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McAfee supports NAP and virtualization in Windows Server 2008
February 2008 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
McAfee Inc. announces that its products will run on the Windows Server 2008 operating system. Microsoft Corp. unveiled Windows Server 2008.
McAfee will support Windows Server 2008 in several products, starting in March with a beta release of McAfee Network Access Control 3.0. The beta will support Microsoft’s Network Access Protection (NAP), a policy enforcement platform for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 that helps protect a private network through enforcement of corporate policies on systems joining that network.
Server virtualization will be built into Windows Server 2008, enabling customers to reduce cost, optimize their infrastructure and increase hardware utilization and server availability. Customers adopting server virtualization will demand strong protection. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise supports Windows Server 2008 Server Core, a critical component of Microsoft’s Hyper-V architecture.
In addition, a beta release of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise specifically designed to protect virtualized servers delivered in March will add unique capabilities for Windows Server virtualization and also for Microsoft Virtual PC images. VirusScan Enterprise Advanced Server will be able to scan for malware and also keep virus definition files up to date even on dormant virtual machine images so the systems are protected when they are turned on.
McAfee will also add support for Windows Server 2008 to other McAfee products, including VirusScan Enterprise 8.5. An update specifically designed to protect Windows Server 2008 will be available in March.
