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Porticor Joins VMware Technology Alliance Partner Program

The VSX is an online virtualization and cloud infrastructure marketplace

Porticor, a cloud data security company delivering a cloud-based data encryption solution that infuses trust into the cloud and keeps cloud data confidential by ensuring customer keys are kept private, today announced that it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program.  Members of the TAP program collaborate with VMware to deliver innovative solutions for virtualization and cloud computing.  The diversity and depth of the TAP ecosystem provides customers with the flexibility to choose a partner with the right expertise to satisfy their unique needs.

“We welcome Porticor as a valued member of the VMware TAP program,” said Sheryl Sage, director, Alliance Programs, VMware.  “This membership means customers can take full advantage of a streamlined virtualization and cloud infrastructure experience.  VMware provides an online marketplace, VMware Solution Exchange (VSX), where customers can learn more about Porticor’s collaboration with VMware and our continued commitment to developing breakthrough technologies that can transform business.”

“VMware provides a secure and reliable platform that provides customers the benefits of cloud computing while maintaining the security, control and efficiency they require,” said Ariel Dan, Porticor co-founder, VP Sales and Marketing.  “With this VMware TAP alliance and integration with VMware hybrid and private clouds, Porticor’s split-key, data-layer encryption that is fully cloud-based offers customers that need additional data security a dynamic and elastic service.”

The VSX is an online virtualization and cloud infrastructure marketplace that provides customers with a single point of entry to discover, evaluate, and rate business solutions.  Porticor product information, collateral and other assets are listed within the online VMware Solution Exchange at https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/8070.

With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes best-of-breed technology partners with the shared commitment to bring the best expertise and business solutions for each unique customer environment.

About Porticor
Porticor is a leading cloud security company delivering easy-to-use and scalable security solutions for cloud data encryption and key management.  Porticor is an official Amazon Web Services Solution provider, a VMware Technology Alliance Partner, and supports other clouds.  It was the only cloud security semi-finalist in the AWS 2011 Startup Challenge.  The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is venture backed by Glilot Capital.  For more information, visit: http://www.porticor.com/.

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Gilad Parann-Nissany, Founder and CEO at Porticor is a pioneer of Cloud Computing. He has built SaaS Clouds for medium and small enterprises at SAP (CTO Small Business); contributing to several SAP products including BusinessByDesign and reaching more than 8 million users. Recently he has created a consumer Cloud at G.ho.st - a cloud operating system that delighted hundreds of thousands of users while providing browser-based and mobile access to data, people and a variety of cloud-based applications. He is now CEO of Porticor, a leader in Virtual Privacy and Cloud Security.

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