Jamcracker and McAfee Partner to Supply Service Providers with On-Demand Security Service for Small Businesses

July 25, 2007; 05:59 AM
Jamcracker, the on-demand services delivery company, and McAfee Inc. (NYSE: MFE), today announced a strategic partnership to provide communications and IT service providers with on-demand security services for small and medium businesses (SMB). Effective immediately, the companies are offering McAfee^® Total Protection for Small Business solutions through the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN). From the JSDN, the Total Protection solutions can be sold as stand alone security services or bundled with other third party application services in the Jamcracker catalogue, such as hosted Microsoft Exchange, outsourced desktop management, data backup, and others, in order to create customized SMB solutions.

McAfee Total Protection solutions, available in a basic and an advanced version, are all-in-one security services that provide small and mid-size companies continuous, up-to-date protection against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and phishing attacks for their desktop and server users. It includes access to the McAfee SecurityCenter, a Web-based console that centralizes installation, configuration, reporting, updates and group management to make security management simple and maintain protection against both traditional and emerging threats. McAfee Total Protection solutions are an industry-leader with multiple awards. The readers of Small Business Computing named McAfee Total Protection the winner of its “Excellence in Technology” award in the network security category, eWeek named it the “Best Security as a Service” award winner in 2007, and SC Magazine Europe named Total Protection “Best Small Medium Enterprise” solution in 2007.

“We are pleased to be working with Jamcracker and their service-delivery partners to offer McAfee Total Protection solutions for small businesses around the world,” said Todd Gebhart, SVP and GM for McAfee Consumer, Mobile and Small Business. “This partnership allows communications and IT service providers to combine Total Protection with other essential IT services and business productivity applications to create unique on-demand solution offerings that fill the underserved needs of small and mid-size businesses.”

XO Communications Taps Jamcracker and McAfee

Later this summer, XO Communications will begin offering a Jamcracker-enabled suite of best-of-breed on-demand applications to its customers. XO Communications, in partnership with Jamcracker, selected McAfee Total Protection as the security solution component for their on-demand applications suite for SMBs. Jamcracker is providing XO Communications with a complete on-demand delivery solution that includes a hosted services-delivery platform, content/ISV wholesale distribution agreements, and infrastructure management. These white-labeled on-demand services will carry the XO Communications brand, allowing the company to offer them as a complement to their existing voice, data and IP services.

“We are pleased to be able to offer market-leading solutions, like McAfee Total Protection for Small Business, to our service-delivery partners,” said Steve Crawford, vice president of marketing for Jamcracker. “The ability to bundle and resell value-added on-demand applications from McAfee and others without making significant technology investments is a powerful value proposition for our solution provider partners, service resellers, and ultimately for small-medium businesses.”

Availability

McAfee Total Protection for Small Business solutions are available immediately through Jamcracker-affiliated service providers.

About Jamcracker

The Jamcracker Services Delivery Network enables Telcos, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Value Added Resellers (VARs), and SaaS (Software as a Service) vendors to profitably deliver on-demand services to businesses and consumers. Founded in 1999 by K.B. “Chandra” Chandrasekhar, the founder of Exodus Communications and chairman of e4e Services and Aztec Software, Jamcracker’s mission is to enable on-demand service delivery on a global scale. Jamcracker is a privately held company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and offices in Bangalore, India. For more information, visit www.jamcracker.com.

About McAfee Inc.

McAfee Inc. is the leading dedicated security technology company. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers with the ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously track and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com.

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