that we hear from our channel partners,” said Mike Nowlan, VP
of North American security, virtualization, and networking within Arrow ECS.
“By incorporating additional SafeNet
solutions into our larger portfolio of virtualization and storage solutions,
we’re 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.“

ProtectV provides an high-assurance solution for securing data in the virtual data center and the cloud,
providing organizations with the freedom to migrate to virtual and cloud
environments while maintaining ownership, compliance, and control
of data. It is compatible with VMware vShield and VMware vCenter. It can also
be used by Amazon Web Services customers to secure data in the cloud.

StorageSecure is an high-assurance hardware storage encryption
solution that connects to 1Gb or 10GbE networks to protect Ethernet
connected storage without having to alter the storage infrastructure or deploy
cumbersome clients. StorageSecure encrypts information based on defined
business policies and securely stores the information without impacting ongoing
operations or reducing information availability.

“Our broader engagement with Arrow
will empower the channel to free enterprises of security concerns as they move
to new IT environments,” said Laurie Usewicz , VP, channel sales,
SafeNet. “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.“