AFORE Solutions Partners with Tech Data to Offer CloudLink Secure VSA in TD Cloud™

CloudLink® Secure VSA encryption software solution secures data for private, hybrid, and public clouds

OTTAWA, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - AFORE Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of cloud, security and management solutions, today announced an agreement with Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), a leading wholesale distributor of technology products, to deliver award winning secure virtual storage solution to address the growing demand of enterprises' data security and data protection regulatory compliance in virtualized and cloud environments. As a result of the partnership, CloudLink® Secure VSA will be available to Tech Data's channel of more than 60,000 resellers with special interest to solution providers offering security, storage and virtualization solutions to compliance sensitive enterprises and government agencies.

CloudLink Secure VSA provides encryption of data at-rest and in-motion in virtualized and multi-tenant environments. CloudLink provides tenant-specific data encryption and enables flexible security administration control, performance monitoring and integrated key management with certified RSA® Data Protection Manager or Microsoft's Active Directory®.

The TD Cloud™ Solutions Store, powered by Tech Data's StreamOne engine, is a revolutionary marketing, selling, provisioning and billing platform that changes the way business solutions are bought and sold by allowing cloud providers, software vendors and independent software vendors (ISVs) a route to the VAR channel with access to thousands of Tech Data reseller partners.

"As more enterprises and government agencies move their workloads into virtualized and multi-tenant Cloud environments, security becomes a leading concern.  PCI, SOX and HIPPA compliance must be maintained and protection of data in these environments requires a new focused approach.  CloudLink Secure VSA was built to meet these requirement for both physical and cloud environments," said James LaPalme, VP Sales and Marketing at AFORE Solutions.

"The CloudLink Secure VSA software solution provides high performance, flexible encryption and data security for security compliance requirements and mission critical applications," said Stacy Nethercoat, Vice President of Product Marketing, Cloud and Software Services at Tech Data. "Our solution providers will be able to offer CloudLink Secure VSA to their customers for an increased level of security and flexibility to manage sensitive data in virtualized and physical domains."

CloudLink's encryption solution ensures regulatory compliance and full protection of sensitive data with AES-256 storage volume encryption of data at rest and AES-256 encrypted VPN tunnels for data in motion. CloudLink Secure VSA has been validated and certified to work in VMware, CA's AppLogic and Amazon® EC2 and VPC Public Cloud environments.

About Tech Data

Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 120,000 resellers in more than 100 countries to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users. Tech Data generated $25.4 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013, and is ranked 109th on the Fortune 500^®. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.

About AFORE Solutions Inc.

AFORE Solutions is a leader in cloud security and management. AFORE's CloudLink® software security appliance combines cloud infrastructure security and manageability with cloud performance monitoring. Enterprises and cloud service providers use CloudLink® to protect mission critical data in motion and at rest while managing SLA's for security compliance and service performance. For more information visit: www.aforesolutions.com.

CloudLink Secure VSA is a registered trademark of AFORE Solutions, Inc. Any other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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