Atlanta: Reflex Systems, the pioneer in virtualization management and security, has secured $8.5 million in series A funding lead by RFA Management Company, an Atlanta based private investment firm.

The deal marks the final step in the reorganization of Reflex Security by creating a new Georgia limited liability company, Reflex Systems. Reflex Systems is focused on virtual management and security software solutions. The company's award winning Reflex VMC (Virtualization Management Center) product provides the industry's most comprehensive management solution with dynamic policy enforcement across the entire virtual datacenter, whether the virtual resources are hosted locally, remotely, or in a cloud environment.

Pete Privateer, CEO of Reflex Systems, said, "Organizations are investing in virtual infrastructure to streamline costs and operations during these extraordinary economic times. Likewise, the demand for tools to automate the management and security of virtual datacenters is a rapidly emerging market creating significant growth opportunities for Reflex."

In recent months the company and its flagship Reflex VMC solution have garnered several prestigious industry recognitions and awards including, VMworld 2008 Overall Best of Show, Tech Target's Search Server Virtualization 10 best virtual infrastructure management tools, Network Product's Guide 2009 Hot Companies Finalist, Data Protection Summit 2008 Best of Show End-User Solution, InfoWorld 10 Virtualization Vendors to Watch in 2009, and Network World Products of the Week.