VMware acquires NeoAccel

MUMBAI, INDIA: Virtualisation solution provider VMware recently announced that it has acquired NeoAccel, a mumbai based provider of remote workforce solution (VPN).

The acquisition dovetails into VMware’s strategy to shape and deliver the next era of IT - cloud computing - by enabling customers to deploy secure private and hybrid clouds and offer secure access to applications and virtual desktops from any device, anywhere, reported the company blog.

NeoAccel’s solutions would complement the strategy and offer several interesting integration opportunities. NeoAccel’s SSL VPN-Plus will add user VPN technology, which enables secure, high-performance access to cloud environments.

“These new capabilities and our continued collaboration with leading security vendors will ultimately enable automated, end-to-end security, privacy and compliance for hybrid cloud environments for our customers, ” said a VMware executive in the company blog.

NeoAccel was founded and led by industry veteran Michel Susai, formerly founder of NetScaler.

Micheal Susai, chairman and CEO of NeoAccel, “We expect to integrate the NeoAccel product line into the VMware vShield family of products, and the NeoAccel team will join VMware’s Cloud Infrastructure Business Unit. We welcome them to the VMware family, and look forward to continuing to deliver on our “better security with virtualization” promise.”