VMWORLD 2012:

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VMware's foundation security technology up until now has been called vShield, and it's basically a technical approach in vSphere that involves a set of (typically for an extra fee charged) in its to support agentless use of third-party security products. The vShield model also includes VMware's native security, such as its firewall functionality, that can be used in vSphere.

The vCloud suite, expected to ship next month, will include vSphere as part of three basic vCloud software types, says Jonathan Gohstand, director of product marketing for networking and security. And it will include vDirector management, too. But VMware is stepping away from using the vShield moniker, preferring to call it "vCloud Networking and Security," or VCNS.

In addition, what has been called (the API from VMware that has been used to support agentless anti-malware scanning with third-party software products, for example), is being pushed directly into the hypervisor, and there will no longer be a separate API fee charged for using this, Gohstand says.