Altor Networks gets $6M for virtualization security
April 24, 2008 | Chris Morrison
As data centers and IT departments shift more resources into virtualization, splitting a single server into multiple nodes (or vice versa), security problems and side effects from existing security software are beginning to pop up.
Altor Networks is a company that is working to streamline the process of adding virtualization for companies by defining how firewalls work between virtual and physical machines. It also helps protect against unwanted intruders.
The $6 million funding, Altor’s first, was provided by Accel Partners and Foundation Capital, according to VentureWire. The company is based in Redwood City, Calif.
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Chris Morrison writes about cleantech and environmental issues for VentureBeat, with occasional forays into gaming and semantic technology. He got his start writing about tech for Business 2.0 magazine, but quickly realized new media was the ticket when that institution closed its doors in 2007. Chris has also covered public equities and regulatory issues. He originally hails from southern Virginia, graduated from Evergreen State College in Washington, and now lives in San Francisco.
