Last month VMware announced two new versions of its vShield Zones (formerly VirtualShield) virtual firewall: vShield App 1.0 and vShield Edge 1.0, both available now as beta.
VMware describes vShield App as a stateful inspection firewall, capable to analyse inter-VM traffic and to attach the security policy to the virtual machine itself.
vShield Edge leverages the same engine and adds routing on top, allowing administrators to inspect and filter network traffic when it leaves or enters the virtual data centre.
The product also leverages the VMsafe API, creating security zone for the virtual machines that are enforced down to the vNIC.
vShield Edge includes DHCP, VPN, NAT and load balancing services.