"We are excited to welcome Lancope as the newest member of the VMware TAP program," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware. "The VMware TAP program offers companies like Lancope the tools and resources they need to develop high-value solutions that meet the needs of our mutual customers."

"VMware is recognized as a market leader for delivering the most trusted virtualization platform for running applications," said Harland LaVigne president and CEO for Lancope. "By coupling our technologies, Lancope extends flow-based expertise in delivering physical network visibility to virtual environments by analyzing virtual traffic to detect and address configuration problems, inefficiencies in resource allocation, security violations and policy violations before any failure or degraded performance can occur. Working with VMware we provide our mutual customers unprecedented visibility to improve security and performance in the virtual environment, while minimizing complexity and preserving IT cost savings."

Recently Lancope announced a free virtual appliance – the StealthWatch FlowSensor™ VE, which provides great visibility into virtual machine (VM) traffic and application data across all VMs deployed on a VMware ESX host. The StealthWatch FlowSensor VE facilitates Enterprises to maximize the benefits associated with server virtualization and address multiple challenges: gaining virtual network topological and location awareness, securing virtual networks, demonstrating compliance , controlling VM sprawl and tracking virtual machines when they are moved via VMware VMotion. The StealthWatch FlowSensor VE seamlessly integrates with the physical StealthWatch System to unify visibility across virtual and physical networks and enable central management and monitoring of global infrastructures from a single dashboard.

With more than 900 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.'

About Lancope

Lancope, Inc. is the provider of the StealthWatch System, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response solution that unifies visibility for evolving networks. Providing continuous monitoring across physical and virtual networks, StealthWatch eliminates network blind spots and reduces total network and security management costs. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified, StealthWatch received the 2008 Best in NetFlow Analysis Award and the 2007- 2008 Global Excellence Awards in NBA. Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities, StealthWatch protects hundreds of enterprise customers worldwide, more than all direct competitors combined. Lancope also partners with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through its Technology Alliance Program, which includes Cisco Systems, Foundry Networks, IBM Tivoli, Blue Coat, VMware, Check Point, TippingPoint, ArcSight and A10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information , visit www.lancope.com.