U3 Provides McAfee, Inc. With a Security-Ready Platform to Protect User's
Applications and Data From Malicious Attacks
2005 INTERNATIONAL CES, LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), the pioneer and worldwide leader of intrusion
prevention solutions, today announced that it supports U3, a new hardware and
software platform that will expand the USB flash drive market beyond storage.
Users utilizing the new platform will have a security-ready platform that can
be supported by McAfee(R) VirusScan(R) and McAfee(R) Personal Firewall Plus
protection, helping to ensure that the user's applications, data, and identity
are secure from malicious threats.
At a press conference held today at the International Consumer Electronics
Show (CES), SanDisk and M-Systems, developers of the U3 platform, will outline
their plans to expand the USB Flash Drive from its current role as a simple,
convenient storage device into a new mobile consumer electronics product that
consumers can use to carry, store and launch their own applications on any PC
anywhere they go. At this press conference, Todd Gebhart, vice president of
OEM sales at McAfee, Inc., will briefly discuss how U3 will provide McAfee
users with a new platform that can be secured from the transfer of malicious
threats, such as the recent Mydoom, Netsky and Bagle worms.
"McAfee Inc. is a key developer to have on board as a supporter of the U3
objectives," said Kate Purmal, interim executive director of U3. "Until U3,
there hasn't been a platform by which software developers could apply their
value to these highly-popular storage products. Now they can ensure that this
new platform will be secured by a leading security company such as McAfee."
McAfee system protection solutions secure all layers of personal desktop
and server systems and applications. McAfee sees the potential popularity of
the USB flash drives as a major opportunity to serve both consumers and
enterprises with a way to protect the data that is copied to the drives.
McAfee believes that U3 will help expand the USB Flash Drive technology market
beyond storage -- creating a new platform to attract a community of
independent developers to make applications for U3 devices. With McAfee
system protection, these users can ensure they have the most comprehensive
protection available.
"McAfee is proud to support anti-virus and personal firewall protection
for the U3 platform," said Todd Gebhart, senior vice president of sales for
the global service provider team at McAfee, Inc. "Since U3 devices will
enable applications to be portable, the device becomes similar to a remote PC.
McAfee's products will provide the features that will ensure U3 devices remain
secure and virus-free."
The press conference will take place today, January 7, from
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Room S225. For
more details, please visit:
http://www.cesweb.org/press/events/exhibitor_events.asp?#Friday,%20January%207
About U3
U3 LLC is based in Redwood City, Calif. Its objective is to expand USB
drive technology beyond storage. Users will be able to easily carry, store and
launch a wide range of new applications from their U3 device from any PC
wherever they may go. For more information see http://www.U3.com.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., creates best-of-breed
intrusion prevention and risk management solutions. McAfee's market-leading
security products and services help large, medium and small businesses,
government agencies, and consumers prevent intrusions on networks and protect
computer systems from critical threats. Additionally, through the Foundstone
Professional Services division, leading security consultants provide security
expertise and best practices for organizations. For more information, McAfee,
Inc. can be reached at 972-963-8000 or on the Internet at
http://www.mcafee.com/ .
NOTE: McAfee, VirusScan and Foundstone are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of McAfee, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States
and/or other countries. The color red in connection with security is
distinctive of McAfee brand products. All other registered and unregistered
trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective owners.
SOURCE McAfee, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Shawn Wolfe of McAfee, Inc., +1-408-992-8252,
or shawn_wolfe@mcafee.com; or Kimberly Weber of Porter Novelli,
+1-415-975-3332, or kimberly.weber@porternovelli.com, for McAfee,
Inc.
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