AFORE Solutions, Inc. announced the company has formed a strategic alliance partnership with VCE Company, LLC to deliver enhanced encryption and address the growing demand for data security management. The partnership utilizes Vblock(TM) Systems certified CloudLink(R) Secure VSA to encrypt data at rest and in motion in virtualized and multi-tenant environments. Vblock Systems from VCE leverage best-in-class technology and integrates computing, network, storage, virtualization, and management components from industry leaders Cisco, EMC and VMware to deliver industry leading converged infrastructure. CloudLink Secure VSA provides tenant-specific data encryption and enables flexible security administration control, performance monitoring and integrated key management with certified RSA(R) Data Protection Management (DPM). CloudLink Secure VSA, combined with Vblock Systems and RSA DPM Encryption Key Manager provides a well-integrated, certified and pre-tested solution to ensure that data security, confidentiality and compliance regulations are met with ease. CloudLink Secure VSA on Vblock Systems reduces complexity and alleviates concerns when implementing data encryption in a virtualized converged infrastructure so that enterprises and service providers can focus on their core business, and makes managing a cloud infrastructure based on Vblock Systems easier and simpler, with a lower cost of ownership.

VCE announced an expanded development partnership that will allow Vblock customers to experience seamless integration between VMware's portfolio of Cloud Management Solutions and VCE's Vblock(TM) Systems. The two companies will integrate technologies to enhance service provisioning, operations management and business management with the Vblock Systems Portfolio. In addition to VMware vSphere(R) and vCenter(TM) Server, VCE will OEM vCenter Operations Manager, which will be integrated with VCE's newly announced VCE Vision(TM) Intelligent Operations software. In addition to the capabilities announced today, the two companies will be jointly developing, marketing and selling expanded integrations into the entire portfolio of VMware virtualization and cloud management solutions with Vblock Systems. This includes plans to integrate VCE Vision Intelligent Operations with VMware vCloud(R) Automation Center, VMware vCloud Suite, and IT Business Management solutions.

VCE Company, LLC and VMware, Inc. announced an expanded development partnership that will allow Vblock customers to experience seamless integration between VMware?s portfolio of Cloud Management Solutions and VCE?s Vblock? Systems. The two companies will integrate technologies to enhance service provisioning, operations management and business management with the Vblock Systems Portfolio. In addition to VMware vSphere and vCenter? Server, VCE will OEM vCenter Operations Manager, which will be integrated with VCE?s newly announced VCE Vision? Intelligent Operations software. Based upon joint development activities underway since early 2012, VCE is announcing native integration of its VCE Vision Intelligent Operations software into two key VMware virtualization management technologies: VMware vCenter Operations Vblock Systems will be natively discovered within the VMware vCenter Operations Suite, proactively ensuring health and operational efficiency of Vblock Systems. This integration will enable customers with extended visibility into their Vblock operations and bring management of Vblock Systems directly into the VMware vCenter Operations dashboard. VMware vCenter Server Vblock Systems will be physically discovered and viewed in the VMware vCenter Server topology. The VCE Vision Intelligent Operations solution with VMware vCenter Server will enable administrators to validate Vblock Systems compliance to Vblock System releases that are thoroughly tested with and certified for specific versions of each Vblock System component. In addition to the capabilities announced, the two companies will be jointly developing, marketing and selling expanded integrations into the entire portfolio of VMware virtualization and cloud management solutions with Vblock Systems. This includes plans to integrate VCE Vision Intelligent Operations with VMware vCloud Automation Center, VMware vCloud Suite, and IT Business Management solutions.